overwatch
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Activision Blizzard Settles Antitrust Suit Alleging It Imposed Salary Caps on Professional Overwatch and Call of Duty Players
The Department of Justice said Monday that it had reached a settlement with gaming giant Activision Blizzard over a complaint accusing the company of financially penalising successful Overwatch and Call of Duty esports teams. The DOJ alleged Activision’s “Competitive Balance Tax” would have “effectively operated as a salary tax and limited competition.” Activision says it…
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Heroes Never Die, And Neither Do The Week’s Best Toys
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, our regular roundup of our favourite new toys on the internet. This week: Nerf overkill! Overwatch’s Mercy swoops in! Very nice chairs! And much, much more. Check it out!
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Razer’s Overwatch D.Va Headset Is Surprisingly Good
As a D.Va main in Overwatch, I got pretty excited when Razer released the MEKA range last year. All sold separately, the products include a mouse, mouse pad and headset — the latter of which looks almost exactly like the one D.Va wears herself. But despite my excitement, I didn’t actually expect much from the…
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The Overwatch World Cup Is Live On TV This Weekend
Blizzard is teaming up with Seven to broadcast the Overwatch World Cup live around the nation on Sunday morning — apparently a first for commercial network TV in Australia. Esports is a mainstream thing now, you guys.