Category: Overwatch
Overwatch Academy Mega Bundle: What’s included and is it worth it?
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR The Overwatch Academy Mega Bundle is a collection of cosmetics themed around school and academia. The bundle includes a range of cosmetics, such as skins and emotes. The heroes included in the bundle are Juno, Kiriko, Soldier: 76, Tracer, and Sojourn. Players have to pay 5,900 Overwatch coins for the…
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How does map voting work in Overwatch 2?
Image credit: Maya Sattar for Esports Insider via Overwatch 2 TL;DR Map voting was added in Season 17, letting players choose from three pre-selected maps in Quick Play or Competitive. Players get 30 seconds to vote, with each vote increasing that map’s odds by 10% in a roulette-style selection. Map options are still chosen by…
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Overwatch 2: 10 best Lucio skins in 2025
Lucio is one of the original Overwatch heroes who has been part of the series since it came out / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Lucio is a support hero who has been part of the Overwatch series since the first game in 2016. He balances healing with speed buffs and can also deal significant…
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Every qualified team for the OWCS Stage 2 Midseason championship
Image credit: Igor Bezborodov, Esports World Cup Foundation via Flickr Stage 2 of the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) has finally decided its top teams across six regions as it heads into the Midseason Championships. The offline tournament will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the Esports World Cup (EWC), during the fourth week of…
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Overwatch 2 Season 17 battle pass: What’s included and is it worth it?
Season 17 is all about retro gaming, with some school-themed academia on the side / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Overwatch 2’s season 17 battle pass was released on June 25, 2025. The battle pass contains cosmetics and items that relate to the season’s main themes of retro gaming and academia. It costs 1,000 Overwatch…
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Overwatch Stadium: Best Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta builds in 2025
Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta are the news additions to the Stadium Mode in Overwatch 2 / Image credit: Blizzard TL;DR Overwatch Stadium just received its first trio of new heroes with Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta. The best way to build Sigma is offensively to maximise his Hyperspheres. Junkrat has lots of synergies with his weapon, but…
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Overwatch 2 G.I. Joe event revealed
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2 has revealed that its latest collaboration event will feature the nostalgic 1990s franchise, G.I. Joe, bringing five new cosmetic skins to the hero shooter. The event will run from July 1st to 14th, bringing Hasbro’s iconic action figures to the game alongside special challenges for players to complete. Keep…
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Overwatch 2: 10 best Mei skins in 2025: Top cosmetics for Mei-Ling Zhou
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Mei is one of the original Overwatch heroes, and she has plenty of skins to choose from. Mei is the sole survivor of an accident at the Ecopoint: Antarctica science facility. Some of Mei’s best skins include Honeydew, Pajamei and Firefighter. Mei-Ling Zhou is a Damage hero and one of…
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Overwatch 2 Formalwear Mega Bundle: What’s included, and is it worth it?
Tracer, Mercy, and Hanzo get legendary skins in the Formalwear Mega Bundle skin / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR The Formalwear bundle is smaller than other cosmetic bundles in Overwatch 2. It includes three skins for Mercy, Tracer, and Hanzo. Sojourn, Baptiste, and Cassidy’s Formalwear skins are not part of the bundle. The bundle costs…
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Here’s everything we know about Wuyang, Overwatch 2’s upcoming hero
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2‘s Wuyang is set to release during Season 18 as its latest hero, but not much is known about the 44th addition to the hero shooter’s character roster. Esports Insider has gathered everything revealed so far about Wuyang, as well as discerning whether or not he will be viable in…
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