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Blizzard Working to Stream Their PC Games Directly to Facebook
Blizzard Entertainment announced that is it working with Facebook to implement Facebook’s Live API into its current list of games. Once implemented, players will be able to use their Facebook login to access Blizzard games on PC, including Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft 2, and Diablo III. While the immediate benefit of this partnership will be an easy way...[Read More]
Blizzard Will “Keep an Eye” on Overwatch Cross-Play
A response to a tweet on the Overwatch account has opened up some hope that Overwatch cross-play between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be possible: “There is no cross-platform play. We’ll keep an eye on cross-platform possibilities on the consoles.” While the tweet does not confirm that Blizzard is working on console cross-play, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Microsoft recently an...[Read More]
Overwatch Review
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Blizzard Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: May 24, 2016 Acquired via: Battle.net What can I say about Overwatch that hasn’t been said already by much more experienced individuals? How about we start with the fact that I am not a first-person shooter (FPS) fan by any stretch of the imagination? How about the fact that my last extended foray ...[Read More]
Overwatch Review
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Blizzard Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: May 24, 2016 Acquired via: Battle.net What can I say about Overwatch that hasn’t been said already by much more experienced individuals? How about we start with the fact that I am not a first-person shooter (FPS) fan by any stretch of the imagination? How about the fact that my last extended foray ...[Read More]
Competitive Mode for Overwatch Delayed
Blizzard has decided to delay Overwatch’s ranked competitive mode until July, Blizzard has confirmed. It was expected to launch in June. The official Overwatch Twitter account responded to a message asking about competitive seasons by saying they will be “introducing our Competitive Play (hopefully) later in July.” It later followed up with clarification that Blizzard was looking at “mid-to-...[Read More]
Blizzard will be permabanning Overwatch cheaters on first offense
With Overwatch releasing on May 24th, Blizzard is not wasting any time warning off potential cheaters. A battle.net forum post addresses how Blizzard will handle those found cheating. According to a Blizzard community manager, “If a player is found to be cheating — or using hacks, bots, or third-party software that provides any sort of unfair advantage — that player will be perma...[Read More]