Blizzard Entertainment stated in an interview that the recently revealed Diablo Immortal is just the beginning of a bigger mobile initiative that will include all of the developer’s franchises. In the interview with Digital Trends, Diablo Immortal‘s Production Director Dan Elggren and Blizzard Entertainment Co-Founder Allen Adham discussed the new mobile title. When asked how
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At BlizzCon, Finnish Zerg pro, Joona “Serral” Sotala, was crowned this year’s StarCraft II WCS Champion becoming the first non-Korean player to ever win the coveted honor. Serral was a definite favorite to win it all going into BlizzCon 2018 as he didn’t lose a single map in all of his matches during the group
Yesterday at BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal, a new mobile game in the popular franchise, and fans have some strong opinions about it. As of the time that I am writing this, the announcement trailer is sitting at almost 1,370,000 views and has garnered 293,000 dislikes. The Diablo series subreddit has been hammering the recent unveil as
BlizzCon 2018 is underway and there is plenty that got announced during the opening ceremony. Whether you’ve been playing Overwatch for the past few years or Warcraft for the past decade or so, something was presented that you may enjoy. Unless you’re a StarCraft II fan. Not much really got announced on that front. Heroes
Today at BlizzCon, those Lego Overwatch sets that leaked last week via Target have officially been revealed. Yes, all six sets, featuring much of Overwatch‘s fan-favorite characters. Preorders have now started with more information available on Lego’s website. All sets, which are designed by Woon Tze Chee, will be available to purchase on January 1,
Today, during the BlizzCon opening ceremony, a brand new animated cinematic featuring Overwatch‘s DPS hero McCree was revealed. The cinematic begins in the diner where an unexpected train robbery occurs. Actually giving some context to why the map is shaped the way it is — the gang is known as Deadlock led by the white-haired
With the Overwatch World Cup’s Top 8 kicking off next weekend, it’s almost easy to get distracted from the wealth of preparation that is involved in bringing new teams to the 2019’s official Overwatch League. As information continues to drip out about rosters and locations, the official names for two of the upcoming teams have
Since its inaugural league kicked off last year, Overwatch has swiftly become a behemoth of the eSports world. With the game’s official world cup kicking off into its Top 8 bracket next week, Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new tool that will allow fans to watch the events in a number of different ways. It
It is no secret that well-known game developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment and the iconic toy brand Lego are collaborating to create a product for the hero shooter Overwatch but those exact details have yet to be unveiled. That is until sets leaked this morning. From the Target Registry App, six seemingly official images of
The wheels have been turning for 2019’s Overwatch League for some time now with nuggets of information emerging about a number of different teams and organizations. The latest piece of news comes from Vancouver’s squad announcing that it will be teaming up with Luminosity for the upcoming season. The Vancouver side is among the eight
‘Tis the season for spookiness, and hero shooter Overwatch is once again observing All Hallow’s Eve through their Halloween Terror event. This event begins today and will last to October 31, Halloween itself. As one can expect, the event will include multiple new skins and other cosmetics, all lovingly Halloween-themed. Anyone who has missed the “Junkenstein’s
Since its release in 2016, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch has not only amassed a huge and devoted fanbase, but also found ways to expand beyond the game with its own dedicated eSports League, several tie-in short films and videos, and now its very own LEGO sets. Following previous teases, Blizzard has officially revealed that the company has partnered
It’s official. Tempo Storm will be representing North America at BlizzCon for the 2018 HGC Finals. Despite its rank in the standings, Team Freedom has made it all the way to the last matchup in the North American HGC Playoffs against the second ranks Tempo Storm. While they haven’t been the most successful team in
After four full matches of pro Heroes of the Storm play, Leftovers defeated the top-seeded Fnatic and will now be heading to the 2018 HGC Finals at BlizzCon. The matchup between the Leftovers and Fnatic is somewhat of an even matchup. Fnatic has the better seeding with only one team to face to progress to the
It’s been a busy year for professional Overwatch players as the Overwatch League’s Inaugural Season saw 12 teams battle it out to prove their worth as the world’s best competitive gaming outfit in front of millions of fans. It turns out that champions The London Spitfire’s sweeping 3-0 victory against The Philadelphia Fusion in the
