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Overwatch's McCree will be renamed Cole Cassidy next week
Amid fallout from Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny leaves Blizzard Entertainment
After five years with the company.
Blizzard will rename Overwatch's McCree amid lawsuit fallout
"In-game characters will no longer be named after real employees."
Coca-Cola temporarily cans Overwatch League support amid discrimination lawsuit
American insurance giant State Farm also steps back.
Overwatch's McCree will be renamed Cole Cassidy next week
Amid fallout from Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny leaves Blizzard Entertainment
After five years with the company.
Blizzard will rename Overwatch's McCree amid lawsuit fallout
"In-game characters will no longer be named after real employees."
Coca-Cola temporarily cans Overwatch League support amid discrimination lawsuit
American insurance giant State Farm also steps back.
Looks like a new Overwatch map reveal was pulled
Announcement likely delayed amid reports of sexual harassment at Blizzard.
Overwatch is getting cross-play between Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC "soon"
But no cross-progression at launch.
Feature | Farewell Jeff from the Overwatch team
A Sombra occasion.
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan announces departure from Blizzard after 19 years
"It was truly the honour of a lifetime."
Overwatch gets Xbox Series X and S update, nothing yet for PS5
"Ever get that feeling of déjà vu?"
Blizzard reveals full event schedule for next week's digital BlizzCon
Two days and six channels of activities.
Overwatch's new Tokyo-themed Kanezaka map is now live, complete with cat café
Plus, Kyōgisha Hanzo Skin up for grabs in new event.
Here's when Overwatch's Halloween limited-time event kicks off
"Will you survive?"
Blizzard announces digital BlizzCon for February 2021
Aims to "channel the spirit" of real-world event.
Anti-cheat vigilante gets hired by Riot
"I am grateful to have been given a second chance in life."
Blizzard cancels this year's BlizzCon, online event likely early next year
Is "deeply disappointed about this decision".
Overwatch celebrates fourth birthday with three-week anniversary event
Now underway on all platforms.
Overwatch fan unearths fun Diablo 3 Easter egg in two-year-old map
Barrel of laughs.
Blizzard slaps "big dick" Overwatch streamers with $1k fine
Not safe for Winston.
Feature | Five of the Best: Specials
In an orderly Q.
Feature | As Riot bids to take on Blizzard and Valve, the studio faces challenges of its own making
"There are no limits" co-founder Marc Merrill tells us, as a new world order emerges.
Overwatch's latest hero Echo can transform into any enemy hero on the battlefield
Blizzard gives the full reveal treatment.
Blizzard cancels all Overwatch League events for March and April over coronavirus
But matches will be played online.
Activision's deal with YouTube is reportedly valued at $160m - almost doubling its prior deal with Twitch
The agreement is thought to have included "significant incentive clauses for ad sales and viewership targets".
YouTube says exclusivity deal with Activision "further demonstrates its dedication" to livestreaming
Activision chooses not to renew partnership with Twitch.
Feature | Games of the Decade: Overwatch shows how fun lore can enrich a competitive shooter
Our world is worth fighting for.
Overwatch short story gives glimpse at Mercy's life ahead of sequel
Plus a tease for a potential new skin.
Feature | Everything we learned about Overwatch 2 at this year's BlizzCon
Story missions, character talents, Overwatch 1 compatibility, hands-on and more.
Blizzard apology does not silence protestors at BlizzCon 2019
"It seems like they've forgotten their values."
Overwatch 2 officially announced at BlizzCon
And it's a full sequel.
(Over)Watch BlizzCon 2019's opening ceremony here
Diablo 4! Overwatch 2! Protests! Probably.
New Blizzard leak reveals Overwatch 2 artwork ahead of BlizzCon
Is there an Echo in here?
Report: Overwatch 2's new "PvE features" will be revealed at BlizzCon next week
Leaked document says Hero talents and in-game items are coming to Overwatch 2 PvE.
Former Xbox exec Mike Ybarra announces move to Blizzard
As executive vice president and general manager.
Digital Foundry | Overwatch on Switch: an overly compromised conversion?
It's playable, it works, but do the cut-backs go too far?
Overwatch's Ashe to get patch to fix "unusable" Halloween skin
I haven't got you in my sights.
