by Théo Salaun | Oct 23, 2018 | Events, The Overguard
Celebrate the spookiest time of year with the Overguard’s Hallow’s Eve Death Match Series! Sponsored by Kontrol Freek and the Overwatch League’s New York Excelsior, Xbox and PlayStation teams are welcomed to compete in a custom 4v4 Team Death Match tournament for a...
by Théo Salaun | Oct 12, 2018 | Events, Fortnite, The Overguard
The Overguard is officially dropping into Fortnite esports! On Saturday, October 20th, The Overguard will be hosting its first ever competitive Fortnite event and Fortnite’s first cross-platform event: the Fortnite Duo Gauntlet. Known for hosting Overwatch tournaments...
by Théo Salaun | Oct 5, 2018 | Events, Interviews, The Overguard
On August 26th, the Overwatch League’s New York Excelsior broke ground by hosting Overwatch’s first in-person console event with a PS4 Free-For-All Deathmatch during their All-Stars viewing party. While the OWL’s most passionate fanbase crowded the Paley Center’s...
by Clancy Hughes | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
It has been a while since our last Fortnite Power Rankings, and since then, A LOT has happened in Epic Games’ Battle Royale franchise. We saw the Summer Skirmish come and go, with eight weeks of competition for $8 million. Epic also recently announced another...
by Théo Salaun | Aug 18, 2018 | Overwatch League
The NBA and Overwatch League are both city-based team leagues currently enjoying off seasons. They also represent the first time that a traditional sports community has ever truly invested time, money, and attention to an esport. While Overwatch’s unique nature...
by Théo Salaun | Aug 3, 2018 | Events, The Overguard
Throughout August, the Overwatch Community for Mental Health is hosting an Overwatch Charity Tournament benefiting the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in coordination with the Overguard and the OXC (Overwatch Xbox Community) and with support from Matcherino,...
by Clancy Hughes | Jul 31, 2018 | Fortnite, The Overguard
On Friday, July 27th nearly 50 Fortnite duos went head to head in Fortnite’s third Summer Skirmish: Race to the Crown. Over 10 matches, teams fought it out for the victory and for over five kills, enough to secure themselves points. The format was different than...
by Clancy Hughes | Jul 20, 2018 | Fortnite, The Overguard
Anyone who has watched Fortnite scrims prior to seeing the fiasco that was Week 1 of Epic’s Fortnite Summer Skirmish knew exactly what was bound to happen. Any multiplayer game is likely to run into issues and snags when trying out more ambitious tournaments. And lag...
by Théo Salaun | Jul 18, 2018 | The Overguard
Following the open-bracket, competitive Summer Slam #1 tournament for XB1 and PS4 Overwatch teams — the penultimate Summer Slam events are around the corner and now tiered for a more competitive experience. The Xbox tournament is underway on July 21st and 22nd with...
by Clancy Hughes | Jul 6, 2018 | Fortnite, The Overguard
With the emergence of a rapidly growing Fortnite esports scene (stemming from Fortnite Battle Royale competitions), it felt fitting that we put together power rankings for all the teams that seem to be competing at the highest stage. These rankings were determined by...
