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• Blizzard is cracking down on the use of Pursuit, Visor and other third-party apps in Overwatch

  Overwatch players who rely on third-party apps to track and improve their performance in Overwatch were warned about continued use of these apps.

• Someone discovered an adorable Hammond Easter egg in Overwatch

  Overwatch’s Wrecking Ball will sing to you when an in-game Easter egg is triggered.

• Check out the Demon Hunter Sombra skin in Overwatch for owners of the BlizzCon 2018 virtual ticket

  As with every new BlizzCon, this year’s event will too offer a virtual ticket for those who prefer to follow the show from home.

• Overwatch is one of the new Humble Monthly games for October

  Humble Monthly subscribers are being handed Overwatch for the month of October.

• Overwatch loot boxes will no longer be sold for real money in Belgium, The Netherlands

  The ability to purchase loot boxes for real money in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm will soon be disabled in Belgium and The Netherlands.

• Overwatch free weekend kicks of today on PC, PS4, and Xbox One

  Overwatch will be free to play all weekend starting today, August 23.

• Blizzard gamescom 2018: Overwatch content reveal, more - watch the presentation here

  Blizzard will reveal new content for Overwatch, show off Island Expeditions in World of Warcraft, and Tychus Findlay Co-op Commander gameplay will finally be shown for StarCraft. Watch it all unfold right here.

• Overwatch Summer Games 2018 event is live: here's a look at the skins, info on the modes, maps, more

  I tried to put one more word beginning with the letter “m” in the Overwatch Sumner Games 2018 headline, but ran out of room.

• Overwatch Summer Games event returns this week: see the new skins so far

  This Thursday, August 9, Overwatch’s Summer Games event will kick off on all platforms.

• Celebrate Wrecking Ball's release with a free Overwatch weekend on PC

  Anyone wishing to experience the joy of Overwatch’s new hamster hero can do so on PC for free starting today.

• Overwatch Wrecking Ball - tactics and counters according to the lead designer

  Blizzard sometimes creates Overwatch characters in response to the meta, but Wrecking Ball is different.

• How Wrecking Ball went from junkyard magnet to mech-driving hamster - an Overwatch ‘Making Of’

  Overwatch’s roster is a bizarre band of misfits. Instead of playing as your typical shooter protagonist, here you can become a cyborg ninja, a scientist gorilla, and a teleporting goth.

• Sorry, Blizzard won’t change Wrecking Ball’s name to Hammond

  When Overwatch’s latest hero, Wrecking Ball, was announced, some people were extremely mad online.

• Why Blizzard decided to give Sombra infinite invisibility in an upcoming Overwatch patch

  Sombra is one of the most difficult Overwatch characters to master. She dies easily, and managing her abilities is like trying to rub your tummy, pat your head, and give a speech at the same time.

• Exclusive: Say goodbye to Molten Core and hello to throwable, self-upgrading turrets in Overwatch’s Torbjörn rework

  We got the chance to have a chat with Blizzard’s Geoff Goodman, lead designer on Overwatch, and he gave us the lowdown on how Torbjörn’s rework is shaping up.

• Overwatch support class overhaul nerfs Mercy and Brigitte, buffs the rest

  Ana and other support classes in Overwatch will receive a buff with the next patch, but poor Mercy, well, she’s getting nerfed.

• Overwatch game director says Endorsements, Looking for Group already a success

  Endorsements and the Looking for Group features were introduced to Overwatch to cut down on toxicity, particularly in Competitive Play, and they’ve already proven to be working.

• Overwatch players still experiencing issues after DDoS attack

  Overwatch players experienced connection issues overnight due to DDoS attacks, and some players are still reporting issues.

• Six games that do in-game events just as well as Fortnite

  Fortnite just hit the news again because of an in-game event where players could all login and watch a rocket crack open the sky.