The question whether to favor casual or competitive players when making game design decisions is relevant to all esports. Especially in Overwatch; different reasons...
Season 9 Has Arrived! Are you ready?
On Sunday, Overwatch’s eighth competitive season came to a close, and after a short off-season, we’re now up and...
If I asked you how many professional Overwatch players there are in the world, how many would you say?
Several hundred? A thousand, maybe?
Blizzard recently announced...
Now that Overwatch hit the market, let's see how its item system fares against other established eSports titles.
This article is meant for casual players...
I proposed in the last article that game developers can influence the competitive potential of a game by tampering with its difficulty and complexity....
Since the Summer Games skin released, Blizzard's Dev team has done a solid job of creating and releasing new skins. The Halloween skins were...
Turner just announced on July 22nd that they'll be holding an open Overwatch tournament to be televised on TBS in late September.
The tournament began on...
With almost unanimous critical approval, Overwatch was 2016's Game of the Year, and rightfully so. It's fast, and it's fun. But as far as becoming...
Cloud9's role in the Overwatch scene took center stage in March when they signed a group of gamers who went by the name "GoogleMe". The team...
Blizzard doesn't want a hero limit although many players and tournament organizers do. What are the arguments on both sides of the debate?
MOBAs follow the convention...
Learning from the Past
In August, Blizzard released the three-week long event, Summer Games. The event brought a Rocket League-esque game mode and over 100 new collectibles that...
The most recent blog post on the Overwatch website has the community scratching their heads and donning tinfoil hats.
What Blizzard has given fans is an interview...
