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Overwatch 2 Beta Viewership – New Record for Overwatch

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As we expected, there’s a tonne of buzz surrounding the new title from Blizzard. Accordingly, the Overwatch 2 Beta Viewership has been simply incredible. Indeed, read on as we discuss recent statistics which have us interested.

Overwatch 2 Beta Viewership – Impressive So Far

Credits: Overwatch Twitter

Namely, ever since the Overwatch 2 beta went live a couple days ago, streaming platforms have reported an incredible amount of viewership.

Specifically, Twitch, one of the top streaming platforms, witness an incredible number of viewership. Statistics have it that a record high of 1.4 million concurrent viewers were attained at one point in time!

Accordingly, this smashes all previous records for Overwatch on the streaming platforms.

Indeed, there are multiple reasons as to why. Of course, apart from the excitement, Twitch Drops with beta codes have pulled the community in with everyone hungry to play and view the title.

Credits: Overwatch Twitter

So, what could this mean? Hopefully, this new buzz will translate to competitive Overwatch. Take a look at the top numbers of all time for the Overwatch League:

  • OWL Stage 1 Inaugural Season – 437,006 Peak Viewers
  • OWL 2018 Playoffs – 349,592 Peak Viewers
  • Overwatch World Cup 2017 – 321,960 Peak Viewers

Let’s hope that the future of Overwatch 2 continues looking bright!

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Overwatch 2 Beta – New Hero, New Maps Revealed!

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

The community has been waiting for quite some time, but it’s finally almost here. Indeed, the Overwatch 2 Beta is giving the community a taste of what’s to come. Read on as we offer up some observations from the early versions of the new title coming soon!

Overwatch 2 Beta – Lifting Excitement

Credits: Blizzard YouTube

Indeed, the main points we want to discuss focus on what’s new – and there’s a lot to cover. Of course, one of the most central changes is the move to 5v5 from 6v6 competition. This allows for more strategic gameplay which is slightly less hectic.

So, let’s talk about what the community will be able to play on April 26th in terms of new components:

  • New Game Mode: Push – a tug-of-war game with a robot for teams to escort to other sides of the map
  • New Character: apart from the 32 Overwatch characters – new hero Sojourn as part of the roster. Also, other heroes have been reworked and balanced
  • Maps: new maps such as Midtown and Circuit Royal Escort
Credits: Overwatch Twitter

Of course, things might not go perfectly smooth. Indeed, the point of this beta is for the Blizzard team to tweak what needs to be changed before the official release!

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Overwatch Contenders Update 2022 – Moving to Open Format

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With the Overwatch League set to return on May 6th, details are still coming through. Accordingly, a recent report highlights an Overwatch Contenders Update 2022 – read on to learn more about how it’s all going to work this year!

Overwatch Contenders Update 2022 – Competing on Overwatch 2

Credits: Overwatch Contenders Twitter

Below, find a short list which summarizes some announcements in the press release by Blizzard Entertainment:

  • Title to be played will in fact be Overwatch 2 with new hero Sojourn, new Push game mode and new maps
  • Accordingly, all Contenders tournaments are now open-registration formats
  • Top teams from 2021 directly invited to first Contenders event of 2022
  • First tournaments for Contenders after Overwatch 2 PvP beta
  • Prize pool of $1.3 million
  • Events across regions: NA, Europe, China, South Korea and Australia/New Zealand

Accordingly, that covers everything.

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Credits: Blizzard

These are great changes. Specifically, the ‘open format’ is the biggest change. By making the events more open, we’re more likely to have more teams participating, increasing competition levels and increasing talent.

Bearing this in mind, over the past years, Contenders has struggled. Blizzard addressing this by offering improvement is a great sign.

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Overwatch League 2022 Update – Live Events Planned

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Accordingly, Blizzard-Activision went live with another Overwatch League 2022 update. Indeed, bearing this mind there’s a tonne to digest. Some of the biggest news includes planned live events – read on to learn more!

Overwatch League 2022 Update – More Facts Below

Credits: YouTube OWL

So, here are some facts which were just announced in the Community Update. Read on for some salient points:

  • Schedule – the full schedule has been announced and is viewable here
  • Version of Overwatch – teams been given access to an early build of the Overwatch 2 PvP alpha, which gives them approximately two months to prepare for the start of the schedule.
  • The league will generally update to the latest balance and schedule major content releases between tournament cycles
  • An announced map pool as viewable here
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Credits: OWL

On top of all of this information, they’re hoping to have planned live events for when it all kicks off in the first week of May.

