Overwatch

Jeff Kaplan and the Overwatch team have done something extraordinary to ease the pain of one player's loss. Recently, an Overwatch fan wrote to Blizzard to tell them that his girlfriend's father had passed away and that Overwatch was their way to help her cope with her sorrow. A few weeks later, a large 15-pound box showed up on their doorstep with a personal letter from Kaplan and about as many Overwatch goodies as you can imagine.

Overwatch devs stunned their community with the late night announcement that it had opened up the first season of Competitive 6v6 Elimination that will run from now through May 8th. All previous Elimination maps plus Ayutthaya are in place. The "Lockout" rule in in force so that when one team wins with a particular hero, it becomes unavailable for the team until the match is complete. Players can access Competitive Elimination via the Arcade.

The Overwatch: Retribution event is now live, the first in The Archives series that will provide more backstory to the game. The event features a the Venice at Night map as well as the usual collection of skins, sprays, and other cosmetic items and runs from today through April 30th.

During last night's Overwatch League, Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan introduced a new limited time event called Retribution. The events portrayed take place 8 years in the past and show Reaper, McCree, Genji and Moira headed off to Venice on a mission against Talon. Of course, Venice is an incoming map and the Talon enemies (Sniper, Assassin and Heavy Assault) are brand new.

We've heard a lot about the "Overwatch" group of heroes who were assigned to protect the world. However, we haven't heard much about the super secretive part of Overwatch, the Blackwatch group that includes characters like Reaper, McCree, Sombra and Widowmaker. That changes today with the arrival of the newest Overwatch (the game) comic called Retribution.