No amateur teams qualified for the final stage of the Overwatch League’s first pro-am tournament. But the tournament represented a crucial step in supporting the amateur league that keeps the ...

Things are looking dire for the Overwatch League (OWL), the competitive esports scene built around Activision Blizzard’s popular hero shooter, as the company laid off some 50 employees on July 18.

If it feels like you haven't heard a lot about what's happening with the Overwatch League lately, that's okay. A lot of us haven't, even those of us who keep an eye on it. To say that this year hasn't ...

The Overwatch League (OWL) appears to be no more after six seasons. A Blizzard spokesperson told Engadget that "We are transitioning from the Overwatch League and evolving competitive Overwatch in a ...

The Overwatch League is no more. Activision Blizzard is moving away from the esports league to take its competitive Overwatch 2 scene elsewhere, the company announced this week. “We are transitioning ...

Season 6 of the Overwatch League will see a big format shakeup and the inclusion of teams from its Contender's division in seasonlong competition. The Overwatch League will also hold 2 live events ...

It looks like Activision Blizzard's Overwatch and Call of Duty pro leagues could be in trouble. In a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said that both leagues are ...

Blizzard has revealed the next evolution of top-level Overwatch 2 esports after the demise of the Overwatch League. The publisher has teamed up with ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) to run the new Overwatch ...

When Blizzard announced the Overwatch League in 2016, there were plenty of questions about how the esports league would actually work – but at the very least, you couldn’t fault the ambition. The ...

Overwatch Champions Series 2026 expands to 11 partner teams, adds pre season bootcamp, and revives World Cup at BlizzCon.