It’s been a long wait for the return of competitive Overwatch. Following the off-season both the community and competitive scene cannot wait to get back to work.

Accordingly, it’s a trend to see many organizers planning live events for the rest of the year – that’s great!

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Overwatch League 2022 Kicking off in May – More Details Revealed

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It’s been an incredible wait for this next season of the Overwatch League 2022. Yet, finally, Blizzard dawned upon social media announcing details regarding the upcoming season. Read on as we discuss everything which we know so far!

Overwatch League 2022 – About Time

Credits: OWL YouTube

In short, here’s everything you need to know regarding this upcoming season:

  • Start Date: May 5th 2022
  • Teams: same 20 franchised teams, with the New York Excelsior now moved to West Region
  • Each team plays 24 regular season games, compared to 16 last year
  • Four tournaments planned for the year – two regional and two international
  • Mid-Season Madness tournament – $1,000,000 prize, international

For the full scoop, we recommend checking out the announcement on Twitter above.

Credits: OWL Twitter

What’s important is that the silence is finally broken. Indeed, details such as confirming the fact that Overwatch 2 will in fact be played is great for the community. This could be an incredible community for the competitive scene to refresh and build up once again.

With a set deadline, it’s likely that more rostermania will take place as we patiently wait for even more details to follow up. We’ll be sure to stay up to date!

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Guangzhou Charge Roster 2022 – New Assistant Coach

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Accordingly, we patiently wait for news regarding the upcoming Overwatch League season, teams are making changes to improve their chances of success. Accordingly, the Guangzhou Charge Roster 2022 is finalized, but staff is still being added to support. Read on as we outline the recent addition of an assistant coach!

Guangzhou Charge Roster 2022 – Charging Forward?

Indeed, the likes of Youngjin “YOUNGJIN” Jin has been brought aboard. As a former DPS player for the very successful Shanghai Dragons Roster in 2019, he’s now moved onto coaching.

Credits: Guangzhou Charge Twitter

Indeed, considering his history, he can help shape this roster up for the coming season.

  • Yiliang “Eileen” Ou – DPS
  • Seungpyo “Rio” Oh – Tank
  • Nam “Cr0ng” Ki-cheol – Tank
  • Choi “ChoiSehwan” Se-hwan – DPS
  • Chae “Develop” Rak-hoon – DPS
  • Yoo “Unique” Dong-hyun – Suport
  • Chengzhi “Molly” He – Support
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Credits: Blizzard

Accordingly, we’re unsure what we’ll see from Guangzhou. Indeed, following a weak season last year, they need to improve their performance this year compared to last year:

  • 17th @ Overwatch League 2021 Regular Season
  • 4th @ OWL 2020 Asia Playoffs
  • 5th @ OWL 2020 Regular Season
  • 5-7th @ OWL 2020 Countdown Cup
  • 1st @ OWL 2020 Summer Showdown

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Philadelphia Fusion Roster 2022 – Signing FiXa

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With the next season of the Overwatch League still pending a start date, teams are still making changes. Accordingly, one such team is the Philadelphia Fusion Roster 2022. Heading into the upcoming season, the organization has made an interesting signing – read on to learn more!

Philadelphia Fusion Roster 2022 – Long-Term Investment

With regards to rosters, the Overwatch League has certain rules. Accordingly, one rule is that players need to be at least of 18 years to compete.

Credits: Philadelphia Fusion Twitter

Yet, that hasn’t stopped Philadelphia Fusion from signing the likes of Kwon “FiXa” Yeong-Hun at the age of 17. With promising beginnings, he seems to be a future prospect for the roster once he turns 18 soon into the start of the season.

Accordingly, he’ll likely find his spot on the current active roster:

  • Jaehyeok “Carpe” Lee – DPS
  • Yoon “MN3″ Jae-hee – DPS
  • Kim “ZEST” Hyun-woo – DPS
  • Junho “Fury” Kim – Tank
  • Minseok “AimGod” Kwon – Support
  • (Underage) Kwon “FiXa” Yeong-Hun – Support
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Credits: Overwatch League 2021

Fostering young talent is definitely a great idea which could be incredible. Hopefully, Philadelphia Fusion look to improve over their average season last year:

  • 7-8th @ OWL 2021 Playoffs
  • 1st @ OWL 2021 Play-In East
  • 9th @ OWL 2021 Regular Season
  • 5-8th @ OWL 2021 Countdown Cup
  • 5-8th @ OWL 2021 May Melee

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Overwatch Esports 2022 – Esports Roadmap

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Just like we did for CoD, we’re discussing the 2022 of Overwatch. Indeed, in the same light, there’s not much to mention outside the exciting franchised league. Read on as we cover the Esports Roadmap for Overwatch Esports 2022 below!

