Blizzard gives Overwatch a new hero: Brigitte
Overwatch is getting another new character as the game continues to grow nearly two full years after its March 2016 debut. Brigitte, an engineer...
Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime foresees a long road ahead for esports
Blizzard Entertainment scored big with the debut of its Overwatch League. The official esports league for Overwatch players drew more than 10 million viewers...
Overwatch League will reward Twitch viewers with tokens for in-game skins
Twitch announced today that a new program will give Overwatch League viewers tokens that they can use to buy team-based character skins inside Blizzard...
Newzoo: Esports could hit 380 million fans and $906 million in revenues in 2018
Global esports revenues will grow 38 percent to $906 million in 2018 and further grow to $1.65 billion by 2021, according to a new...
Blizzard is streaming a puppy version of Overwatch on Twitch
You probably like Overwatch. You probably also like puppies. Well, Blizzard has finally combined those two things into one stream is live now on...
Blizzard’s monthly active users for Q4 2017 drop just a bit from 2016’s number
Blizzard Entertainment games combined had monthly active users of 40 million, according to Activision Blizzard’s financial results for its fourth quarter of 2017 While...
Why Lionsgate is bullish on the future of esports
The Overwatch League (OWL) had a great debut a couple of weeks ago, with more than 10 million viewers tuning in during the first...
Overwatch League: An owner’s view of the latest esports sensation
Kevin Chou is a freshman among the owners of esports teams. But so far, so good for the CEO of KSV Esports, which owns...
Overwatch League’s first week attracted over 10 million viewers
Blizzard announced today that the first week of Overwatch League drew more than 10 million viewers. Overwatch League is Blizzard’s new esports organization for...
Overwatch League’s opening day peaked at 425,000 concurrent Twitch viewers
The Overwatch League had its opening day on January 10, hosting the new esports endeavor’s first three matches. At its peak, the Twitch stream...