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The numerous issues surrounding Blizzard may be spilling over to game development.
When Blizzard makes it rain, it tends to pour. And that's not a good thing for Overwatch fans. The embattled company is struggling at the moment and that turmoil seemingly isn’t exclusive to the boardroom. According to Overwatch streamer Metro, multiple people in and around the development of Overwatch 2 have expressed skepticism regarding the possibility of the game launching next year, with its likely release date being shoved back into 2023. Blizzard has not announced any change in its plans for the game, but Metro has historically had a read on insider news within Blizzard. If true, anothe...
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The shocking allegations leveled against Blizzard has OWL sponsors stepping away en masse.
Once a shining example of what esports could become, the Overwatch League may now find itself facing an existential threat. In the wake of devastating accusations of rampant sexual harassment at Activision-Blizzard, the majority of the Overwatch League’s sponsors have stepped back from the league. Only three of the League’s sponsors remain listed on the official website. Over the past few days, the Overwatch League's standing sponsors have been whittled down to just Comcast Xfinity. Activision-Blizzard is currently being sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing over all...
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Accusers reported that Brack never reacted properly to rampant sexism at Blizzard.
As employees continue to come out with more stories of abuse, harassment, sexism, and discrimination, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack is stepping down from the game development company. Blizzard announced that Brack was leaving today. His spot will be taken over by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, who are going to co-lead the company for the time being. Oneal became Blizzard's executive vice president of development in January 2021, leading the Diablo and Overwatch franchises. Ybarra joined Blizzard in 2019 as the executive vice president and general manager of platform and technology, "overseeing...
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The company has denied allegations of sexism, angering past and present employees alike.
A protest is brewing at Activision Blizzard. Employees are planning to stage a walkout on Wednesday, July 28 to protest the company's response to accusations of sexism, harassment, and gender discrimination. The walkout will be held from 10 AM to 2 PM PST. According to IGN, a virtual walkout will also occur from 9 AM to 7 PM PST. Some within the gaming community have decided to join the protest by throwing away their Blizzard merchandise and games. More than 2,600 current and former Blizzard staff signed an open letter on July 27 when it came to light that Blizzard was denying a lot of the acc...
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Blizzard continues to find itself in PR nightmares, with the latest being a discrimination lawsuit.
Blizzard’s reputation has taken a great deal of damage over the last few years, and there are no signs of that changing given new revelations regarding a lawsuit being filed against the development giant. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a major lawsuit against Blizzard for allegations of sexism and gender discrimination against women in the company. The lawsuit makes claims similar to those seen in a number of other major video game studios, most notably Riot Games. The lawsuit was uncovered by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. The lawsuit claims a “pervasive ‘frat...
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We now know when the Summer Games will commence and some of the skins that will be coming, but will Lucioball stay the same?
It is once again the season of Lucio Ball in Overwatch. The Overwatch Summer Games event is returning in 2021, with Blizzard confirming the release date for the event and revealing some of the new skins that are set to arrive in the game. The reveal was made on Twitter. The 2021 Overwatch Summer Games event runs from July 20 to August 10.Blizzard showed off three skins for Mei, Ashe, and Symmetra that will be available during the event. Mei’s skin is something of a follow-up to the Honeydew skin from 2020, putting her in an outfit styled after a waitress from a 1950s diner. Ashe is wearing swi...
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Ashe's Deadlock Challenge has begun, and PC and console players can finally come together.
Overwatch has added the previously announced cross-play feature to all game platforms along with a new challenge. Ashe's Deadlock Challenge was introduced alongside many new things added to the game that players can earn. Cross-play was introduced a few weeks ago by Overwatch lead game developer Aaron Keller. PC players can now play with console players, and console players can play with friends who own a console different from theirs. The only way PC players get matched to console players in cross-play is if they are in a group that consists of console players. For those playing on console, t...
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The journey ends today.
After disbanding its Overwatch team, South Korean esports organization Runaway has no teams or rosters remaining. Runaway announced the decision on Twitter. The organization explained that the team's journey "ends today." According to the post, Runaway's Overwatch team started in 2016 with "passion and challenge." Since then, the team continued to receive love and support from fans. But Runaway's co-founder Runner noted that the organization suffered during the recent global crisis which imposed various restrictions on teams, players, and events. The Overwatch team's performance suffered durin...
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A new look for some returning heroes.
Overwatch fans are feeling underwhelmed with some of the new hero redesigns coming to the game's long-awaited sequel. Blizzard started sharing new hero looks at BlizzConline last year, showing more high-tech and polished versions of Reaper, Widowmaker, and others. During the Summer Game Fest kickoff, Blizzard decided to share some more hero reworks. This time it was Sombra and Baptiste, who will have a few visual updates in Overwatch 2. But it clearly was not enough to please most fans. Baptiste had his color scheme changed from blue and orange to teal, grey, and white. But Sombra stole the sh...
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Cross-play is a long-awaited feature.
Overwatch game director Aaron Keller announced today that the game is getting PC and console cross-play soon, which will allow players on both console and PC to group up together to play Overwatch. Players on Xbox, Playstation, and the Nintendo Switch can group up with PC players and play against other groups that consist of cross-play groups. Players on consoles must create a Battle.net account and link their account to their consoles. PC players don't need to do this, as they already created a Battle.net account when they registered their PC version of Overwatch. How to link Battle.net accou...
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