Overwatch Articles

Up for Debate: ESL not allowing Ana from the start

<p>Up for Debate is a new series tackling divisive issues within Overwatch. This time, whether ESL should have banned Ana for their qualifiers.</p>

Register and play (Ana) in the next GosuGamers Overwatch Weeklies!

<p>We will be&nbsp;back with our GosuGamers Overwatch Weeklies this weekend,&nbsp;with $1,000 prizepools, and 128 team brackets! And One Hero Limit! And Ana!</p>

ELEAGUE and FACEIT announce $300,000 Overwatch Open

<p>Just when you thought Overwatch couldn&rsquo;t get any bigger, ELEAGUE and FACEIT announce the biggest event yet.</p>

Blizzard's Ice Princess: Mei's Role in the Meta

<p>Whether it be making adjustments to an overpowered rifle or nerfing an overpowered character, developers of games are tasked with the important duty of balancing gameplay. With a growing competitive scene and numerous Public Test Realm changes, is there something the balance team at Blizzard is overlooking? There Mei-be.</p>

Fnatic enters the Overwatch community, picks up nubris

<p>Starting today, Overwatch is one major brand richer. Fnatic has entered the scene with their pickup of nubris.</p>

The Competitive Recap: We list what you might have missed (July 15th - July 21st)

<p>A lot is currently happening, and so&nbsp;it has become increasingly hard to keep track of everything that happened in a week. To help with that, we have compiled this Competitive Recap.</p>

Sporting Lisbon officially lauches eSports department

<p>One of Portugal&#39;s biggest teams, Sporting Clube de Portugal, today announced the official formation of their eSports department</p>

Optical Broadcast charity tournament - Sign ups open

<p>Time for a charity event to spice things up a bit in the Overwatch scene, maybe you even want to participate yourself?</p>

How Pharah emerged as a premier pick in the previous metagame

<p>Pharah rose to prominence recently as a powerful pick in this metagame. In order to discover why she emerged so suddenly, we will analyze the competitive landscape and how it changed.</p>

1SHOT is recruiting a ladder grinder, and it could be you!

<p>Earlier in July REUNITED did it, now the American team 1SHOT is wanting to do the same: Recruit a player via the in game ladder.</p>

Patch Notes: Ana arrives today, alongside major balance tweaks!

<p>Ana is here! The long awaited support sniper finally arrived in patch 1.10 today. The patch also brings changes to several heroes and competitive mode.&nbsp;</p>

Overwatch as an esport - Part 1: The Beta period

<p>This is the first part of a series about Overwatch as an esport, its past, and its hopefully bright future. First up, let&#39;s talk about how the Beta went.</p>