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Blizzard reveals a new era of Overwatch 2: Bigger health bars, self-healing, and a reworked Competitive mode
By Tyler Colp published
news Season 9 shifts how every hero is played as Blizzard lays the foundation for the future of Overwatch.
Activision Blizzard esports department clobbered by layoffs
By Tyler Wilde published
news As part of the 1,900 layoffs announced last week, a number of Call of Duty and Overwatch esports employees have been let go.
2 months after killing the Overwatch League, Blizzard teams up with Saudi Arabia's esports org for 'a new era of Overwatch esports'
By Andy Chalk published
news Overwatch Champions Series competition will begin in February and culminate in two major tournaments at Dreamhack.
Overwatch 2 director apologizes for the way self-healing heroes in Season 9 was announced: 'It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context'
By Andy Chalk published
news Aaron Keller says the addition of a self-healing passive to tank and DPS heroes is "part of a bigger set" of changes coming to the game.
Blizzard is taking a sledgehammer to the way Overwatch 2 is played by letting everyone heal themselves
By Tyler Colp published
news Who needs support when your health bar takes care of itself?
Have live service games gone off the deep end with insultingly expensive cosmetics?
By Morgan Park, Tim Clark published
PRICE CHECK We're exhausted by triple-digit bundles and $20 skins, but does it even matter?
'We begged for more information, more details … all flatly declined': former Blizzard community development manager tears into Bobby Kotick over Overwatch 2's Steam launch
By Harvey Randall published
News "When asked whose decision it was to launch on Steam with no additional help: Bobby."
Live service gaming's best new trend is actually an old one: letting players decide how to have fun
By Morgan Park published
📈 Multiplayer games are relearning a lesson from 20 years ago.
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