The cancellation of Overwatch 2’s PvE mode is a major blow to the games industry. PvE modes are a popular way for players to experience games, and their… Continue reading
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PowerupGaming Christmas Cracker #7 – Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2019
Winter Wonderland is an in-game event that comes to Overwatch every year. The first time around it introduced a single new game mode, but since then it has… Continue reading
Overwatch 2 was revealed over the weekend at BlizzCon 2019, and was easily the highlight of the whole event for many attendees and viewers alike. While a new… Continue reading
Over the weekend there were some serious rumours about a sequel to Blizzard’s massive hero shooter, Overwatch, and that it’s going to be announced this weekend at Blizzcon… Continue reading
Buying the physical edition of a game is something I can identify with. It’s a tangible version of a product that you enjoy, and for many, myself included,… Continue reading
With visuals reminiscent of a Pixar movie and no gore to speak of, Overwatch, the highly popular hero-based first-person shooter from Blizzard Entertainment, seems like a perfect fit… Continue reading
Sigma is the new hero that is coming to Overwatch soon. If that name rings a bell then you might recall Sigma from Mega Man X. In this… Continue reading
We have not seen a new Overwatch Hero in a while. With the addition of Baptist, the total number of heroes is now 30. Game director Jeff Kaplan… Continue reading
The Overwatch Brigitte meta has some people very upset and they have resorted to sending Tweets and messages to the voice actor behind the character. Matilda Smedius has been getting… Continue reading
Overwatch has a new hero, Ashe. The character was revealed in a new short a few days back and the character is available on the test servers (PTR)… Continue reading
Blizzard has spoken of its desire to make the Overwatch League as “welcoming and inclusive” as the game itself, after the confirmation this week that the first female player… Continue reading
Overwatch was the Game of the Year in 2016. Or at least that’s what many claimed, including Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards (not that The Game Awards is… Continue reading
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NGE and Twitch Partner to Bring the Overwatch Winter Premiere Live Finals to PAX Arena at PAX South
Exciting news released today as Next Generation Esports (NGE) announced that, in partnership with Twitch, the Overwatch Winter Premiere Live Finals will take place at PAX Arena. The… Continue reading
After a short delay, Overwatch’s previously announced PTR (public test region) update is now live for testing. Patch 1.7 makes further tweaks to Roadhog’s hook following user testing,… Continue reading
Blizzard has made a number of tweaks to Overwatch’s Arcade mode over the past 48 hours, which has seen the shooter’s 1 vs. 1 mode removed in favour… Continue reading
The Call of Duty franchise reigned supreme in the gaming world ten or so years ago. But how the mighty have fallen! In this episode of The Gentleman’s… Continue reading
With 2016 now drawing to a close, we at Power Up Gaming have had time to reflect on what has, in many ways, been a turbulent year. Mirroring… Continue reading
To celebrate Christmas, Blizzard has gifted players of its game-of-the-year-winning shooter Overwatch with five free seasonal loot boxes. Between now and January 2, users can claim their holiday… Continue reading
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Blizzard Considering Changes to Overwatch Assault Maps; ‘Fun Experiments’ in the Works for Arcade
Blizzard is considering making changes to Overwatch’s competitive assault maps, following an unusually high percentage of games ending in draws, the studio has today confirmed. In response to… Continue reading
Popular Overwatch hero Tracer originally shot laser beams out of her eyes, Blizzard has today confirmed. Now known to players for her zipping, blinking and dual wielding of rapid-fire pistols,… Continue reading