Ever since the Switch was announced, there have been rumors swirling that Blizzard would get back on the Nintendo horse, something they haven't done in ages (StarCraft 64 anyone?). But it appears as if those rumors are dead, at least accord...

Last Saturday was such a great day for competitive Overwatch. The Overwatch League held its Stage 1 Finals and as a fan of London Spitfire, there sure were some highs and lows. The team lost to New York Excelsior early in the day only to gr...

The Overwatch League just finished "Stage 1," its first quarter of matches, and we can now clearly see how each team stacks up against one another. While no one necessarily towers over anyone else, the New York Excelsior, led by a well-roun...

The good news? The Lunar New Year event in Overwatch starts today and runs until March 5. The bad? There are some excellent new legendary character skins and it's going to sting if you can't get 'em. Along with the seasonal cosmetics, Blizz...

It's the feature I always wanted in Overwatch but wasn't sure Blizzard would ever deliver: the ability to change skins during the initial character select screen. The fabled day is finally upon us! The option will make it into the game as ...

You've probably heard about Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon at some point since the launch of Overwatch. She's so good that people thought she was cheating, and had to literally prove her skills before she was accepted as a force in the pr...

Thursday marks the return of Overwatch's Lunar New Year celebration with a Year of the Dog event. As explained by game director Jeff Kaplan, the limited-time event will bring a new map set in Thailand, a rework of capture the flag, and six ...

The next limited-time event for Overwatch is going to be another Lunar New Year celebration. Last year, Blizzard celebrated the Year of the Rooster with lots of cosmetics and a Capture the Rooster game type. Come next Thursday, February 8, ...

Blizzard has been trying to tone down Mercy's toolkit for a while now, and there are more changes to contend with as of today's Overwatch update. The nerfs-in-testing have surfaced in the live game. Fresh off the PTR, her ultimate ability V...

Odds are if you started World of Warcraft in the last few years, you may not have even seen several of the zones -- or entire expansions for that matter. Old content has long been a burden or a boon for MMOs, and when you're knee deep in si...

Maiev, like every other Warcraft III hero that isn't currently implemented in Heroes of the Storm, was a long time coming. The warden that once bested Illidan is back, and she's bringing her famous knives and fancy footwork along with her. ...

Hearthstone has gone through a lot of changes in the past (nearly) four years it's been out. I'm not just talking about balance and card alterations, but multiple fundamental shakeups, including the introduction of the popular season collec...

I'm not entirely sure how these things happen, but every now and again I'll find myself looking for a more familiar game to pick up. Sometimes it's as simple as a few matches of Overwatch, other times a few rounds of Street Fighter, bu...

Blizzard keeps pumping out combatants for Heroes of the Storm, and the vast majority of them have been pretty great additions to the game. I have no doubt that Maiev Shadowsong will be included in that category, whenever the newly announced...

Blizzard is dropping off a bunch of new Overwatch skins, sprays, icons, intros, and emotes tomorrow alongside the game's latest map, Blizzard World. Since we last checked in on the cosmetic reveals, the studio has previewed several more inc...

As reported yesterday, new map "Blizzard World" will be going live in Overwatch next week. Alongside the new venue, some funky new skins, sprays and other cosmetic junk is also coming to the online arena-shooter.The new legendary-class skin...

There was an amusing moment during last year's BlizzCon where it almost seemed like Blizzard actually had the ego to open a theme park based on their video games. Then we slapped ourselves a nano-second later at what a ridiculous notion tha...

The first week of the Overwatch League is done, the dust has settled, and the numbers are in. Blizzard is reporting that over 10 million viewers caught the event, with a peak of 437,000 concurrent viewers during the Seoul Dynasty (possibly ...

Blizzard, like many other MOBA developers, periodically "reworks" older Heroes of the Storm characters so that they're relevant in the meta. This can happen if a hero falls out of favor due to eventual power creep, or because their kit...

Activision have announced the closure of their one remaining U.S warehouse and distribution centre, leading to speculation that the publisher is taking steps toward gaming's looming all-digital future.The centre, which operated in Fresno, C...

Blizzard has a lot to celebrate over with everything they've accomplished with Overwatch. What was once a new, uncertain IP is now a juggernaut in the eSports realm, commanding a new stadium in Los Angeles and an entire league built around ...

Today is a pretty monumental day for eSports, as Blizzard's Overwatch League kicks off at 4PM PST. There will be three matchups tonight in all, following at 6PM PST and 8PM PST -- you can catch these broadcasts in English by way of the main...

If you're hotly anticipating the debut of the Overwatch League, you'll have one way to access it. The popular streaming service, Twitch, has brokered a deal with Activision Blizzard to gain the exclusive broadcasting rights for the Overwatc...

Overwatch's support character Mercy has, once again, received tweaks on the PTR for Blizzard's team-based arena shooter, as the studio constantly juggles the Germanic GP to find her sweet spot in battle.Mercy received a pretty severe overha...

Fresh off his marathon yule log stream over the holiday break, game director Jeff Kaplan is back with a recap of the last year for Overwatch and what's coming up in 2018. "We are well along the path on [introducing the 27th hero]," he says,...