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.

Jeff Kaplan recently spoke about the failure of the Overwatch League, but I think he's a bit off base about why it failed.

Five years later, fans finally understand Jeff Kaplan's sudden departure from Overwatch and Blizzard.

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Overwatch League, the Overwatch 2 esports league that (somewhat ill-advisedly) adopted an NFL-like franchise model, died last year. The brainchild ...

Activision Blizzard has revealed that Overwatch League teams will vote to decide the fate of the league at the end of this season, while lay-offs signal a dark future for the company's esports plans.

Former Overwatch game director and one-time face of the brand Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard Entertainment in 2021, after 19 years at the company. He's been quietly working on another game since leaving, ...

Video game companies often reward gamers with in-game items for watching streams. In fact, Overwatch has done this numerous times by rewarding Overwatch 2 players for watching Twitch streams, granting ...