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June 22nd PTR - Loot Box and Highlights Changes

The live update/PTR deployment rhythm continues as the latest PTR patch comes 2 days after the latest live version. This time around we're getting new highlight options, loot box updates with less duplicates and more credits, customizable reticles and a lot of bug fixes. There's also the obligatory Jeff Kaplan dev update! Yesterday at 19:22 by Starym

Twitch Prime Rewards for Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch

Members of Twitch Prime can now get rewards in Overwatch, while they will be able to get more rewards in the future in Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm. Jun 20, 2017 at 21:08 by Zadina

Patch Notes for June 20th: Horizon Map Release

The Horizon Lunar Colony assault map is here and so is a new patch! Custom games and the Game browser get the gravity options that are enabled on a part of the new map, McCree gets some ult tuning, Reaper loses his health orbs but gains lifesteal and Roadhog gets gun tuning and a smaller head! There's also a lot of user interface changes and additions as well as the usual large amount of bugs squashed! Jun 20, 2017 at 19:06 by Starym

15 years at Blizzard, petitions to stream, shutting down trolls and then gifting them skins and WoW playtime, it's been a busy week for Jeff! Jun 18, 2017 at 14:19 by Starym 1 comment

Brian Holinka Leaves World of Warcraft Team

After 5 years, Lead PvP Designer Holinka is leaving the World of Warcraft team. He was offered a new opportunity at Blizzard, so he's going to be working on another title. Jun 15, 2017 at 21:18 by Stan 10 comments

We're going to the moon next week! The new Assault map is coming to Overwatch on June 20th and we get a little behind the scenes look and dev commentary on it as well! You can also check out the current PTR patch notes for additional info on the upcoming patch, featuring McCree, Reaper and Roadhog tweaks. Jun 14, 2017 at 00:49 by Starym 1 comment

Destiny 2 PC Release Date, Pre-Order Announced

We already saw the big gameplay reveal and announcement that Destiny 2 was coming to PC via battle.net, but now we know when as well! It's the height of E3 at the moment, so it's no surprise the news came today: while the console versions will be out over a month and a half earlier on September 6th, the PC will be getting the game on October 24th and you can pre-order it now: Jun 13, 2017 at 02:54 by Starym 9 comments

New Job Posting Hints at Remastering of Old Titles

A new job posting by Blizzard hints at a remaster of old titles. While Starcraft remaster has been confirmed, will we see Diablo II & Warcraft III remastered as well? Jun 11, 2017 at 22:22 by Stan 11 comments

No hero changes this time around, just bug fixes preventing heroes from getting into parts of maps they weren't supposed to and save them from humiliation by falling from moving platforms while dancing, as well as a few other tweaks. Jun 09, 2017 at 01:02 by Starym

Get your grind on with twice the efficiency this weekend and check out some of the great art coming this October. Jun 08, 2017 at 02:14 by Starym 7 comments

48 Amazing Custom Controllers for the Anniversary

The anniversary event keeps getting better as Blizzard unveil 48(!) custom controllers, made by European street artists that try (and very much succeed) to capture the essence of Overwatch's 24 heroes! They have doe an amazing job with them, but unfortunately we can't actually buy them. Fortunately, however, there will be contests and giveaways "across Europe" where we might get a chance to get our hands on one of them!

For now I have to go with the Genji and Winston Xbox One as my favorites, but they really are all beyond impressive. Jun 02, 2017 at 14:38 by Starym 4 comments

You can now directly import your favorite Icy Veins decks to Hearthstone or export them to our website should you need advice from the community. Jun 02, 2017 at 00:52 by Stan 9 comments

The social media presence of big blue is spreading, as Blizzard heads to Instagram! There's two separate entries at the moment, with the company's official page and a lifeatblizzard page featuring photos of the devs and other employees having fun at the campus! Here are a couple of the photos: May 31, 2017 at 20:23 by Starym

PTR Patch Notes Featuring New Horizon Map

Well, it seems Horizon was close than we though as the new PTR is live now! Tha patch also features the gravity and variable jump height options for custom games, as well as McCree, Reaper and Roadhog tweaks. You can also check out the trailer and dev update for the new map here. May 31, 2017 at 19:16 by Starym

Winston is going back to the moon! The new Assault map gets its own trailer and developer update, focusing on how Horizon is different from other Assault maps and what previous iterations of it were like. There are also low gravity parts of the map, mostly isolated flanking routes, but still! When the new map arrives we'll also be getting a modifier for the arcade and custom game browser that adds low and altered gravity options!

No word yet on the exact release date for the map or whether the new hero will be connected to the map and when will it be announced. You can also check out the full patch notes here. May 31, 2017 at 18:12 by Starym 1 comment

A new lore/in-world news post talks about the Horizon Lunar Colony's fate and a whole lot of gorillas on the moon. May 30, 2017 at 13:02 by Starym 5 comments

Unannounced Mobile Project Is Warcraft-related

There are actually at least two unannounced projects that we know of, the very mysterious first person game (very likely shooter) and the mobile game that we now know has ties to the Warcraft universe. A new job announcement for an FX artist has a line calling for "Passion for creating imagery synonymous with the Warcraft IP", which looks pretty self-explanatory. While some of the speculation was previously going around a Hearthstone spin-off with a StarCraft or Diablo thematic, this dispels them and puts the focus back on the big franchise. It would seem a Pet Battle-like completely new game, or direct extension of the WoW version is the front-runner in the speculation race.

