Tag: Overwatch League

ESL Faceit, Blizzard ally for the next chapter of Overwatch esports

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Blizzard Entertainment and ESL Faceit Group are joining forces to operate the next chapter of Overwatch 2 esports: the Overwatch Champions Series. In this multi-year agreement, the OWCS will overhaul Blizzard’s Overwatch […]

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The Overwatch League is officially dead: Activision Blizzard is ‘transitioning’ away from its groundbreaking esports league as teams reportedly vote to withdraw

Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard expressed doubt about the long-term future of the Overwatch League, and said its efforts to maintain the city-based pro esports league “may prove unsuccessful.” That has turned out to be the case, as Activision confirmed today that the Overwatch League as we know it is finished. Announced in 2016, the […]

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Blizzard announces Overwatch 2 Clash mode, 3 heroes at Blizzcon

GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now At Blizzcon 2023, Blizzard annouced Overwatch 2’s new heroes, its brand new Clash mode and upcoming seasonal themes for 2024. Meet Overwatch 2’s new heroes Dion Rodgers, art director for Overwatch 2, revealed the title’s […]

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Blizzard predictably axes Overwatch League to ‘revitalize’ esports program

Following the 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals, Blizzard announced it would rebuild its esports program. After six seasons, the OWL never quite lived up to its grand vision of a city-based esports league. The publisher largely telegraphed this move. In June, Overactive Media — parent company to the Toronto Defiant — disclosed that Blizzard forgave […]

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As longtime hosts say thanks for the memories, the Overwatch League as we know it is dead—but Activision promises a ‘revitalized esports program’ is in the works

Activision said in May that its Overwatch and Call of Duty pro leagues were in trouble, and that efforts to turn them around “may prove unsuccessful.” And it sure looked like that’s how Activision expects it to work out based on a message shared by caster Soe Gschwind at the end of the recently-concluded Overwatch […]

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