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• Overwatch players are not getting the free loot box on first Deathmatch win, Blizzard looking into it

  When Blizzard brought Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch to Overwatch, it added a nice little incentive for players to try out the mode.

• Blizzard is reevaluating every penalty in Overwatch's reporting system

  Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan admitted that Blizzard hasn’t been doing a great job of communicating what its plans are for the future of the game’s reporting system.

• Overwatch's Mercy is being rebalanced in a spectacular way

  Mercy is getting major changes that won’t feel like nerfs at all.

• Overwatch: players in Competitive Silver, Gold, Platinum, can now be demoted to lower tiers

  Blizzard has revealed even more changes to Competitive Play in Overwatch.

• Overwatch Competitive Play seasons will now be 2-months long, and other big changes for Season 6

  Blizzard is making big changes to the way Overwatch’s Competitive Play works.

• Overwatch: D.Va is getting a new ability, a big nerf to Defense Matrix

  Blizzard has been working on an updated version of Overwatch’s D.Va that, among other things, bring a new ability to the hero.

• Overwatch Junkertown map revealed

  Blizzard has officially unveiled the next Overwatch map, called Junkertown.

• Overwatch players on PS4 and Xbox One are finally getting a report button in the next patch

  The next Overwatch patch is going to add one feature players on consoles have been asking for since launch.

• Blizzard brings back the Battle.net name, now that it knows nobody stopped calling it that

  Blizzard has once again changed the name of its desktop app, this time to bring back the iconic Battle.net branding.

• Warcraft 3 gets its own public test realm

  Warcraft 3 now has its first ever public test realm.

• Overwatch: Lucioball Competitive score should be separate from regular Comp, fix inbound

  When the Overwatch Summer Games event kicked off a couple of days ago, many noticed a bug that prevented them from playing Competitive Lucioball with their friends.

• The Overwatch Spectator Mode will be improved to make it easier to follow players in the match

  One of the biggest complaints from those who follow the Overwatch pro scene is that the game’s Spectator Mode is lacking.

• Overwatch: your time playing Competitive Lucioball won't be wasted, because you'll be earning CP

  With the launch of the Overwatch Summer Games approaching, many are looking forward to Lucioball, in both its ranked and unranked variations.

• Overwatch gets small patch ahead of Summer Games event

  Blizzard has released a new Overwatch update to kick things off in August.

• Overwatch: Blizzard explains what the respawn change made in the Doomfist patch actually means

  When the latest Overwatch update went live yesterday, players noticed one particular note that wasn’t easy to make sense of.

• Play Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition for free this weekend on Xbox One

  Starting today, Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition can be downloaded and played completely free on Xbox One, provided you have a valid Gold subscription.

• Playing off-meta heroes in Overwatch won't cause you to get penalised under the revamped system

  Now that Blizzard has announced harsher penalties for Overwatch’s worst-behaving players, many are starting to wonder what counts and what doesn’t.

• Overwatch game director explains why the PTR does not currently offer any incentives

  The Overwatch Public Test Region (PTR) is designed to test patches and new additions before they hit the live server.

• Blizzard explains why Terry Crews wasn't cast as Doomfist in Overwatch

  Blizzard had a particular style in mind for Overwatch’s Doomfist, and Terry Crews just wasn’t the guy for that.