‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ hits 30 million players in 10 days

Activision's free-to-play spin on the battle royale genre has only been around for 10 days, but Call of Duty: Warzone has already attracted a significant number of players. The publisher says more than 30 million gamers have dropped into the arena so...

The latest ‘Overwatch’ hero can transform into enemy characters

Echo, the latest Overwatch hero, is joining the ranks of the game's damage dealers with some nifty-sounding abilities. The AI robot's ultimate in particular will give players plenty of new scope for creativity -- when they activate Duplicate, Echo ca...

‘Overwatch’ college esports series will award $40,000 in scholarships

There's certainly an active Overwatch college esports scene, but it can be difficult for a player to stand out and turn pro when there are hundreds of schools. Activision Blizzard, Torque and UMG might have a way for serious players to shine. They'...

Overwatch League cancels South Korean matches due to coronavirus

A week-and-a-half after it said it would host a slate of cancelled Overwatch League matches in Seoul, South Korea, Blizzard is now postponing those games as well. The move comes after a surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the East Asian country. L...

Overwatch League moves matches to South Korea after coronavirus outbreak

The current coronavirus outbreak (aka COVID-19) is affecting the esports world as much as other industries. The Overwatch League is moving cancelled homestand matches at Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai to Seoul, South Korea during weeks 6 and 7 of t...

Activision Blizzard pulls its games from GeForce Now

GeForce Now, NVIDIA's game streaming service, went live for everyone last week. It allows you to play hundreds of games from dozens of publishers in the cloud, but Activision Blizzard's titles are no longer among the options after the publisher asked...

The 10-year challenge: Video game edition

The 10-year challenge swept social media in January, with people posting images of themselves from 2009 and 2019, usually accompanied by a cute remark about things being the same yet totally different. It's a fun, heartwarming way to train machine le...

Blizzard unveils ‘Overwatch 2’ at BlizzCon

Following a leak about the game earlier this week, Blizzard revealed Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon, including a look at the gameplay. You can expect four-player story missions and hero missions across familiar maps as Blizzard expands the franchise's lore...

The first season of Call of Duty League begins January 24th

Activision Blizzard's bid at an Overwatch-style, city-based Call of Duty esports competition is relatively close to getting underway. The publisher has announced that the first season of the Call of Duty League will get started on the weekend of Jan...