Overwatch
Three short years after its release, Overwatch is at the vanguard of esports and has its own professional league, the Overwatch League. It remains one of the most streamed games on Twitch, done so by both professionals and newbies alike, and while it wasn’t the first game to utilize the loot box system, its wild success and profitability has made the loot box almost unavoidable in modern gaming.
Blizzard is no stranger to cultivating great games or creating great franchises–look no further than World of Warcraft, but if you want to you’ll find StarCraft, Hearthstone, and Diablo waiting in the wings. But in Overwatch, Blizzard has created yet another monster of a game. From its impeccable sound design and music to its incredibly diverse cast of lovable characters (except for Hanzo), Overwatch stole everyone’s heart.
Put it this way: Tracer, Overwatch’s de facto lead character, has a cameo in the upcoming Steven Spielberg film Ready Player One.