Speaking of, what are your guesses and/or wishes for both the unannounced games? May 26, 2017 at 13:55 by Starym 6 comments

Patch Notes for May 23rd: Anniversary Event

The Anniversary event brings with it some new patch notes as well, which bring new options for custom games, some hero changes from the PTR for Genji, Hanzo, Orisa, Reaper, Reinhardt and Solider: 76. We also get to see out own final blows shown in the killfeed, as well as Mery rezzes and the usual bunch of bug fixes. May 23, 2017 at 16:21 by Starym

Game of the Year Edition Announced - Save 20$

And the GOTY edition has also just been announced, along with a 20$ discount and a trailer! May 23, 2017 at 15:26 by Starym

Anniversary Event Is Live - Skins, Maps and More

It's finally here and there are plenty of new additions, including the three new arena maps, 11 new skins, as well as dances for each hero, 24 new voice lines, 25 sprays, and 25 player icons! There's also the Game of the Year edition of the game, and you can even save 20$ on it - check out the full article here. And we also added the latest patch notes that came with the event, featuring plenty of hero balance changes - you can read them all right here. May 23, 2017 at 15:17 by Starym 1 comment

Previously unseen early hero concept art, Genji and Hanzo were one hero, Reaper and Tracer were from Titan, McCree's gun was from Half-Life and more. May 23, 2017 at 13:53 by Starym 2 comments

We saw the early build secrets for the support heroes yesterday, including Lucio's timestop ult, and today it's time for the tanks and defense heroes to share their dirty laundry! Bastion has had the most ults in the game during development, including a mobile mine that he could trigger, which was apparently one of the worst and most hated ults in the game - so Bastion wasn't exactly popular back then either! It seems defense heroes (other than perhaps Junkrat) are generally the most disliked when used against you, with Mei and Hanzo probably standing at the top of that particular list, so definitely check out the stores about their early versions. May 22, 2017 at 14:14 by Starym 3 comments

Support Heroes Secrets from Early Builds [Video]

Jeff Kaplan talked to IGN about some early builds of the 5 support heroes with the added bonus of footage from those early Overwatch days, sharing stuff like Pharah was initially called Mercy (before she was Rocket Dude and then Rocket Queen), Ana was The Alchemist, Lucio's ult stopped time and more! May 21, 2017 at 13:21 by Starym

Battle.net Name at Destiny Event: An Exception

A Blizzard rep says the mentions at the Destiny 2 event were a one time thing and it's still called Blizzard Launcher. May 20, 2017 at 15:51 by Starym 21 comments

Skin and Voice Emote Previews, S5 Start Date

Skins, emotes, S5 start date and Jeff Kaplan admits competitive rewards might have been a mistake. May 19, 2017 at 20:04 by Starym 4 comments

Anniversary Livestream Event on May 24th

The anniversary is heating up as we're getting an all day livestream this Wednesday, May 24th, to celebrate OW becoming a 1 year-old. Starting at 10AM CEST and culminating at 8PM with dev interviews, in-game challenges and prizes! May 19, 2017 at 12:43 by Starym 2 comments

Destiny 2 Is Coming to PC via Battle.net

Update: It seems the release date for Destiny 2 on PC will be a little later than the September 8th mark, as PCGamer found out. The actual PC release date will be announced "in the coming weeks".

The big Destiny 2 gameplay reveal stream just finished and had a surprise cameo by Blizzard's very own Mike Morhaime, announcing that the franchise's arrival on PC will happen exclusively via Blizzard's own Battle.net service. This means all your friends lists from Blizzard games will be right there on Destiny 2's launch, making it much easier to get going in this new MMO and you'll also be able to purchase the game using Blizzard balance! It also makes a lot of sense since Activision is publishing Bungie's Destiny franchise so Battle.net is the perfect fit. Here's a couple of trailers for the game in case you weren't familiar with it: May 18, 2017 at 18:20 by Starym 23 comments

Blizzard have begun teasing next week's anniversary event and the new additions it will bring, starting with three new Arena maps, similar to Eco Point: Antarctica. The new maps seem to be based on Dorado, Eichenwalde and Temple of Anubis. May 18, 2017 at 18:02 by Starym 2 comments

It seems we're getting another gift for the anniversary, as OW will be free for the first weekend of the event. In case you haven't tried the game out or want to recommend it to a friend, set aside the weekend of the 26th and get to shootin'. We still don't know what exactly the new event during that weekend will be, but we do know there will be over 100 new skins, sprays, emotes and all the rest. You can also check out the anniversary teaser/year in review video, or the event leak for more info. May 18, 2017 at 12:58 by Starym 6 comments

Wired made a Q/A video with Blizzard's Vice President Jeff Kaplan, where he answered Overwatch questions from Twitter. Some interesting news for Mac users out there! May 17, 2017 at 19:32 by Stan 3 comments

CHANGELOG

04 May 2017: Orisa Introduction
- Guide added.
29 Jul. 2016: D.Va
- Updated Defense Matrix description to account for the recent change, and also updated Self-Destruct to no longer mention that the explosion can kill D.Va (since that was also changed).
28 Jul. 2016: Widowmaker
- Removed mention of Zenyatta only having 150 health, since he now has 200.
28 Jul. 2016: Zenyatta
- Several updates to account for July 19th Patch.
13 Jul. 2016: Overwatch Competitive Rules Guide
- Completely revised the guide for the live version of Competitive Play.
06 Jul. 2016: Pharah
- Fixed an issue where we were incorrectly referring to Jump Jet as Jump Pack (Winston's ability).
06 Jul. 2016: Reaper
- Fixed the guide to correctly state that passing over Junkrat's Steel Trap while in Wraith Form does not trigger it, and not that using Wraith Form while trapped allows you to escape.
06 Jul. 2016: Zarya
- Added a mention that Genji can Deflect Zarya's Graviton Surge, turning it against her team.

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