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Sombra hero design and Halloween brawl unmasked by series of Overwatch leaks

19 hours ago​

A series of credible leaks for Overwatch's upcoming Halloween content have now resulted in the next hero, Sombra, being unveiled a few weeks ahead...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[OutOfBoose]

Something tells me she will be Spy from TF2 analogue. Stealth and disruption.

 

[zenith16]

Overwatch's Sombra, an uzi-wielding hacker clad in purple, may arrive tomorrow

17 hours ago​

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Update October 10, 2016: Leaks, hints and countdowns are all merging into one ahead of what people are suspecting is a reveal tomorrow.
Sombra may...
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Overwatch Halloween Horror event begins today at 7pm BST / 11am PDT



1 hour ago
Update October 11, 2016: A further pair of leaks has revealed the date and release time for Overwatch's halloween update to come online, as well...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

Two article same place.

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  Overwatch Celebrates 20 Million Accounts With First-Ever PVE Event, Halloween Loot Boxes
  
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  The crowded fall shooter scene gets another content drop with Blizzard's holiday themed update.
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• Test Chamber – Celebrating Halloween In Overwatch
  
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  Candy-laden crates and Dr. Junkenstein make for a sweet Halloween patch.
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[zenith16]

two articles from the same place


Overwatch Halloween loot box legendaries and epics are rarer than their Summer counterparts

7 hours ago​

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Update: Due to the release of Overwatch's Halloween items,
we decided to take another look at the new loot boxes to see what had changed. Here are... Read more

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Overwatch fans successfully bully Blizzard into changing Mercy's Halloween skin voiceline

4 hours ago​

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A group of Overwatch fans have massed together, asking Blizzard to tweak Mercy's Ultimate voice line for when she's wearing her Halloween duds....
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

Overwatch new heroes: Blizzard's hints point towards Sombra, Athena, Liao and Doomfist

14 hours ago​

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Overwatch was never going to stay the way it is now for long. 21 - now 22 - heroes won’t keep everyone occupied, and Blizzard have always been... Read more



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Overwatch's Sombra countdown finishes in most anti-climatic way possible

6 hours ago​

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Update October 18, 2016: Well it's 8pm and something has happened, but we're not sure exactly what it means just yet. Bloody ARGs.
The Sombra...

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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

Overwatch's next PTR phase due "very soon" and will have "more significant hero changes"

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7 hours ago​

There's a new PTR coming for Overwatch, planned for release "later this week some time". Blizzard say they're going to do things a little...
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source: PCGamesN

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[zenith16]

Two articles from the same place.






Blizzard to host official Overwatch eSports league, says ActiBlizz CEO

4 hours ago​

Overwatch is getting an official eSports league,
Activision Blizzard big boss Bobby Kotick announced during an interview at Vanity Fair's New...
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Torbjorn, D.Va and Soldier 76 all buffed in massive Overwatch PTR patch - official patch notes released

3 hours ago​

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Update October 20, 2016: Blizzard have now released the full official patch notes for this latest PTR release.
This specific PTR will be longer...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

oh this was put up as well.




Cheap Overwatch Collector’s Edition for $80 on PS4 and Xbox One . October 20, 2016 . 2:35pm

Overwatch CE is now only $80. Plus new low price deals for the PC version of Dragons Dogma and MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies.

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Back in May the most expensive edition of Overwatch you could buy was the Collector’s Edition for $130. Well that same package, with its Soldier: 76 physical statue, is hitting an all-time low price at GameStop with a price reduction to $79.99. Historic low by $15, and possibly as cheap as we’ll see it go for before it hits eBay as a collector’s item with an inflated price point. (As a side note, the Overwatch CE has its list price dropped from $129.99 to the current $99.99).

Further along in this week’s deals are also other console titles of note. Discounts this summer were pretty much nada for the 3DS’ Monster Hunter Generations. That changed only recently with a drop to $29.99 at Best Buy. Funny enough this same $30 price point is still what Best Buy is charging for pre-owned copies of the same game. With the Nintendo Switch hype and eventual holiday season, we may finally start seeing some price movement on more 3DS games in just a few months time.

In PC deals, Bandai Namco’s upcoming Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is getting a small deal on next week’s release, with a 15% drop at DLGamer from $49.99 to $42.49. Best price online from an authorized retailer we’ve seen yet. Also noteworthy is GMG’s latest deal on Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen along with MegaTagmension Blac + Neptune VS Zombies – both titles are at least 40% off and both are at their respective historic low price.


Game deals brought to you by the crew at Dealzon. Disclaimer: sales from certain retailer help support Siliconera.

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source: Siliconera


^^ Further details in the article it's self.

 

[zenith16]

Two articles from the same place



This near-invisible Overwatch downgrade gives a huge frame rate boost

1 day ago​

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There’s a simple tweak you can do with your Overwatch settings that can give you a hefty performance boost without really sacrificing the look...
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Blizzard bring voice chat to Battle.net

1 day ago​

Blizzard have finally released voice chat for the Battle.net client, even if it's not going to be called the Battle.net client soon. We'll all...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

D.Va, Widowmaker and Mercy all buffed in Overwatch PTR patch - official patch notes released



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Update October 23, 2016: Yet more updates are bound for Overwatch, with Blizzard taking to the Battle.net forums to detail what players can...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[zenith16]

Jeff Kaplan discusses the future of hero balance in Overwatch

October 24, 2016 20 Comments

Are all of the heroes in Overwatch balanced? Probably not. Some heroes are a bit more powerful than others.

But is that actually a goal? Director Jeff Kaplan weighed in on the future of balancing characters on the game’s official forums, pointing out that even if all of the heroes were perfectly balanced, there would still be heroes that were seen as better or worse than others based upon the evolving metagame, playstyles, and player preferences.