Jelly Deals | These Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PS4 and Xbox One bundles start at just £200
PS4 and Xbox One X consoles all up for grabs.
Overwatch's third annual Halloween Terror event has begun
Trick or treaty.
New Overwatch YA novel, The Hero of Numbani, set to release next year
"All-new, original story" will focus on Efi Oladele.
BlizzCon's £35 Virtual Tickets now available, include WoW-themed Overwatch skins
Plus Murloc pets and other in-game items.
Counter-Strike and Overwatch esports teams under investigation by Australian police
For match rigging and links to organised crime.
Jelly Deals | Get Overwatch Legendary Edition on Switch for under £25
Includes three months' Switch Online membership.
Feature | Overwatch is coming to Switch, but cross-platform progression doesn't sound likely
"We're just not in a place yet from a technical or a business side."
Yes, Overwatch for Switch is real
Tracer the dots.
Latest Overwatch update introduces Sigma, role queue and a host of hero adjustments
Including a long-awaited Brigitte rework.
Feature | I like bad luck and I cannot lie
Misfortune and glory, kid.
Here's what Overwatch's gravity manipulating new hero Sigma can do
Available now on the PTR server.
Overwatch is officially putting an end to the GOATS meta
UPDATE: 2-2-2 role lock and role queue confirmed.
Overwatch's Anniversary event returns this week
Week-long free trial kicks off on Tuesday 21st May.
BlizzCon 2019 dates and collectibles announced
Won't be able to get there on footman.
New Overwatch hero Baptiste goes live next week
Haitian to add.
Here's what Baptiste, Overwatch's new hero, can do
Blizzard gives its new combat medic the full reveal.
Confirmed: the next Overwatch hero will be Baptiste
Some kind of combat medic.
Hasbro partners up with esports team to promote its new range of Fortnite Nerf guns
LARP Fortnite with NERF.
Feature | Character before condition - looking at gaming and autism representation
It's time to take a good look at autism in video games.
Another central Overwatch character has an LGBT backstory
UDPATE: Ana's short-story skin released as part of special new challenge.
Overwatch team discovers female player was an imposter
UPDATE: Blizzard issues warning to potential copycats.
Blizzard customer service concern as staff accept cash to exit Irish hub
"At this point it's causing stress…"
Feature | Here's what happened when we tried to bet on esports at our local bookies
"What kind of game is Ninjas in Pyjamas?"
Seven-day free Overwatch trial next week
Ashe hit you not.
The next big Overwatch patch forces a full reinstall
Downloading till high noon.
New Overwatch hero Ashe playable on Public Test Region now
UPDATE: Ashe is now live.
Feature | The big Overwatch BlizzCon interview with Jeff Kaplan
"We have our next six heroes planned out right now."
Overwatch's next hero is gunslinger Elizabeth Caledonia "Calamity" Ashe
And her robo-pal B.O.B.
Looks like Overwatch's Lucio-Ohs are being turned into a real breakfast cereal
Prepare for a "sonic vanilla" taste sensation.
Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Morhaime steps down
Statements mention "several new games" in development.
Here's our first look at Overwatch's Tracer in Lego form
UPDATE: Lego Bastion available now.
Overwatch's Halloween event returns next week, but don't get too excited
No Tracer of originality.
New Overwatch map Busan goes live on all platforms
D.Va's sparkling Korea.
Esport "killer games" aren't right for Olympics, says IOC
"We cannot have ... a game which is promoting violence."
Blizzard disables paid loot boxes for Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm in Belgium
Gone without a Tracer.
Overwatch D. Va animated short and Korean Busan map revealed
MEKA me so happy.
Blizzard wants you to try Overwatch for free again next weekend
It's no Mei Day bank holiday, though.
Feature | The Overwatch League's problems can't be papered over with rainbows
Pride and prejudice.
London Spitfire Wins the first Overwatch League Final
OWL ends with a hoot of a match.
Overwatch is having another free weekend on PC
Get your Hanzo-n it this Thursday.
Next Overwatch update brings Brigitte's reign of terror to an end
While beefing up other supports.
Blizzard says Overwatch's new systems are already improving in-game behaviour
But we're not sure of the impact in Europe just yet.
Overwatch's Pink Mercy raises recordbreaking $12.7m for breast cancer research
I must go where I am needed.
