Update: There's a Storm Brewing in Overwatch Archives: Storm Rising Named Maximilien
Update: We have a closer look at Maximilien.
Blizzard released another teaser giving us a closer look at Maximilien. The Overwatch strike team is surveiling the streets of Havana looking for Doomfist’s accountant, Maximilien.
Overwatch Archives: Havana, Cuba?
Overwatch Archive: Retribution took us to Rialto-Venice, Italy and Uprising took us to Tracer’s first mission in King’s Row, London. Is Havana next?
Overwatch Esports Team Philadelphia Fusion is Getting a $50 Million Arena
Comcast Spectacor announced that they are building the “First-of-Its-Kind Venue Will Stand as the Largest, New-Construction, Purpose-Built Esports Arena in the Western Hemisphere .”
Microsoft Opens Halo: The Master Chief Collection to PC
Halo games will be available in Valve’s Steam Store and in the Microsoft Store.
Toxicity is Down in Overwatch
Toxicity in gaming is a huge problem. Fortunately, some developers, like Blizzard, are taking measures to reduce problematic behavior in gaming.
At the 2019 Game Developers Conference, Blizzard research developer Natasha Miller said toxicity in Overwatch is down 40 percent since last year. They attribute the decline in “problematic behavior” to the in-game measures Blizzard implemented in 2018.
Doctors Are Urging Women To Stop Putting Wasps In Their Vaginas
Naturally, we want to take care of our bodies, especially our private areas. Too often, however, someone comes up with a ridiculous plan or cure for any array of vaginal issues. From Gwyneth Paltrow's steamed vagina and jade eggs to some non-scientist’s bright idea to turn weed into suppositories to ease PMS cramps, people are doing the absolute most with their vaginas.
Valve to Review Visual Novel Called "Rape Day" and It's Problematic AF
It’s 2019 and women are still consistently targeted for sexual harassment and assault at an alarming rate. Sexual violence toward women is not only normalized in media, but glorified in everything from music to pornography. Now, there’s a video game where the plot is to rape women during a zombie apocalypse. WTF?!
Sale on Bethesda Games Until March 6th
Green Man Gaming is having a huge sale on Bethesda’s biggest titles!
Your wallet may not be too thrilled with you because this sale is pretty dope! Don’t miss out on this massive sale of Bethesda games on Steam from Green Man Gaming. Games on sale:
Overwatch Hero #30, Baptiste - Already on PTR
Our newest support hero, Baptiste, is ready to make the world a better place.
When Baptiste was confirmed as Overwatch Hero #30, we predicted what some of his abilities could be. We were right. We compared our predictions with his abilities.
It's Official: New Overwatch Hero is Baptiste
Baptiste is Overwatch Hero 30
On February 19, Blizzard released a teaser video of Sombra hacking into Talon’s system, uncovering a classified document—Subject: Cuerva Strike Team - Log Recovered. The document detailed a mission to Haiti to apprehend or kill their former team member, Jean-Baptiste Augustin.
New Overwatch Hero Could Be Jean-Baptiste Augustin
On February 19, Blizzard released a new assault map for Overwatch: Paris.
The Paris map is a beautiful, futuristic map full of small, winding streets and corners, like the modern city itself. The city looks to have been abandoned due to Omnic-Human tensions. There are wanted posters for various Omnics inside the police station.
UPDATE: World of Warcraft Streamer, Elvine Arrested, Released on Bail
Elvine was just one among 169 people arrested “during an 11-day investigation into human trafficking throughout metro Atlanta leading up to the Super Bowl.” The goal of investigations such as Operation Interception is to, “rescue any children or young adults.” Elvine was charged with using a computer service (the Whisper app) to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child to commit an illegal act, which is a felony offense.
Very Limited Time: Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Closed Beta Deal
Green Man Gaming is offering a 16% Discount on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 pre-purchase.
World of Warcraft Streamer, Elvine Arrested with 20 Others
Elvine and 20 others were arrested in an undercover Super Bowl sex-crimes operation.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover investigation ending in the arrest of 21 people over five days for child pornography and sex trafficking crimes. The GBI issued a press release.
Another Long-time Blizzard Employee Exits Activision Blizzard
World of Warcraft’s in-game cinematic director, Terran Gregory writes a heart-wrenching good-bye to a very dear friend and close work colleague, being careful not to reveal the person’s name.
Activision Blizzard CFO, Spencer Neumann Terminated
What does this mean for Blizzard’s falling numbers?
On December 31, 2018, Activision Blizzard announced that Chief Financial Officer, Spencer Neumann had been placed on paid leave and intended to terminate his contract if he could not demonstrate why he should keep his job. Although Activision Blizzard says Neumann’s termination had nothing to do with falling declining share value, he was replaced with Activision Blizzard veteran Dennis Durkin.