Kaplan goes on to explain that the goal is always to make all of the game’s heroes viable, but at times player perception will be that certain heroes are either useless or particularly good.

Some of that will come down to a matter of perception, and the job of the designers is to evaluate whether or not a hero is actually non-competitive or if the hero is just being used incorrectly. He also draws the comparison to professional sports, which have slowly changed rules over time to react to dominant and prevailing strategies. So don’t expect big, sudden changes for Overwatch balance; expect slow iteration and gradual evolution. Read more



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[zenith16]

Overwatch season 2 ends on November 24, season 3 calculates your skill rating differently

15 hours ago​

Scott Mercer, principal designer on Overwatch, has written a blog post discussing some of the changes between seasons two and three of the...
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source: PCGamesN

 

[OutOfBoose]

Opened 35 boxes in a row and still DIDN'T get the witch skin... Thanks, Halloween.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Opened 35 boxes in a row and still DIDN'T get the witch skin... Thanks, Halloween.

I've spent $40 on boxes since they started the Halloween thing and haven't gotten Junkrat or Roadhogs. Those are the only two I want and I can't get them. It's ticking me off.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Ouch. We never get what we want. Got 2 (!!!) Junkrats and 1 Roadhog Halloween skins... What the hell. I basically got everyone, but Reaper and Mercy. Ticking me off too.

 

[zenith16]

Opened 35 boxes in a row and still DIDN'T get the witch skin... Thanks, Halloween.

you still have two more day's beside's tonight. but I'm sure on Monday night's eve. you'll ether be trick or treating or taking your kids or cousin's nice's or nephews or someone related for that or more likely partying. I hope you get the in game costume before then .

 

[OutOfBoose]

you still have two more day's beside's tonight. but I'm sure on Monday night's eve. you'll ether be trick or treating or taking your kids or cousin's nice's or nephews or someone related for that or more likely partying. I hope you get the in game costume before then .

Nah, I'm tired. Maybe I'll buy a few more boxes tomorrow, but they better release Sombra soon, because I need some good news in Overwatch.

Also, we don't celebrate Halloween in Russia, we're Orthodox Christianity culture. Well, some people party, but I feel it doesn't belong much here.

 

[zenith16]

Nah, I'm tired. Maybe I'll buy a few more boxes tomorrow, but they better release Sombra soon, because I need some good news in Overwatch.

Also, we don't celebrate Halloween in Russia, we're Orthodox Christianity culture. Well, some people party, but I feel it doesn't belong much here.

lol my family are sevent day Adventist. well were not heavy into the practice any more. but we always managed to have Halloween, even though my old man never fully got it. but it's fun seeing people celebrate it or having partys. yeah I aware not every country celebrates it's it's most ly a north American thing though part of Europe like England celebrate it.

 

[OutOfBoose]

lol my family are sevent day Adventist. well were not heavy into the practice any more. but we always managed to have Halloween, even though my old man never fully got it. but it's fun seeing people celebrate it or having partys. yeah I aware not every country celebrates it's it's most ly a north American thing though part of Europe like England celebrate it.

Well, it's not really about what anyone of us believes in or not (I'm personally an atheist), it's just many holidays come from cultural background. Some people here celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, wear green and run around like idiots. Ask most of them who Saint Patrick is (and what it has to do with Russia), most won't even answer. It's just a cool thing from the West. Just like Halloween. Nobody knows what it is, but it's cool. Pumpkins, 3-leaved shamrock... How to translate "trick or treat" properly in Russian? Because it was never translated and didn't exist in our culture. That being said, I don't mind people celebrating it or have Halloween-themed parties. If it's fun for you, if it gets you off - by all means... Country of free people.

By the way, is anyone following the World Cup 16? Sweden, Korean and US teams look really strong. Especially Korea. Russia is OK so far. As well as China. When a team picks troll characters like Sym and Torb and uses nano-boost on Sym, it's humiliatingly stronger than the opposing team. Poor Australians. US also trolled Chile with Bastion.

 

[zenith16]

Well, it's not really about what anyone of us believes in or not (I'm personally an atheist), it's just many holidays come from cultural background. Some people here celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, wear green and run around like idiots. Ask most of them who Saint Patrick is (and what it has to do with Russia), most won't even answer. It's just a cool thing from the West. Just like Halloween. Nobody knows what it is, but it's cool. Pumpkins, 3-leaved shamrock... How to translate "trick or treat" properly in Russian? Because it was never translated and didn't exist in our culture. That being said, I don't mind people celebrating it or have Halloween-themed parties. If it's fun for you, if it gets you off - by all means... Country of free people.

By the way, is anyone following the World Cup 16? Sweden, Korean and US teams look really strong. Especially Korea. Russia is OK so far. As well as China. When a team picks troll characters like Sym and Torb and uses nano-boost on Sym, it's humiliatingly stronger than the opposing team. Poor Australians. US also trolled Chile with Bastion.

well my old man watch's the sport more then I do. I do watch it on occasion. but I'm more of a basket ball north American(<< more into playing it ) and then there's foot ball and base ball. if I manage to be at a base ball game.

Well I'll ask him what's going down. I for got those were on.

 

[OutOfBoose]

I mean Overwatch World Cup.

 

[Brother Jack]

The loot box system is the only aspect of the game that I don't think is well designed.

 

[zenith16]

I mean Overwatch World Cup.

lol silly me

 

[Matt Mortem]

The loot box system is the only aspect of the game that I don't think is well designed.

Agreed. I hate it. I kinda wish there were challenge based skins to unlock or something for the characters. The random chance the loot boxes offer is garbage. All of the skins I really like I've had to purchase with the in game coins as I've yet to get them out of the boxes.