Overwatch Esports 2022 – Esports Roadmap

Following the delaying of Overwatch 2, the community is rather uncertain over this upcoming season. Indeed, there are doubts, which is why this season needs to be extra successful – namely, the OWL 2022 season will be played on Overwatch 2.

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Credits: OWL

Although no official roadmap has been provided by Blizzard, it’s likely that the essential components of the season will remain the same, as rosters are finalized on March 1st.

Over the coming months, we expect the start of the mayhem all over again, with the 20 teams competing once more:

East

  • Chengdu Hunters
  • Guangzhou Charge
  • Hangzhou Spark
  • Los Angeles Valiant
  • New York Excelsior
  • Philadelphia Fusion
  • Seoul Dynasty
  • Shanghai Dragons

West

  • Atlanta Reign
  • Boston Uprising
  • Dallas Fuel
  • Florida Mayhem
  • Houston Outlaws
  • London SPitire
  • Los Angeles Gladiators
  • Paris Eternal
  • San Francisco Shock
  • Toronto Defiant
  • Vancouver Titans
  • Washington Justice
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Credits: Blizzard

All of these franchised teams will go at it across the Regular Season. Indeed, at multiple stages, bracket-style playoff weekends such as May Melee and June Joust will take place.

Following an intense regular season, it will all boil down to the Play-In and Playoffs as we crown another Overwatch League World Champion.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated with any new information Blizzard makes public.

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Los Angeles Valiant Roster – Signing Innovation and Becky for 2022

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Last season was tough for LA Valiant. Indeed, placing dead last in the regular season was definitely a wake-up call. Accordingly, heading into this next season, the Los Angeles Valiant roster has undergone a few changes. Read on as we highlight two new additions.

Los Angeles Valiant Roster – Room to Build

As I’ll reiterate, the entire roster was wiped at the end of the season, with an official announcement earlier this month. This is definitely justified, with all coaching and management being refreshed in hopes of future success.

Credits: Los Angeles Valiant Twitter

With regards to the roster, two new players have been added – Oh “Innovation” Seok-hyun and Kim “Becky” Il-ha. Accordingly, this is what the active roster looks like:

  • Weida “Diya” Lu – DPS
  • Oh “Innovation” Seok-hyun – DPS
  • Kim “Becky” Il-ha – DPS
Credits: LA Valiant Twitter

As you can tell, the roster is far from ready. Indeed, more roles are needed to fill up the team. Regardless, they’ll want to improve on their past achievements for sure:

  • 20th @ OWL 2021 Regular Season
  • 5-6th @ OWL NA Playoffs 2020
  • 8th @ OWL 2020 Regular Season

Who knows? Perhaps LA Valiant will surprise the league and climb to the top in 2022?

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London Spitfire Roster 2022 – Admiral Promoted from Academy

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, it’s been quite rough for the London Spitfire in the OWL. Accordingly, as crowned champions of the first season, they’ve never really managed to return as leaders, sitting at the bottom. Accordingly, changes are desperately needed for the future – let’s take a look at the London Spitfire Roster 2022!

London Spitfire Roster 2022 – Can They Improve?

Credits: London Spitfire Twitter

Accordingly, there’s a lot that can change for this roster. Following a disappointing season, it’s important that they understand where exactly change is required. Most recently, they’ve promoted the likes of Oliver “Admiral” Vahar from their academy team.

At the moment, this is what the team looks like:

  • William “SparkR” Andersson – DPS
  • Johannes “Shax” Nielsen – DPS
  • Jamie “Backbone” O’Neill – DPS
  • Daniel “Hadi” Bleinagel – Tank
  • Gael “Poko” Gouzerch – Tank
  • Owen “provide” Warner – Support
  • Oliver “Admiral” Vahar – Support
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Credits: Blizzard (Robert Paul)

Indeed, is this really the roster which will take London Spitfire to success? Perhaps one more change is needed to really seal the deal. Whatever roster they form, they’ll be looking to improve on their past record:

  • 18th @ Overwatch League 2021 – Regular Season
  • 7th @ Overwatch League 2020 – Asia Playoffs
  • 17th @ Overwatch League 2020 Regular Season
  • 5-7th @ Overwatch League – Countdown Cup

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