Overwatch's new hero is a hamster
UPDATE: Wrecking Ball rolls out next week.
Jelly Deals | Uniqlo has an official Blizzard range available now
Shonen Jump tees, too.
Wolfenstein 2 deliberately caters to speedrunners, and Bungie hires them
Usain we got it all wrong?
Overwatch pro team manager reveals brutal, 72-hours a week training regime
And now people are worried for the players' health.
Bungie, Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Blizzard talk about crunch
"I see progress..."
Overwatch's second anniversary brings back Seasonal Brawls
I wish it could be Christmas everyday (for about four weeks).
Overwatch gets Pink Mercy skin to raise money for breast cancer research
Charity event running until May 21st.
Now Belgium declares loot boxes gambling and therefore illegal
Hazard warning.
Feature | Blizzard: A proper Overwatch campaign would be "like making a brand new game"
"That's a significant amount of work."
Blizzard announces November dates for this year's BlizzCon
Tickets go on sale in May.
Overwatch League player indefinitely suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old
Disciplinary actions continue to taint pro scene.
Overwatch Retribution is a new four-player PVE event
Find out Moira.
Feature | Overwatch League: We ask Blizzard our biggest questions
About that leaked code of conduct...
Overwatch's new tool for fighting toxicity is Avoid as Teammate
Mei cause longer queue times.
Overwatch League takes disciplinary action against four players
UPDATE: Dallas Fuel has let Félix "xQc" Lengyel go.
New Overwatch hero looks like one of our heroes, says Paladins maker
"Would that make me the pot calling the kettle black?"
Blizzard confirms Torbjörn's daughter Brigitte is the next Overwatch hero, offers first details
Occupies an "interesting hybrid" support-tank role.
Overwatch hero 27 in the spotlight as the teasing begins
UPDATE: Schematic of shield and... jetpack cat tweeted.
Overwatch is free to play again this weekend
What Zarya waiting for?
The Overwatch League has its first female player
"World's Best Zarya" Geguri joins Shanghai Dragons.
Digital Foundry | Overwatch on Xbox One X: does its dynamic 4K scaler hold up?
A big upgrade over the standard console - and PS4 Pro.
Feature | Overwatch the game versus Overwatch the esport
We're not quite all soldiers now.
Overwatch Blizzard World theme park map launches next week
Juicy new skins also expected.
Overwatch League launches with a bang and dominates Twitch viewing figures
UPDATE: More than 10 million viewers during opening week.
Impressive fan-made Overwatch map gets the Blizzard nod of approval
"We'll be in touch soon".
Overwatch's Winter Wonderland event returns next week with a new Mei-themed mode
Plus, new skins and seasonal maps!
New Overwatch hero Moira could arrive today in time for free weekend
UPDATE: She's here!
Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes investigated by Belgian Gaming Commission
UPDATE: EA says Battlefront 2's loot crates “are not gambling”.
You can download and play Overwatch for free next weekend on PC, Xbox One, and PS4
Take it Pharah test-drive.
What we learnt from Blizzcon's Overwatch Archives panel
Including the Jetpack Cat that never was.
Video | Watch: Blizzcon reacts to Overwatch's sexism problem
"I've learned over the years to just not talk in games."
Blimey it's a new Overwatch map, hero and animated short
Support healer Moira and new map Blizzard World.
See Overwatch's dramatic new eSports spectating changes in action
Uniformly lovely.
London's Overwatch team picks Spitfire logo to honour "spirit of bravery under fire"
That'll mei-ke them proud.
Feature | Letter from the meta: This week's top Hearthstone decks
Along with all the latest news from Metabomb.
Blizzard now lets you gift Hearthstone card packs to friends
And Overwatch loot boxes, WOW pets, etc.
Feature | Letter from the meta: This week's top Hearthstone decks
And all the latest news from Metabomb.
Feature | Letter from the meta: This week's top Hearthstone decks
And more from Metabomb.
Feature | Are loot boxes gambling?
Crate escape.
Overwatch's Hallowe'en event is here, and just look at those lovely outfits
Van Helsing McCree! Totally 80's Zarya!
Destiny 2 player discovers cool Overwatch Easter egg in Iron Banner
We Ran Out of Medals.
