Death of a Game: Overwatch


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#DOAG . Death of a Game is a series dedicated to uncovering the mysteries surrounding the death of a game or company. nerdSlayer defines the term “death” in the context of the show as either… 1. Literally dead. 2. Had a mass exodus of players and never recovered (expectations etc). 3. The company ceased to exist. We follow a timeline of events, to uncover clues concerning why a game or company doesn’t do well, and attempt to put it all together at the end for a deduction explaining how or why the game failed based on the evidence gathered.

Sources:

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https://kotaku.com/overwatchs-director-on-competitive-controversies-and-1783869335
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https://kotaku.com/how-blizzard-is-trying-to-fix-overwatchs-toxicity-probl-1783749976
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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatchs-pc-closed-beta-begins/1100-6431773/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-overwatch-characters-revealed-beta-starts-this/1100-6425737/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-12-07-overwatchs-post-release-heroes-and-maps-will-be-free
https://www.pcgamer.com/does-overwatch-have-what-it-takes-to-succeed-as-an-esport/
https://www.polygon.com/2016/5/24/11722688/overwatch-timeline
https://www.pcgamer.com/esl-announces-first-six-figure-overwatch-tournament/
https://www.polygon.com/2016/11/4/13511762/overwatch-league-is-blizzards-ambitious-new-esports-org-includes-city
https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/28/21083588/overwatch-league-player-caster-talent-burnout-season-3
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https://us.millenium.gg/news/6789.html
https://estnn.com/youtube-160-million-esports-media-deal-activision-blizzard/
https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/overwatch-league-activision-blizzard-patriots-mets-1202493224/
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/13630/opinion-overwatch-league-in-trouble-without-homestands

Overwatch League loses more sponsors as workers expose Activision-Blizzard’s toxic culture


https://www.slashgear.com/blizzard-sets-up-giant-overwatch-action-figures-across-the-globe-21440997/
https://www.engadget.com/2016-05-13-overwatch-open-beta-pulls-in-over-9-million-players.html

Overwatch on consoles is smooth, but most will prefer PC


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https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-controversy-timeline-explained/
https://www.polygon.com/22394111/overwatch-jeff-kaplan-quits-blizzard-aaron-keller
https://www.forbes.com/sites/krisholt/2021/11/03/overwatch-2-release-date-2023-uncertain-blizzard/?sh=87cdfc144e26
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23466964/open-queue-mode-is-now-live-in-competitive-play/
https://kotaku.com/overwatch-is-getting-some-big-balance-changes-1783536916