Hasta La Motion!

Blizzard is one of those studios in the industry which has massive amount of loyalists in regards to their immersive games like World of Warcraft which defined the genre of massive multiplayer online (MMO) games, Starcraft; which has been one of the longest running IPs for the company and few others. The company recently released Overwatch, an fps, objective based shooter, from the scraps of their cancelled game, Titan. The game has now reportedly taken over League of Legends in Korea after it reigned as the most played game for four straight years.

Blizzard’s Overwatch has been one of the most anticipated games of the year, it saw a whopping 9.7 million players participating in the open beta while one of its contemporary (somewhat) Gearbox Software’s Battleborn saw a mere 2 million players for its beta. Once Overwatch was launched, Blizzard reported that it had sold around seven million copies in just a week.

Gametrics, a Korean website which tracks the games being played at around 4,000 different ‘PC Bangs’ (which are like internet/gaming cafes) reports that this is the first time in four years some game has ousted League of Legends from the number one spot. It might not be that surprising for many, Blizzard has a plethora of fans in the country as Starcraft has been one of the most famous and longest running game in the country which soars high in eSports opportunities. Even the character D.Va’s story from Overwatch portrays her as a professional Starcraft player before joining the ranks of defence.

According to Gametrics, Overwatch dominated the scene with 30 per cent players playing it while League of Legends had 27.8 per cent to its name.

This maybe just for one week and Overwatch might be riding the post-release hype train, but still it’s really interesting as Overwatch has not even launched its competitive mode (which is due to release by the end of this month) which is liked by most players who want better matches and tougher challenges. The battle for the top spot has begun? Let’s see what the future holds for these two games.

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