Overwatch League Season 1 Playoffs: Week 2 Previews & Predictions

Things are getting tense in the Blizzard Arena as we approach the final stages of Season 1. Every match and every map will be a deciding factor of who will be part of the Season 1 playoffs. While NYXL

OWL London Spitfire Releases Woohyal, Hooreg, Hagopeun, and Tizi

The Overwatch League's London Spitfire announced their roster update via their official website on May 23rd (KST). London announced that they're releasing 4 of their players, WooHyal, Hooreg, HaGoPeun

Moth from SF Shock: "If you can’t replicate what you’re doing in scrims, it’s really frustrating."

On May 2nd, we joined SF Shock's Mercy expert Grant“Moth” Espe and their coach Jae “JunkBuck” Choi after their win against Houston Outlaws. Both were in good spirits as they sa

Seoul Dynasty ryujehong: "I believe my team's realistic goal is making it to playoffs."

After the opening games for the Overwatch League on the 17th, we got to meet with Seoul Dynasty's ryujehong. It has been almost a year since we last met with ryujehong in an interview last July before

With banned words, jerseys, Blizzard creates mountains out of molehills

Conversations between viewers become less and less about gameplay and more about the gaming company’s latest shenanigans and missteps; streamers begin answering more questions about Blizzard-generated drama than they do competition; and, little by little, Overwatch begins to pale in comparison to esports that are deftly navigating the line between gamer culture and mainstream audiences.

3 reasons why Shanghai lost to Dallas - it's not just because of Brigitte.

With EFFECT still in Korea, many were wondering if this would be the game where Shanghai Dragons could secure their first win. But with their 3-1 loss, the first reason why they lost is clear.

Overwatch League Stage 4 Previews: Will Brigitte Cut the Line for the Teams Qualified for the Playoffs?

Overwatch League has finally come to the last stage of Season 1, Stage 4!

One day before Stage 4 matches, OWL players still do not know what patch is being played

One day before the final stage of the inaugural season kicks off, Overwatch League players still do not know what patch they will be competing on.

Houston Outlaws believes in Coach KyKy. You should, too.

He already has a rapport with the players of Houston, so there’s already a natural synergy in-place. This is something that did not exist when he was with Dallas Fuel, in which his acquisition seemed a bit more impersonal:

OWL players vying for Brigitte nerfs to be included in Stage 4

Reportedly, Overwatch League players and coaching staff have been arguing internally for the adjustments to Brigitte’s Shield Bash to be included in Stage 4. Players were asked by Blizzard staff to give overall feedback on the hero, as well as weigh-in on her inclusion without nerfs, earlier this week in order to collectively appeal to the design team.

The story of NYXL's three Widowmakers during the Stage 3 playoffs.

But from this match, we saw something new.  We saw a deliberate decision from NYXL’s coaching staff to exhaust Boston’s only Widow player by swapping in three different Widow styles.

Reynad: "the vast majority of gaming content consumers don’t care about esports"

On Tuesday, May 1, Inven Global held the first IGEC-ESPORTS DEEP DIVE for enthusiastic esports fans and related parties at UC Irvine in California. Those who could not attend the event in-person misse

Invulnerability in Overwatch is unfairly turning the tide of games.

As the seasons of competitive Overwatch wear on and the Overwatch League's existence comes to dominate every conversation, it has become easy to accept as inevitable the fundamental design of Overwatch.

Boston Uprising takes #1: HuK's underdog mentality, limited transparency, and luck

With Boston’s 3-1 victory over Shanghai, they’ve taken the #1 spot in the Overwatch League standings.  And considering their upcoming schedule, it looks likely that they will tie with NYXL’s current 11-game win streak and possibly surpass it.  (Especially considering that Dallas Fuel’s EFFECT will be on break.)

Play like xQc and Fissure: Comboing with Winston's Primal Rage

About a month ago, @gatamchun provided translations for a “Winston triple damage” combo. xQc provided an explanation which was confusing to most viewers.