Back in May, Philadelphia Fusion’s Overwatch Contenders team, Fusion University, ran into some wardrobe difficulties when their team jersey — emblazoned with a giant, devil-may-care “FU” — got banned from the season one finals.
Now, though, they’re back with a new jersey that tells “FU” haters to F off.
The Philadelphia Fusion's Overwatch Contenders team, University, is playing without jerseys in today's season one finals, not due to a laundry mishap or lost luggage but apparently the giant "FU" emblazoned on their game wear.
Head coach Da-hee "Crusty" Park just left the Boston Uprising for the same job with the San Francisco Shock, one day after the team narrowly missed out on winning every single game in the Overwatch League's third stage. Yesterday, New York Excelsior won the title and put a stop to Boston's undefeated streak.
Many eyes are on the Overwatch League right now, but while stage 3 carries on, the secondary Overwatch division is heating up. As the Overwatch Contenders playoffs come to a close, you should be watching.
Overwatch League's minor league, Contenders, kicked off with a bang over the weekend. Also, karaoke.
Other Zenyatta players might be stronger, faster and/or literally Seoul Dynasty's Ryujehong, but this is, without a doubt, The One True Zenyatta.
In the past month, the healer Mercy in Overwatch has experienced an unprecedented boom in popularity across all competitive levels, especially in the highest tiers.
The big spike in Mercy usage coincides with a massive overhaul of her abilities, courtesy of a patch implemented on September 19. These huge changes have sparked debate in the Overwatch community about how pro players influence the game, and whether Blizzard's pivot into the esports business has changed the game.
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, but you can still try to give it back to the Tracer who threw it.
The Zarya-Doomfist combination, sometimes referred to as a "gravfist," is a simple but effective one-two punch. It's brutal in public games, but seeing it land in a professional Overwatch match is spectacular.
Over the weekend, Blizzard hosted the first round of qualifiers for Overwatch's Contenders series, AKA the minor league to the upcoming Overwatch League's majors. There was some solid action, a couple of surprising upsets, and a lot of Winston dancing. I don't think Overwatch is ready to be a top esport yet, though.
