Author: @Loadscr33n

What is the Overwatch League? A beginners guide.

What is the Overwatch League? A beginners guide.

Posted by | Feb 5, 2019 | ,

It can be a bit overwhelming to get into any new sport, let alone one of the biggest eSport league in the world. In an attempt to get you up to speed, I will be presenting a five part series to introduce everyone to the Overwatch League, the four different game modes, the basics of Overwatch’s heroes, some common terminology, and a look at the Boston Uprising’s roster. In this article, I’ll be looking at an introduction to the Overwatch league. History Overwatch is a team based, first person, hero based shooter released by Blizzard in 2016. Blizzard announced...

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No biggie but I’m kind of best friends with Gamsu

No biggie but I’m kind of best friends with Gamsu

Posted by | Feb 5, 2019 |

So I’m scrolling through Twitter and lo and behold my guy, and our (unofficial) captain Gamsu, is posting about his new dog Uni for the millionth time. Thing is I love dogs too. In fact, my wife and I just got one. Well what self respecting fan doesn’t shoot his shot to the man? Didn’t expect anything, but then this happened: Awesome. Just got this guy a week ago. Puppies make everything better! pic.twitter.com/nT1yuEcN90— LoadScr33n (@LoadScr33n) February 4, 2019 Oh boy what a coincidence? Two guys who each got a new dog. Small world. Was it just luck or...

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Overwatch League just flipped the spectating experience on its head

Overwatch League just flipped the spectating experience on its head

Posted by | Feb 4, 2019 | ,

Watching eSports can be difficult. Blizzard put tools into Overwatch to help the League’s production team put together the best broadcast possible. Unfortunately it’s a moving target. Idle players are shown, big plays are missed, and hectic action becomes too disorienting for both casual and hardcore viewers. What could the Overwatch League do? Different Views To start, how about giving us spectators the same tools as the broadcasters? Now you have the ability to watch the action from any player’s view. Want to actually see what our support players do? You can now. Kellex and AimGod appreciate your patronage....

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Why I Love the Overwatch League and You Should Too

Why I Love the Overwatch League and You Should Too

Posted by | Jan 26, 2019 |

You may wonder why someone who owns eight Bruins jerseys, loves drinking $10 bud lights in the bleachers at Fenway, and thinks NFL Sundays are the only religious observance that needs to be made would be into the Overwatch League. It may be surprising to hear that just like traditional sports, the Overwatch League offers the same thrilling competition, ego driven player personalities, talking heads with their absurd hot takes, and questionable head coaching decisions. I’ve seen underdogs win it big and favorites handsomely dominate so much that you question how some players made it into the league. Since...

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