They say that life is made up of an infinite amount of choices; this also applies to pro gamers as well. After they fulfill their dream of becoming one, they still have numerous paths to choose, such
"I was doing my thing in Contenders. I wasn't nervous or anything. I was preparing myself for Season 2.”
I believe my new teammates are incredibly talented. I am very excited about that. Most of the [Shanghai] players are new to the Overwatch League and I feel like we need time to get adjusted.
State Farm will be the official North American insurance provider of the Overwatch League
Overwatch League Season 2 was a highly anticipated event for Overwatch fans craving esports action. After nearly 7 months of the off-season, fans showed up dressed in their OWL jerseys, some of them w
These statements offer a unique insight into Kaplan's original vision for Overwatch and how the current state of the game isn't a perfect reflection of that.
Coca-Cola has signed a multi-year deal with the Overwatch League and has been named the league’s official global beverage sponsor across all non-alcoholic beverage categories.
6 heroes with Korean special skins - TRACER, D.Va, Brigitte, McCree, Orisa (Made by 마왕화살)
The Overwatch franchise team for Vancouver made their official announcement on December 1st and will be joining the Overwatch League in 2019. The team's name is ‘Vancouver Titans', and as many fans in the Overwatch community anticipated, the players are from RunAway, the team that swept the Overwatch Contenders KR. It is quite significant how every member of RunAway, the team that dominated the KR Contenders, got to join the 2019 Overwatch League. As the Overwatch League and regional Contenders were systemized in 2018, it was also the first year the players from the Contenders got to officially join the League. During this period, they had to test how smoothly the process of the Contenders players joining the League would go and how the Overwatch esports ecosystem would function around both the League and Contenders. During that process, every single member of RunAway made it to a League team, living up to their name as ‘the best regional Contenders team in KR'.
2018 was a rather unsatisfying year for the New York Excelsior. They seemed exceptional after having won the OWL Season 1 Stage 2 and 3, but they could not maintain their dominance to the end of the
Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty announced a fanmeet/friendly match with new OWL team Guanzhou charge, and the response from its fanbase has been largely negative. Seoul Dynasty fan and translator
Jae-hyuk “Carpe” Lee is one of the most notable players in the Overwatch League Season 1. He led the team to victory even when the team was breaking, and with Carpe's help, the team was ab
Taking a break is incredibly important for a pro gamer who lives in fierce competition; everyone needs proper rest and relaxation to restore their energy. The pros at the London Spitfire, the champion
Seoul Dynasty announced their fashion shoot in collaboration with HYPEBEAST, a fashion and streetwear webzine company. HYPEBEAST published their collaboration shoot with Seoul Dynasty, a pro Overwatch League team, on their official Korean website. Seoul Dynasty's Fleta, Ryujehong, Zunba, Tobi, and Fissure had photoshoots on their respective fashion styles with their favorite shoes in their team house, Gen.G's Seoul HQ, and a few other locations as well. Their photoshoots featured a variety of vivid colors and retro styles. Gen.G Esports and Seoul Dynasty have been trying a variety of different things; they have even produced music for their team entrance with pH-1, an artist who appeared on the popular Korean TV series, ‘Show Me the Money 777'. The following are translations of some parts taken from the interview with Seoul Dynasty with HYPEBEAST. To see the full text, visit their website by clicking here (The whole interview is in Korean).
It's an esports tale as old as time: an announcement of an announcement. The Dallas Fuel announced Saturday afternoon that they will announce a roster update tomorrow, Sunday, November 11, 2018.
Fl0w3R, Hwang Yeon-oh, has joined New York Excelsior. NYXL announced that Fl0w3R joined their team as the starter via their official social media account on 29th. Born in the year 2000, Fl0w3R was not eligible to play in the Overwatch League due to the age limit; he was active in XL2 Academy, the academy team of NYXL until he finally came of age and joined NYXL. Fl0w3R was a former main DPS for LW Blue whose outstanding performance in the Overwatch APEX League left a big impression upon Korean Overwatch fans; he has shown great competitiveness as an Overwatch player by winning in the 2017 Overwatch World Cup.
The dedication they showed towards their team was already one of competitive Overwatch's most inspiring stories and, now, it seems to have found its happy ending.
NorCal and SoCal rivalries are likely as old as the state of California and, today, LA Valiant and SF shock are giving California residents one more reason to choose a side.
There is a very good chance that RunAway is headed to OWL Season 2 -- we talk the deals they have been offered, their picks for team MVP, and why the entire team agrees they are already skilled enough to be a top OWL team.
As far as live-stream challenges go, whenever a skilled player imposes self-enforced handicaps, the rest of us can't help but watch in amazement.
