Activision Blizzard lays off around 50 esports staff amid a potential Overwatch League overhaulOWL team owners will vote whether to end the current city-based franchise format.By K. Holt, 07.19.2023
Overwatch League's 2022 season will start on an early build of 'Overwatch 2'There's still no official release window for the sequel, though.By K. Holt, 09.03.2021
DOJ investigates Overwatch League over salary capsThe lack of a players' union is at the heart of the inquiry.By J. Fingas, 07.04.2021
'Valorant' pro Sinatraa has been suspended amid sexual assault allegationsRiot and Sentinels are investigating following accusations by the player's ex-girlfriend.By K. Holt, 03.10.2021
Overwatch League's online-only playoffs start on September 3rdBlizzard details how the tournament-style competition will work.By I. Bonifacic, 07.15.2020
Overwatch League re-focuses around a tournament formatAfter the success of last month's May Melee, the Summer Showdown will use the same format.By I. Bonifacic, 06.08.2020
Overwatch League viewership doubled under its tournament formatThe return of token drops probably helped the numbers too.By K. Holt, 05.28.2020
The reigning Overwatch League MVP is switching to 'Valorant'Jay 'Sinatraa' Won wasn't a fan of the 2-2-2 role lock and hero bans.By R. Lawler, 04.28.2020
Overwatch League tries to boost interest with May Madness tournamentTeams will battle for prize money and bonus wins towards their season records.By K. Holt, 04.27.2020
The entire Overwatch League regular season will be online-onlyBlizzard's still hoping to run live events for the playoffs and Grand Finals.By K. Holt, 03.31.2020
Overwatch League sets its new online-only schedule for springBlizzard says it tried to make the schedule as balanced as possible given the circumstances. By I. Bonifacic, 03.17.2020
Overwatch League cancels all homestand matches through AprilBlizzard is taking no chances with the coronavirus outbreak.By J. Fingas, 03.11.2020
Overwatch League cancels South Korean matches due to coronavirusBlizzard had just rescheduled those same matches outside of China for the same reason. By I. Bonifacic, 02.24.2020
Overwatch League moves matches to South Korea after coronavirus outbreakBlizzard was concerned about health risks at Chinese matches.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2020
YouTube will stream the CoD and Overwatch leagues in 2020Twitch was OWL's home over the last two years.By K. Holt, 01.24.2020
Overwatch League's latest big change is great for viewersAnd for some previously struggling teams.By K. Holt, 08.29.2019
Blizzard reveals Overwatch League details for 2020Fans might be disappointed teams won't play half their games at home.By K. Holt, 07.16.2019
Overwatch League commissioner leaves to head competitive 'Fortnite'Nate Nanzer's shift shows how cutthroat esports has become.By J. Fingas, 05.25.2019
Philadelphia Fusion will open the first US arena built for esportsThe Fusion Arena will host Overwatch League matches starting in 2021.By A. Khalid, 03.25.2019
Battle medic Baptiste officially joins 'Overwatch'A total of 14 characters have also had their abilities tweaked.By S. Shah, 03.20.2019