Overwatch League

The Overwatch League matches officially start tonight, and that means Blizzard has turned the hype up to eleven.

It was first announced at BlizzCon 2016. A year and a half of planning since that announcement has led us here. Opening Day for the inaugural season of Overwatch League kicks off today at 6 p.m. Central, live from Blizzard Arena.

Yesterday might have introduced all those sweet new Overwatch League skins, but there was a mountain of other noteworthy news in the latest Overwatch patch as well, which was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

After the Overwatch League officially began with preseason show matches in December exclusively on MLG.tv -- i.e., not Twitch -- lots of people were wondering whether this would continue with the regular season.

The Overwatch League hype train has officially left the station.

Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer unveiled plans for a companion app way back at BlizzCon.

At the end of last month, the Overwatch esports team posted an overview on how an Overwatch League hopeful might be able to play in the big leagues.

It was only natural things would get explosive last night, since one of the first teams playing in the exhibition matches showcasing Overwatch's fledgling esports league was the Florida Mayhem.

In a series of tweets citing "player logistics issues," the Philadelphia Fusion is officially withdrawing from the Overwatch League preseason.

The Overwatch esports team has done a great job making improvements to the viewing experience in anticipation of the Overwatch League preseason opener this Wednesday.