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Overwatch League partners with Akshon Esports and HyperX

Activision Blizzard has brought on both Akshon Esports and HyperX as partners of its Overwatch League. Overwatch League is currently playing matches online to adapt to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Photo credit: Overwatch League RELATED: Overwatch League events cancelled through April due to coronavirus HyperX will act as the official memory partner of the league. The Kingston …

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Florida Mayhem finds match-time meal partner in Zaxby’s

Overwatch League Florida Mayhem has appointed restaurant chain Zaxby’s as its match-time meal partner. The deal includes “fun tailgating and in-store activities” throughout 2020. Photo credit: Florida Mayhem RELATED: Misfits and Florida Mayhem partner with Gift of Life Ben Spoont, CEO and Co-founder of Misfits Gaming Group, spoke on the partnership in a release: “In these …

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All in, online: Overwatch League weekend preview

The fun is finally back, Overwatch League fans. After months of cancellations across the globe due to the coronavirus, the league has moved to an online tournament system in order to continue the season as planned. While this weekend’s games have been reduced due to multiple teams relocating or sheltering in place, there are still …

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Proud in pink: Hangzhou Spark team preview

Even months of canceled matches can’t dull the Hangzhou Spark. Though the team has had to persevere through homestand cancellations in China and abroad due to the coronavirus, the boys in pink are finally ready to return thanks to the Overwatch League’s online tournament model. In 2019, Hangzhou were a pleasant surprise after the team …

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Multiple Overwatch League matches canceled on March 28 and 29

The Overwatch League will still return this weekend with online matches, but fewer will happen than the league originally planned. Over March 28 and 29, 16 matches were originally scheduled in China and North America. After multiple teams have relocated or opted to not compete for their own safety, that number has been cut to …

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NYXL temporarily back out of OWL matches due to stay-at-home order in New York

The New York Excelsior have temporarily stepped back from the Overwatch League due to New York’s current stay home orders from the COVID-19 pandemic, the team announced today. NYXL were scheduled to play two matches online this weekend, but the team is unable to compete in them due to the current orders in New York. …

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Newzoo partners with Dire Woves, Drop Bears, and N8 Esports

Games and esports analytics provider Newzoo has partnered with investment firm Guinevere Capital‘s portfolio of teams. Housed under the Esports High Performance Centre brand, LG Dire Wolves, N8 Esports, and Sydney Drop Bears are involved in the deal. Image credit: Newzoo RELATED: Excel Esports finds strategic partner in Newzoo Much like Newzoo’s partnerships with other organisations, the Esports …

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Reunited, rejuvenated: Guangzhou Charge team preview

Of all the China-based teams in the Overwatch League, the Guangzhou Charge were hit the hardest by canceled matches amid the coronavirus pandemic. Out of the five homestands canceled in China through February and March, a whopping three events were set to be hosted by Guangzhou. The multinational team was then split across countries and …

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This week’s Overwatch competitive Hero Pools remove 4 damage heroes

Overwatch developers are getting progressively wilder with their Hero Pools experiments in competitive mode. The Hero Pools feature normally “disables” four heroes in competitive mode in an effort to stir up the week’s meta or most popular team composition. This week, the developers have decided to throw caution to the wind and disable six heroes, …

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Echo receives multiple nerfs in latest PTR patch

Echo, Overwatch’s latest DPS hero, got hit with several nerfs today in the Public Test Region (PTR) patch. The patch included a nerf to Echo’s alternate ability, Sticky Bombs. Her Sticky Bomb explosive damage was reduced from 30 to 25 per bomb. Since the ability fires six bombs in total, with each bomb doing 5 …

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