You can now appear offline in Battle.net
Stealth Destiny article.
Overwatch PTR update changes Mercy yet again
Patching you up.
World of Warcraft dominates BlizzCon 2017 schedule, wink wink nudge nudge
But there will be no Diablo announcements this year.
Overwatch's Halloween event returns next week
UPDATE: Yet more skins leak.
Overwatch's new escort map Junkertown is now live on all platforms
Along with all the changes to Mercy and D.Va.
Overwatch's next free weekend kicks off 22nd September
Overwatch and learn.
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan says toxic behaviour is slowing Overwatch development
We are in this together.
Blizzard will open its own esports arena next month
Will it make you say WOW?
Blizzard lays down the law on Overwatch toxic behaviour
"It really bums us out to spend so much time punishing people for being bad sports."
Overwatch update to let Mercy resurrect players as a regular move
But only resuscitate one at a time with a 30 second cooldown.
Overwatch Competitive Play seasons shortened from three months to two
Pharah better experience all round.
Blizzard plans big changes for Overwatch's D.Va
Press start to continue.
Blizzard confirms Junkertown as new Overwatch map
UPDATE: See it in action!
Overwatch console reporting feature arrives with next patch
Remember this moment.
Blizzard to livestream Gamescom "Reveal Ceremony" on Wednesday
Overwatch animated short confirmed. May be time for a new WoW expansion too.
Twitch's Overwatch, Hearthstone streams can now be filtered by hero, mode
I've got the beast in my sight.
Why Overwatch on console is in desperate need of a report button
UPDATE: Blizzard says console reporting feature still on the way.
Battle.net renamed Blizzard Battle.net
Bigger name change rejected, new logo erected.
Behold Overwatch's beach-based Summer Games skins
Wanna turn up the heat?
Overwatch's Summer Games returns next week with competitive Lúcioball
Raisin' the volume!
New Overwatch patch "drastically" reduces amount of duplicates
The best things in life come in small packages.
Blizzard announces clampdown on bad Overwatch behaviour
Effective immediately.
Feature | The Overwatch dialogue that everyone remembers but doesn't exist
Mandela Effect or something stranger?
Overwatch's new hero, Doomfist, arrives next week on all platforms
UPDATE: He's now live!
Video | Watch: 7 things we love about Overwatch's new hero
Doomlist, more like.
Feature | Mercy me: in praise of gaming's greatest healer
Now, where am I needed?
Overwatch's Doomfist is real, and he's available now on the PTR
Though he's not voiced by Terry Crews.
California university offers eSports scholarship for top Overwatch players
Major in Escort, minor in Assault.
Video | Watch: Johnny cooks peanut butter nachos from Overwatch
"Through the miracle of science!"
Overwatch is decreasing duplicate loot and adding new highlight options
"We think this will be immediately evident and extremely significant."
Overwatch's Horizon Lunar Colony moon map goes live
Alongside notable Reaper, Roadhog and McCree changes.
Video | Watch: Johnny plays Overwatch live
Moving the payload from 3pm
The next Overwatch map takes us to the moon
"Through the miracle of science!"
Overwatch Anniversary event this coming Tuesday
UPDATE: Blizzard shares glimpse of new Arena maps.
Video | Jeff Kaplan reveals the Overwatch balance triangle
Here's a thing.
Blizzard reveals Overwatch's loot box probabilities
Seems Pharah.
Overwatch Insurrection trailer leaks, shows today's new PvE mode
UPDATE: New co-op mode now live through 1st May.
Feature | Jeff Kaplan on the pressures of being Overwatch's game director
"Literally all night, every night, I'm thinking about the game."
Feature | Say it in less
On the joy of leaving your mic off in multiplayer.
Video | Watch: Why I love Overwatch's new hero
Bae of the game.
Blizzard says cheerio to Battle.net branding
Remember when it launched with Diablo 20 years ago?
New Overwatch tank hero Orisa goes live today
UPDATE: Significant Lucio changes revealed.
Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan traces line from Project Titan to Overwatch
"Tracer had elements of the Jumper…"
Bastion is "too powerful right now", says Overwatch director
"Balance changes can be very difficult to make when emotions run so high."
Watch: We test out new Overwatch hero Orisa
Tanks very much.