Following on from this year’s hugely successful Overwatch Inaugural League, plans are already in motion to make next year’s event a bigger, bolder affair with even more teams joining the battle. It was announced this morning via the official Overwatch site that the 2019 Overwatch League Championships would be boosting the number of competing teams
This weekend saw the first Overwatch League All-Star Weekend come and go with hours of competition unfolding between the Atlantic and Pacific Division. The festivities came to a close when the Atlantic Division defeated the Pacific Division 4-1 at the main event, the All-Star Game. Unlike the familiar team compositions we’ve seen throughout the regular season,
Since the first Overwatch animated short released back in 2016, it has become the main storytelling device for the popular team-based first-person shooter. Many fan-favorite characters like Widowmaker, Winston, and Hanzo have had the spotlight on them showing their origin stories in a well-made video. Yet, arguably the game’s most popular character had yet to
Today, Blizzard Entertainment announced the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship will return this Fall with $48,000 in scholarship prizing. The regular season of the HCC will begin on October 1, 2018, and end on November 5, 2018. Each team of three competitors will play seven Swiss-format matches within one of four regional groups depending on the location
Today, the Overwatch League announced the full 18-player rosters — which includes starters and reserves — for both the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions for this weekend’s All-Star Game. After over 55,000 fans cast their votes with Overwatch League players, coaches, casters, and staff selecting the reserves, here are what the teams will look like: Pacific Division
Overwatch and Lego have not only confirmed but teased a collaboration that will see some of the game’s heroes in mini-figure form. The tease comes from both Lego and Overwatch‘s Twitter with a short video showing silhouettes of six heroes. Five of the six seems obvious while the second from the left is a mystery to
Even since its release in 2012, Diablo III has still remained a hugely popular title across PC and consoles, and it seems as though that Nintendo Switch owners may be able to look forward to slaying demons with their friends later this year. The apparent confirmation of Diablo III for Nintendo Switch has come by way of Forbes,
It is that time of year once again: theHGC Western Clash – Phase 2 is upon us, bringing some of the best professional Heroes of the Storm eSports teams together to clash for the weekend. For those who are just jumping into the world of HotS eSports — or really any eSport in general —
The eSports scene is saying goodbye to one of Overwatch‘s professional players; Dallas Fuel star Seagull. Seagull, whose real name is Brandon Larned, has retired from the world of professional gaming and intends on concentrating instead on his streaming career. The player is best known for his work in the off-tank and high damaging DPS
The second weapon from Nerf’s Overwatch collaboration has been revealed. D. Va’s Light Gun will join the lineup of Nerf Rival toys. I guess she was pretty serious when she said, “nerf this.” The blaster will hold up to three rounds and fire at 80 feet-per-second. As seen in the tweet from the official Overwatch
Back in May, it was revealed that Blizzard Entertainment teamed up with Hasbro to produce a line of Overwatch-themed Nerf Rival blasters, but at the time we didn’t know any more than that. That all changed today, however, as the company revealed the first blaster in the series and its the one that everyone expected. The
While it released over two years ago now, Blizzard’s Overwatch has evolved into one of the biggest multiplayer games on the planet alongside its very-popular eSports scene, and now those looking to jump into the game have a perfect opportunity starting next weekend. Developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced that a Free Weekend will be available for Overwatch
Blizzard Entertainment announced today the adorable hamster Wrecking Ball will finally be making his way into the base version of Overwatch beginning next week. Wrecking Ball was revealed to the world late last month and has since been available for play in the public testing region on the PC. Next week on Tuesday, July 24, he will be
Today, the London Spitfire defeated the Los Angeles Gladiators twice giving them a spot against the Los Angeles Valiant in the Semifinals. Last Wednesday, we saw the Gladiators sweep the London Spitfire giving hope to the home crowd at the Blizzard Arena. Everything was looking good for LA with the potential to see another crosstown
The Philadelphia Fusion have proven themselves as a team to really watch out for, pulling out a win against the Boston Uprising giving them a spot in the Semifinals of the Overwatch League Inaugural Season Playoffs. On Wednesday, the Fusion was able to get grab the first match win by simply outplaying the Boston Uprising.