Episode 43 - Halloween Terror 2018
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
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The spookiest time of the year is upon us again, and we're here to discuss some of Overwatch's best seasonal skins to date. We then focus on our expectations for next month's Blizzcon as well as a comment that Surefour made on Twitter about a "problem" he believes is unique to Overwatch.
The spookiest time of the year is upon us again, and we’re here to discuss some of Overwatch’s best seasonal skins to date. We then focus on our expectations for next month’s Blizzcon as well as a comment that Surefour made on Twitter about a “problem” he believes is unique to Overwatch.
This episode was produced by Eric Saupe and Ashton Herrmann, and audio editing and mixing were performed by Ashton. You can find us at mekacast.com for show notes, blog posts, and links to our social media channels and Discord.
Show Notes and Format
Introduction
News
- Mike Morhaime steps down as Blizzard CEO - Official Post
- J. Allen, WOW exec producer, to take over - Activision PR
- Petition to re-name Doomfist’s Swamp Monster skin nabs nearly 5000 signatures and 26k+ karma - Reddit
- Official Overwatch LEGO toys are coming - @PlayOverwatch
- Rod Breslau posts the top esports games by “hours watched” on YouTube and Twitch, as per Newzoo @Slasher
- Follow-up tweet: ESL’s streaming deal with Facebook for CSGO and Dota 2 is not included
- Big 2019 Schedule is up - Reddit
- They done broke Mercy, /u/jmillsbo makes a compelling case - Reddit
Patch Notes and Balance Changes
- Halloween Terror event kicks off tomorrow, and we’re seeing a bunch of skins
Feature
- Blizzcon Expectations? OR This tweet from Surefour: is this really a problem and/or one unique to Overwatch?
Concluding Remarks