Beneath the wild Overwatch Custom Games are some real gems
Let's get started.
Here we go: Numbani map trashed and Doomfist gauntlet stolen on Overwatch PTR
UPDATE: Orisa unveiled, live on PTR.
Overwatch game director talks diversity, inclusivity and Tracer's sexuality
"It's important to show normal things as normal..."
New Overwatch lore character Efi Oladele sparks an interesting theory
I spider evidence.
Blizzard stuns with big hint Doomfist is not the next Overwatch hero
Is it the mysterious Greek instead?
Metabomb is hiring a Staff Writer!
The world could always use more heroes.
D. Va bunny flag and stickers spotted at South Korean Women's March
UPDATE: The National D. Va Association has been in touch.
Overwatch celebrates Chinese New Year with new Mei, D. Va skins
UPDATE: The Year of the Rooster is now live!
Video | Watch: Overwatch and the importance of talking to your community
Barrier destroyed!
Overwatch's newest map, Oasis, is now live
No word on Blur.
Feature | 2016: A year in review
Recommended.
Blizzard teases Overwatch plans for 2017
New heroes! Maps! A custom server browser! More!
Overwatch webcomic not released in Russia over gay character
Cheers love, the Cavalry's queer.
Feature | Eurogamer's game of the year 2016
This old dog still knows a few tricks.
Blizzard apologises for Mei's divisive winter wardrobe
"Our 'cool meter' was off from yours on this one."
Feature | Overwatch has become my favourite tawdry soap opera
On the family squabbles, romances and gags that make a great shooter feel special.
Overwatch's Winter Wonderland seasonal content is now live
Adds new mode: Mei's Snowball Offensive.
The Overwatch Christmas event begins next week
Crate expectations.
Video | Watch: Seven game worlds Health and Safety wants a quick word about
Mario no that won't do at all.
Video | Watch: We hit every Overwatch hero with a car
Pharahlell parking
Overwatch's new Oasis map is now live on the Public Testing Realm
Traffic can now kill you.
He's done it! He's reached level 1800 in Overwatch
I'm only level 76.
Podcast | The Eurogamer Podcast #22: Horse Attack!
Bad neigh-bors.
Overwatch Christmas theme tune found, sets tongues wagging
Ana partridge in a pear tree.
Lucio voice actor talks Overwatch fame and his unlikely friend in the biz
"He's the one who told me to do it years ago!"
Blizzard unannounced first-person project an Overwatch campaign?
"Didn't see that coming."
Overwatch's Symmetra is getting a choice of two ultimates
UPDATE: We take a look at her new photon barrier in action (it's brilliant).
Digital Foundry | What does the Overwatch PS4 Pro patch actually do?
Has it actually been improved at all?
Overwatch: First Strike graphic novel cancelled
"We've ultimately decided to take the story in a different direction."
Chris Metzen on why he needed to leave Blizzard
"I started having panic attacks left and right."
Video | Watch: Johnny plays Overwatch live
Arcade mode and Sombra from 3pm.
Overwatch's latest hero Sombra is now live on all platforms
Can you hack it?
Podcast | The Eurogamer Podcast #20: Blizzcon and Barcelona
Aren't games a bit like big churches?
See Overwatch maps like never before courtesy of Sombra skydiving
Can't stop bloody hacking can she.
Overwatch will be free to play during next weekend
But it requires PS Plus or Xbox Live Gold.
Overwatch voice actors goofing around at Blizzard should make you smile
Strange matching voice to face, isn't it?
Video | Watch: Some things you'll want to know before playing Overwatch's Sombra
Always hack the medkits.
Video | Overwatch: Blizzard talks Sombra, Arcade Mode and Symmetra's overhaul
Now with full transcription!
Video | Watch: Hands-on with Overwatch's Sombra
ARG, no direct capture allowed!
Blizzcon 2016 live report
Imagine if they don't actually reveal Sombra.
Picture of new Overwatch character Sombra found on Blizzard servers
UPDATE: Something happened. It was rubbish.
Overwatch Skill Ratings are changing again and Competitive Play should feel nicer
Season 3 kicks off 1st December.
ARG! Overwatch community fed up with Sombra teasing
Enough is enough.
Overwatch's D.Va to be an announcer in Starcraft 2
D.Va and Kerrigan in the same game? Is this a crossover episode?
