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Overwatch League VP Jon Spector on ‘wide-open’ finals and next year’s big switch to Overwatch 2

Most Overwatch League fans know Jon Spector from his regular cameos in the league’s video updates, where he wields a whiteboard full of plans and a faux “script” of plot twists to spice up the season. In reality, he’s been working with an extensive team of experts as the league’s vice president, organizing this year’s grand finale and rolling toward the April 2022 start date of season five, confirmed to be played on an early build of Overwatch 2.   Ahead of the Overwatch League season playoffs, which begin on Sept.

Sources: Washington Justice ownership group making forward progress in talks to acquire, relocate Chicago Call of Duty League slot

Washington Esports Ventures, the parent company of the Overwatch League’s Washington Justice, is negotiating a deal that if completed would see it acquire the Chicago Call of Duty League slot and propose relocation to Washington, D.C., sources familiar with those conversations told Dot Esports.  Washington is one of two serious parties in negotiations with NRG Esports, the current owners of OpTic Gaming and OpTic Chicago, sources said. While a deal is not closed, there’s optimism among league officials and parties involved that the deal will move forward, according to sources.

NBA 2K22 MyCareer Coach Drills: How to Complete

Top GamesHere's how to compete the scheduled coach drills in NBA 2K22 MyCareer on Next Gen. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, 2KIn NBA 2K22 MyCareer on Next Gen, players will be tasked with completing two coach drills as part of the "The Come Up: Season Goals" career quest to enter the starting lineup of the team that drafted them.While that sounds pretty straightforward to do, unfortunately, many players are confused on how to get them done since the game doesn't explain when they should expect to do them. For

The best players in NBA 2K22

Every year, there are huge expectations in the NBA 2K community regarding player ratings. Some stars will have a worse rating compared to the previous edition and the ones who had a great season will have a better version in the top NBA game simulator. With NBA 2K22 releasing tomorrow, Sept. 10, there’s no better time to know what players you should be using to play against friends, the ones you should keep an eye on when playing against, and, of course, the players you’ll want to sign in MyCareer

Minnesota RØKKR sticking with 2021 roster heading into Call of Duty: Vanguard

The Minnesota RØKKR will enter the 2022 Call of Duty League season with the same starting four it ended the 2021 season with, the franchise announced today.  With Minnesota’s lineup of Standy, Attach, Priestahh, and MajorManiak, the team finished fourth at last month’s CDL Playoffs and won the Stage Five Major after a historic reverse sweep of the Toronto Ultra. Minnesota and Toronto, along with 2021 CDL champions Atlanta FaZe, are the only teams in the league expected to retain the same lineup heading into CoD: Vanguard.  RØKKR COO Brett

Overwatch League 2021 playoffs bracket officially set

The Overwatch League’s official 2021 playoff bracket is finally set in stone. When the bracket begins on Sept. 21, fans will get to see grudge matches between cross-region rivals as teams fight for two spots in the Sept. 25 Grand Finals.  A few hours after the play-in matches concluded, and teams like the Washington Justice and Philadelphia Fusion were officially added to the playoff bracket, the Watchpoint desk aired a selection show. Representatives from each of the eight playoff teams were on deck to make choices and talk trash. The

San Francisco Shock, Washington Justice advance to Overwatch League playoffs bracket

It’s been a long weekend of tense matches, but the Overwatch League’s play-in matches have finally produced three winners who will advance to the official playoffs bracket.  The San Francisco Shock, Washington Justice, and Philadelphia Fusion all fought their way to the top during this weekend’s games. They’ll be joining the five higher-seeded teams that already earned a spot in the double-elimination playoffs bracket, which begins on Sept. 21.   Overnight, the Philadelphia Fusion clawed their way through two opponents to claim the final playoffs slot in the East Region. An

Sources: Crimsix eying reunion with Clayster in New York, Neptune actively on Subliners’ radar

A championship reunion could be on the horizon in New York with Crimsix expected to join Clayster and HyDra on the Subliners and Neptune potentially being bought out from the Florida Mutineers, according to multiple sources. The New York Subliners extended its player contracts for Clayster, HyDra, Mack, and Asim, but the Call of Duty League franchise will only keep Clayster and HyDra, sources tell Dot Esports. Mack will likely be sold to the Seattle Surge and Asim is potentially headed to the Los Angeles Guerrillas. Near the end of

Sources: Los Angeles Guerrillas rebuilding around SlasheR, potentially targeting Huke, Gunless, and Asim

The Los Angeles Guerrillas are looking to rebuild around L.A. native SlasheR, sources tell Dot Esports. The Call of Duty League team could potentially bring Gunless, Huke, and Asim along for the ride too, according to sources. After winning only eight matches last season and finishing tied for last in the CDL Points standings, the Guerrillas had no other option but to clear out its entire roster from top to bottom and go into rebuild mode. SiLLY, Apathy, Assault, MentaL, and Cheen were all released at the end of the

Los Angeles Thieves releases SlasheR

The Los Angeles Thieves have overhauled its roster within a matter of hours by releasing SlasheR soon after parting ways with TJHaLy, John, and Venom. SlasheR’s departure comes after a turbulent 2021 Call of Duty League season. The former world champion entered the season on the starting roster after 100 Thieves acquired the franchise slot from Immortals Gaming Club. Playing alongside Kenny, Temp, and TJHaLy, LAT appeared to have a promising team in Stage One group play before bowing out of the Stage One Major with a top-six finish. Thank