#144: Countdown Cup into Play-Ins (2022)

#145: Grand Finals Recap and Offseason Start

We start off with a recap of playoffs and Grand Finals. We go game by game to cover the events most important moments and key plays, along with our general takes on Grand Finals festivities. We also recap end of season awards and finals viewership numbers as well as the unveiling of a new tank hero, Ramattra. We move on to the first stories of the the offseason as several teams let players loose into free agency. We discuss what this sudden influx of talent will mean for player salaries and how teams may be approaching this specific offseason. We wrap up with a quick look at ABK news as the company seeks to hold up union voting in their Albany branch. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/36y [https://mtb.gg/36y] Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpod [https://twitter.com/pushpointpod] Hosts: Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow [https://twitter.com/ramses_ow] Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBosco [https://twitter.com/LoBosco] Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Website: mashthosebuttons.com [https://mashthosebuttons.com/] Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork [https://twitter.com/themashnetwork] Discord: mash.gg/discord [https://mash.gg/discord]

#144: Countdown Cup into Play-Ins (2022)

We begin with a brief conversation about our first couple weeks of hands on time with Overwatch 2. We share our experiences with hero balancing and the game's new competitive ranking system, along with our thoughts on the trajectory of the current battle pass. We move on to discuss the past couple weeks of news stories including rumors of a new tank hero coming soon. We move on to discussing the past week of Overwatch League competition as the final few teams battle for play in tourney seeding. We go over surprising results and epic player performances before moving onto an ABK news story as another sexual harassment/assault lawsuit is filed against the company. We wrap up by discussing our plans for the podcast post OWL season 5 and where things will be headed in the near future. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/367 [https://mtb.gg/367] Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpod [https://twitter.com/pushpointpod] Hosts: Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow [https://twitter.com/ramses_ow] Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBosco [https://twitter.com/LoBosco] Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Website: mashthosebuttons.com [https://mashthosebuttons.com/] Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork [https://twitter.com/themashnetwork] Discord: mash.gg/discord [https://mash.gg/discord]

#143: Countdown Cup Week 2 (2022)

We start by sifting through the flood of late season news stories. Several teams have signed new players to plug last minute gaps in their rosters while other have seen major player retirements. We talk about the likely outcome of all of these player moves as teams look to make a home stretch push for championship gold. MVP voting and Championship weekend are both announced, while OWL also increases moves to marginalized gender communities through the "Calling All Heroes" program. We go on to cover major news regarding Overwatch 2's release and the Defense Matrix initiative looking to combat toxicity in online play. We look back at last week's games, highlighting major upsets, player performances and more before wrapping up with the resignation of a major Activision Blizzard corporate leader. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/35s [https://mtb.gg/35s] Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpod [https://twitter.com/pushpointpod] Hosts: Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow [https://twitter.com/ramses_ow] Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBosco [https://twitter.com/LoBosco] Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Website: mashthosebuttons.com [https://mashthosebuttons.com/] Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork [https://twitter.com/themashnetwork] Discord: mash.gg/discord [https://mash.gg/discord]

#142: Summer Showdown Recap

We start things off with a recap of the past week's news, including ANS and Piggy moving to new situations. We also cover our first look at Kiriko, the new support hero coming to Overwatch 2's launch. We go through each of her abilities and discuss her potential playstyle and battlefield impact, before taking a closer look at how new heroes will function in Blizzard's battlepass. Next we recap all of the action from the Summer Showdown tournament. We go game by game, highlighting major performances, surprising upsets and more as teams battle to secure a finals finish. We wrap up with a quick look at ABK labor news as Activision Blizzard releases paybands for Raven Software due to the Freedom of Information Act. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/35p [https://mtb.gg/35p] Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpod [https://twitter.com/pushpointpod] Hosts: Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow [https://twitter.com/ramses_ow] Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBosco [https://twitter.com/LoBosco] Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Website: mashthosebuttons.com [https://mashthosebuttons.com/] Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork [https://twitter.com/themashnetwork] Discord: mash.gg/discord [https://mash.gg/discord]

#141: Preview of Summer Showdown

We start off with a recap of the past few weeksof player transfers and new signings as several midlevel teams opt to invest in cheaper rosters for next season. We follow trades from one team to the other and theorize about each team's potential performance. We move on to a recap of this week's OWL games as Summer Showdown seeding finally locks into place. We look at a couple of notable games, including Seoul vs Philadelphia and Vancouver vs Boston before previewing the tournament matches set to happen this week. We wrap up with a follow up on an ABK news story as the National Labor Relations board accuses Blizzard of unlawful surveillance and censorship during a walkout. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/351 [https://mtb.gg/351] Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpod [https://twitter.com/pushpointpod] Hosts: Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow [https://twitter.com/ramses_ow] Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBosco [https://twitter.com/LoBosco] Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Website: mashthosebuttons.com [https://mashthosebuttons.com/] Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork [https://twitter.com/themashnetwork] Discord: mash.gg/discord [https://mash.gg/discord]