Anti-Trump ad alleges candidate "mains Hanzo" in Overwatch
"And complains about about team comp in chat."
The Overwatch kid who challenged ageist stereotypes
"We tend to say sorry about our squeaky voices..."
What we expect from Blizzcon 2016
Sombra? Hearthstone expansion? More?
Feature | Watch: Aoife tries out the new Overwatch Halloween PvE mode
Trick or treating live from 3:30pm.
Today's probably the day for Overwatch Halloween loot boxes
UPDATE: Drop everything - it's here!
Overwatch team working on two new heroes and six maps
And significant changes to Symmetra.
Overwatch dev Blizzard settles it: Roadhog's hook attack isn't hitscan
But it is being looked at.
Video | How similar is Paladins to Overwatch?
Contesting payload.
Blizzard reveals fix for Overwatch thumbstick acceleration control
In theory, console aim is finally sorted.
Blizzard doing away with the Battle.net name
End of an era.
Paladins boss speaks out over Overwatch clone claims
Let's try that again.
Blizzard story overlord Chris Metzen retires aged 42
"I won't lie - it's going to be really hard stepping away."
Meet the first person to reach level 1000 in Overwatch
"I play like 16-17 hours per day."
Overwatch guide: heroes, maps, mechanics and more!
Every gameplay guide you could possibly want for Blizzard's first shooter.
Overwatch Competitive Season 2, and Eichenwalde, are live
Bring it on! I live for this!
Overwatch will be free to play next weekend on console
Requires Xbox Live Gold, but not PlayStation Plus.
Here are Overwatch characters reimagined as dogs
They're pedigree, chum.
The hunt for Overwatch's next hero gets even more ridiculous
¿Quién es Sombra?
Faulty Overwatch console aim-assist will be fixed, says Blizzard
Patching you up.
There's a cool Dark Souls Easter egg in the new Overwatch Eichenwalde map
It's playable now on the Public Test Realm.
Sit down, there's a new Overwatch emote meta in town
It's a game-changer.
Blizzard changes Overwatch "gg ez" messages into something very different
"Mommy says people my age shouldn't suck their thumbs."
Video | Watch: What's next for Overwatch?
Chris interviews the game's Principal Designer, and makes hearts at him.
All change for Overwatch Competitive Play
Sweet Mercy!
Looks like Blizzard silently improved Overwatch server tick rate
UPDATE: Confirmed. Apparently now more responsive than CS:GO. Being "explored" on consoles.
Overwatch "taking action" against Lucio Ball exploiters
Plus: Competitive play season one pay-outs divulged.
Overwatch has over 15m players worldwide
It's been played half a billion hours.
Video | Watch: Do Overwatch's summer games boxes drop better loot?
They Mei or Mei not.
Overwatch players divided over Summer Games loot boxes
"We actually don't expect all players will get all Summer Games items."
Overwatch Olympic Games Rio loot boxes spotted with limited edition skins
UPDATE: Blizzard announces, releases new game mode Lúcioball.
"ARE THEY GONNA BAN ME FOR USING PAINT NOW TOO"
Oh the things banned Overwatch cheats say.
You can glitch between levels in this Overwatch map
Nepalling behaviour.
Here's how the latest Overwatch patch changes Ana and McCree
Take your medicine.
Ana goes live in Overwatch on PC, consoles TBC
UPDATE : Now live on PS4.
People mysteriously losing Overwatch progress on PS4
UPDATE: Appears to be fixed!
Feature | Feast your eyes on the best Overwatch fan art around
A huge collection of our favourite pieces.
Video | Watch: Which ultimates can Overwatch's new hero interrupt?
"I think justice could use a little nap."
Overwatch Competitive Play to forbid doubling up on heroes
UPDATE: PTR patch notes reveal upcoming hero changes.
Feature | I've got a theory about those unnamed Overwatch heroes in Ana's origin video
UPDATE: Two secret codes were found, and they point towards Sombra.
Our first look at Overwatch's new hero, Ana
UPDATE: Watch Bratt play her on the PTR.
Overwatch updated to address Competitive Play skill rating issues when people leave games
UPDATE: Change definitely live but Blizzard concerned calculations "don't make sense" to players.
