I had the opportunity to sit down and speak to Austin Moorhead, the author of Young Guns: Obsession, Overwatch, and the Future of Gaming. The book chronicles the rise of the Overwatch League, with direct access to teams and players as they navigate through the trials of this new growing sport. The conversation below has […] Read more
Overwatch has gotten its latest content update in the form of a new map. ‘Paris’ is the new assault 2CP map based in France’s capital city. Paris shows promise to be a fantastic new addition to arguably Overwatch’s most tedious game mode. Assault maps have been widely criticized for not being suitable for non-team competitive […] Read more
The Philadelphia Fusion is one of the top teams in the Overwatch League. They famously toppled the top-seeded NYXL in the playoffs and finished second place in the overall season. So it only makes sense that they aim to pick up top-level talent. Enter Eli “Elk” Gallagher. The pro team announced on Twitter that they’d […] Read more
The Overwatch League was a major financial success. It only makes sense that Blizzard would want to look at expending the roster of teams. The previous season featured 12 teams in total. And there was already talk about what was to come in the next. At one point, Blizzard stated that the plan was to […] Read more
The Overwatch League brought a close to its inaugural season, last month. Now Blizzard and the players get ready for Season 2. But some players won’t be returning to the stage. Among them is Brandon “Seagull” Larned of the Dallas Fuel. The streamer-turned-pro-player took to Twitter, announcing his departure on August 7th. I am no […] Read more
Last night’s Overwatch League matchups saw the return of a recurring theme – two lackluster games, followed by one incredible one. It was a good night to be rooting for California, as all three of the California-based teams were up to play. The San Francisco Shock dueled with the still-improving Shanghai Dragons. Meanwhile, the LA […] Read more
Last night saw some top-tier Overwatch being played with two awesome, 5-map games. The Boston Uprising duked it out with the number one team in the Overwatch League, the New York Excelsior. Then, later in the night, the longtime rivalry between the Philadelphia Fusion and Houston Outlaws continued. Even the matched between the London Spitfire […] Read more
Last night’s Overwatch League matchups were dangerously close to being fairly uninteresting. But the final game of the night, featuring longtime rivals, Dallas and Seoul, changed that. That isn’t to say there weren’t some excellent plays being made in the other games, however. The Shanghai Dragons took on the LA Gladiators, showing major improvements as […] Read more
Stage 3 of the Overwatch League is officially underway and with it came a number of absolutely major changes to the various teams and their rosters. These switch-ups were out in full force for the first day of the stage. The Seoul Dynasty debuted Gambler in their throwdown against the LA Valiant. Meanwhile, the Valiant […] Read more
The Overwatch League has been a massively popular event since its inception. It streams to enormous audiences and sells out Blizzard’s eSports arena in California regularly. The teams on display showcase some of the most skilled players in the game’s two-year lifespan. But the Shanghai Dragons are not in a particularly grand spot. At 0-9, […] Read more