Blog 1 - History of the League
The Overwatch League was first announced in November of 2016. Blizzard Entertainment’s plan was to make its newly released Overwatch game into an e-sports with worldwide city-based associations. From London to Shanghai, 12 teams face each other at the Blizzard Arena, a stadium specifically designed for competitive gaming, in a new, one of a kind e-sport league. But for those not in the know, Overwatch can be a bit of a headache and tough to understand. So here is a brief explanation of Overwatch in general and a short overview of the League. Overwatch is a team based, first person shooter released in May of 2016. It has no story or campaign that players can go through to learn about the worldbuilding is through external comics, animated shorts, short stories, and in-game lore tabs. Instead, the game play consists of two teams of six players who compete against each other over an objective. There are four different game modes that players play per game. A King-of-the-H