If you play a lot of World of Warcraft, you might be in a decent position to put today's news to good use. The WoW Tokens currently obtainable and traded through the World of Warcraft auction house may soon be used across a wider-range of Blizzard titles.
Datamining is a potent practice. Either during development or simply a kind act to help spread the download size of a series of patches, developers may leave traces of future content within game files way before they're set to be properly revealed. If they're hidden, they'll be found. And that's exactly why Overwatch players are psyched for Christmas.
Since release, a handful of Overwatch heroes have received changes both minor and major to their moveset once the millions of active players offered sufficient data for Blizzard to make the crucial decisions. And while many characters' 'Ultimate' abilities have seen changes over the past few months, Symmetra is the first to gain a pair of the powerful moves.
Blizzard is recruiting two lead software engineers to work on "a robust first-person engine for an unannounced project". The unannounced project will be using a first person engine which should spark some interest after the success of Overwatch.
As if to say they're not happy with their record breaking player count already, Blizzard will be putting out another Overwatch Free Weekend event between November 18-21.
After her long-winded reveal mirrored the debilitating effects of her own hacking skills, Sombra, Overwatch's next hero, will finally arrive next month.
As we inch ever-closer to the inevitable Blizzcon 2016 reveal of Sombra - despite everyone's hard work during these long months of ARG madness - it seems the long-overdue character reveal has happened in a way you either saw coming or simply wanted to forget could ever happen: a store page jumping the gun.
If you felt as if your ranked Overwatch tier didn't fall in line with your actual skill level, you were probably onto something. In a post issued to the Overwatch forums, lead designer Scott Mercer explains how Season 3 will feel different than the last.
While fans are rightfully getting angry and impatient over the constant Sombra teasers despite the reveal happening at Blizzcon whether they follow the ARG or not, Blizzard might be trying to deflect criticism by promising a PTR stage larger than any before it.
In the middle of a press release talking about Overwatch's new Halloween events, Bizzard Entertainment has confirmed that Overwatch now has over 20 million players.
Looking for another way to bring a little spookiness to October? While not a scary title by any stretch of the imagination, Blizzard will soon be bringing the Halloween festivities to Overwatch. Expect the loot box rush much like the Summer Games event from a few months back.
Spanning a creative, if long-winded, ARG going all the way back to June, Overwatch fans are, yet again, certain they're nearing the reveal of the shooter's newest hero - Sombra.
After numerous complaints raised by the Overwatch community regarding the current balance and playstyle of Symmetra, Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan addressed the issue head on in a recent community update. “We are looking at Symmetra. I don’t think changes for Symmetra are as easy as some minor number tweaks that will have her available and ready for play...”
Following critisims that their new game, Paladins, strikes up far too many similarities to Overwatch, Hi-Rez COO Todd Harris provided a statement to IGN explaining how the claims are a tad too far off the mark. Instead of calling out how Paladins is a "fantasy version" of their initial, short-lived MMO Global Agenda, Harris appeared adamant that they took most of their inspiration from Team Fortress 2 - the game which also inspired Global Agenda, stating how the vast majority of the in-game abilities in Paladins are reworked versions of those seen in their original class-based MMO/Shooter hybrid.
Gamescom 2016 is upon us in Cologne and many of the heavy hitters are gearing up to present players with the hottest news, previews, and reveals of what's on the way. Blizzard recently hosted a stream giving a heads-up of what players would be seeing during the event and though it skimmed much, one of the most interesting bits offered was that Overwatch will be getting a new map centered around a German castle and village.
Blizzard don’t play. They’ve been taking very aggressive action against Overwatch cheaters (leading to some hilarious tantrums in response), and are even extending that zero-tolerance policy to a one-off gimmick mode included as part of the title’s Summer Games promotion. So don’t exploit the exploit, kids.
Overwatch is an excellent game. It’s also a extremely popular game, in case you somehow haven’t seen the nigh-inescapable mountain of memes, fan creations, and general enthusiasm it’s generated. How popular? Today’s financial report from Activision Blizzard says the game has had over 15 million players.
Overwatch launched its Summer Games promotion earlier this week, adding a whole bunch of new, sport-themed cosmetic items. However, some folks are unhappy with how that content’s being rolled out, especially the fact that you can’t purchase these items using currency earned in-game. However, Blizzard doesn’t plan on changing that any time soon.
It was only a matter of time before Overwatch got into the business of seasonal items, I suppose, and with the game’s international focus and multi-cultural class, it’s no surprise that the first such event would channel the spirit of the Olympic games. Spirit only, of course. Overwatch’s Summer Games definitely do not bear any undue similarity to the Olympics or their presumably hefty licensing fees.
Some Overwatch skins have been drawing criticism for cultural appropriation and ethnically stereotypical designs. Pharah’s Raindancer skin, for example, draws on a hodgepodge of Native American imagery despite the character’s Egyptian origins. Now, some Hindus are calling for the removal of a Symmetra skin.