Overwatch patch fixes Zarya, Winston and Mercy bugs
Shortens Competitive Play Sudden Death timers.
Overwatch teases its next hero, probably a support sniper
UPDATE: Will be revealed within the next two weeks.
Video | Watch: Johnny and Aoife kick-start our regular Wednesday streams with Overwatch
The cavalry's 'ere and they'll be live at 3:45pm.
Overwatch heroes re-imagined by fan artist as Rockabilly pin-ups
A thing of beauty.
Andrew Tran's wonderful Rockabilly Overwatch series of art
Im-Presley-ive.
Overwatch basketball hoop now spews confetti when you score!
Experience tranquillity.
Video | Watch: Five very silly Overwatch custom games
Getting out of Hanzo.
Feature | What you need to know about Overwatch Competitive Play
Time to raise my APM.
Overwatch Competitive Play is launching today on PC
Consoles versions due next week.
Overwatch ends League of Legend's four-year reign atop the weekly South Korean gaming chart
Hanzover crown for now.
This is what an Everton footballer forced to play Overwatch looks like
"The game of Overwatch is a lovely game."
Torbjorn's turrets being nerfed in Overwatch - but only on console
Can you cope rivet now?
Overwatch characters modded into Street Fighter 5 look great
Tracer! Mei! D.Va! And now Roadhog!
Overwatch will remove the "avoid this player" feature
"The results were pretty disastrous, " says Kaplan.
Korean teenager answers her pro Overwatch doubters with live demonstration of skill
Accusers quit in shame.
Golden Overwatch weapons to be a reward for Competitive Play
UPDATE: Pictures of the golden weapons leak!
Don't expect Overwatch's Competitive Play to be the finished product when it arrives
Jeff Kaplan offers updates about this and that.
Digital Foundry | Overwatch PC performance graphics guide
The chase for 60fps, and the hardware required to get the job done.
Here's how Overwatch's leave game penalty works
Don't MEKA habit of it.
Uncharted 4 and Doom best Overwatch in US retail for May
Battleborn trails behind in fourth.
Feature | Overwatch: Blizzard answers the big questions
Competitive play! Server tick rate! Balance! More!
Video | Watch: Seven games that made you look like a complete and utter badass
It's this week's Eurogamer Show.
Overwatch already has more than 7m players
It's been played for a combined total of 119m hours.
Digital Foundry | How does Overwatch run on budget PCs?
Digital Foundry targets 60fps on sub-£100 graphics cards.
Overwatch fastest-selling Blizzard game on console in UK
Take that, Diablo PSone, StarCraft 64 etc.
Is Blizzard scrubbing the internet of Overwatch porn?
Or is the publisher simply protecting its assets?
Podcast | The Eurogamer Podcast - Overwatch, Doom and Total War: Warhammer
This is a really good week to talk about video games.
Essential | Overwatch Review
O Kaplan! My Kaplan!
Overwatch fan with cerebral palsy thanks Blizzard for custom controls
"Because of you I made my first snipe in a video game today."
Shot standing behind a wall: why isn't Overwatch's tick rate higher?
The blemish on otherwise exemplary netcode performance.
Overwatch Competitive mode to return roughly end of June
UPDATE: Actually, it turns out it's back on for June.
Here's how much Overwatch's microtransactions cost in the UK
Loot boxes can all be obtained through play, only feature cosmetic items.
Feature | About that Sombra Overwatch character, and other things besides
An interview with senior gameplay designer Michael Chu.
Giant Overwatch action figures appear around the world
"Prices and participation will not vary. The figures are priceless, and participation is not possible."
Feature | Yes, Overwatch has a story. Here's everything you need to know
You don't care - what Shimada with you?
Fans believe a new Overwatch hero called Sombra could be unveiled on Monday
She's maybe a support sniper, and maybe Pharah's mother.
Video | Watch: Overwatch is packed with Blizzard Easter eggs
Plus more videos from Outside Xbox.
Here's help with finding the perfect Overwatch group
Our sister site MetaBomb has teamed up with matchmaking tool The100.
Overwatch open beta had 9.7m players
Blizzard's biggest beta ever.
Video | Watch: How Overwatch's sound design makes you a better player
Let's break it down!
