There are a lot of things to keep track of in the Overwatch scene and it's become increasingly difficult to keep up with it all. Never fear as the GosuGamers Competitive Recap is here! We've compiled all the Overwatch news that's fit to print.
Released every week, the Competitive Recap compiles all the tournament and important news that's happened since the last recap. Whether you're interested in big news, or want to stay updated on changes in teams, you can always tune in every week to see if there's anything you've missed.
Important News:
Less than 6 hours left to claim your weekly Arcade Lootboxes
In case you missed this article on the day it got published, you might have missed some of the easy to get lootboxes that are linked to the Arcade. But, this week is nothing different. Be sure to play a good amount of Arcade by tomorrow to get easy loot.
Amateur team looking for some fun? Compete in events like these
Ever since the start of Overwatch competitive play, plenty of organizers have been supporting the pro and amateur scenes of Overwatch. If you are an amateur team looking for experience then do check out these weekly organized events!
Developer Update - Symmetra rework coming soon
Symmetra arrived on the PTR this week with quite a big rework. On the same day, Jeff Kaplan again showed up on YouTube to talk about said rework as well as some other things coming in the future.
Blizzard and NGE announce $100k Overwatch Winter Premiere
Out of nowhere, two $100k events were announced this week. Winter Premiere will be one of them, focusing on NA only.
$100k+ Overwatch Team Story Chapter One by Zhanqi TV announced
The second $100k+ tournament that will be hosted in December is Team Story Chapter One, in China. Fans of Hearthstone might know the organizer of their Hearthstone Team Story tournaments.
Unique GosuGamers Content:
Slicing through everyone with Genji in our “Best of” series
Who doesn't like Genji? Well... probably a lot of players for various reasons. But nobody can deny the beauty of a Genji on the top of his game.
Ana & Sombra: What can we learn from hero releases?
We love Blizzard for their constant content additions, but releasing especially new characters can bring some issues with it. We took a look at the factors Blizzard should consider when adding their next hero.
Top 5 Storylines at DreamHack Winter
Wilson 'Scr1be' Xu is back with another 'Top 5 Storylines'. DreamHack Winter was perfectly timed, and interesting, for a variety of reasons. If nothing else, it will go into history as Hexagrams' first LAN event.
Up for Debate: Was Korea’s World Cup roster better than their top club teams?
After South Korea convincingly won the first World Cup, a lot of reasons were brought up for their dominance. Sideshow took a closer look at some of them, and tried to answer the question seen in the title.
Recent & Ongoing Tournaments:
OGN APEX League
Semi-Final Recap
We are reaching the end of the OGN APEX, an event that brought us regular and, more importantly, exciting gameplay from Korea. Only one match remains, between the winners of both Semi-Finals that were played this week.
DreamHack Winter's eight team LAN event started yesterday, and will conclude later today. While the participating teams were of the highest caliber, Overwatch's stability was not. Thanks to quite a lot of technical difficulties, day 1 left an awkward impression.
Team News:
Rogue sign Lanf3ust as coach as they reflect on OGN
Rogue has decided to invest in a dedicated coach, which is timed perfectly alongside their recent loss in APEX because of issues adapting to the meta.
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