Digital Foundry | Face-Off: Overwatch
Highly polished on all platforms, with PC offering further refinement.
Podcast | The Eurogamer Podcast - Uncharted 4, Overwatch, Stellaris & Clash Royale
Brought to you by the Bitcoin Buds.
Overwatch open beta extended by a day
Still time to Winston games.
Feature | 15 tips to get you started in Overwatch
Pharah more enjoyable experience.
Gamer Network hosts Overwatch beta battles with readers
For the Winston!
No Overwatch Competitive Play during open beta
UPDATE: Game won't change from now until launch, but a "TON" of content coming after.
Titan MMO was an "utter failure" says Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan
"It was devastating."
Overwatch closed beta is ending next week
But the open beta will follow in early May.
Blizzard games hit by DDoS attack, Lizard Squad claims responsibility
Things seem to be working fine now.
Overwatch beta adds new season-spanning Competitive Play mode
Penalises players who bail too often mid-game.
Blizzard pulls Overwatch hero after latest patch turns him invisible
Nobody's a soldier, right now.
Overwatch's Tracer has a new pose
More strut than butt.
Digital Foundry | Performance Analysis: Overwatch beta on PS4 and Xbox One
A near-flawless 60fps.
You can play Tracer in Heroes of the Storm before the Overwatch open beta
The cavalry's here.
Watch Overwatch's second animated short, Alive
Starring Widowmaker.
Video | Watch: How does Overwatch play on consoles?
Hands-on with the Xbox One and PS4 versions.
Blizzard to remove Overwatch pose accused of reducing Tracer to “another bland female sex symbol”
Psst, what you looking at?
Watch Overwatch's first animated short, Recall
You Winston, you lose some.
Overwatch release date confirmed
UPDATE: Open beta for all platforms coming in early May.
Feature | Selling loot boxes and the trouble with ranked play - Blizzard on Overwatch
"I think players who claim they want competitive play are often not agreeing on what 'competitive play' actually means."
Podcast | The Eurogamer Podcast
We talk Overwatch, Firewatch, Homefront and Hitman.
Video | Watch: Overwatch has changed. What can we learn?
It's this week's Eurogamer Show.
Watch: Overwatch's progression system detailed
No level cap! Loads of Loot! Beta now live!
Overwatch closed beta returns next week
Adds a new game mode, two new maps, and AI matches.
Overwatch closed beta delayed until February
New game mode to be included.
Feature | Blizzard: why we won't sell Overwatch heroes
"I totally get why players had apprehension."
Overwatch's post-release heroes and maps will be free
"Hopefully that alleviates some concerns that people have."
Overwatch beta to go offline next week
Will return in "mid-to-late January".
Video | Watch: Hands-on with Overwatch's new heroes at Blizzcon
But will you have to buy new heroes after release?
Blizzard's Overwatch is a full-price game, not free-to-play
And yes, the console version is confirmed.
BlizzCon 2015 live report
Overwatch on console! New Hearthstone Adventure! Warcraft movie trailer debut! No Diablo. Sad face.
Overwatch: Origins Edition hits PC, PS4 and Xbox One spring 2016
Announcement expected at BlizzCon 2015 tonight.
Why everyone thinks Blizzard's Overwatch is coming to console
UPDATE: US retailer begins taking console pre-orders.
Feature | Titan's soul: a day with Overwatch
Never beta 'gainst Blizzard.
Overwatch beta now live in Europe and America
Qualifying players gain access to Blizzard's new game over the next 12 hours.
Overwatch closed beta begins this month (in the Americas)
Open beta weekends to follow shortly thereafter.
Overwatch's newest character is Soldier: 76
UPDATE: 10 minute gameplay video released.
Blizzard's new Overwatch gameplay videos show complete, unedited matches
Hanzo! McCree! Mercy! Zenyatta!
Hearthstone and Diablo make up for World of Warcraft subscriber slide
Blizzard respecs for the future.
Is Overwatch related to Blizzard's failed MMO Titan?
"There are things from Titan in Overwatch, but…"
Blizzard details Overwatch, its upcoming competitive first-person shooter
"We wanted to give players other things to do than put crosshairs on targets."
Blizzard reveals Overwatch, a team-based competitive first-person shooter
UPDATE: Beta sign-ups now live, due in 2015.