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- #115: OWL Week 18 (2021)There's a ton of news to cover this week both from inside and outside the league. Awards season is coming soon as OWL officially announces this season's slate of awards, reveals its 10 MVP candidates, and unlocks past seasons' premium skins to celebrate. Afterwards, we talk about the past week of rumors regarding a delay in Overwatch 2's release date which some are saying may force OWL into an extended offseason. We discuss the effects that such a big change could have on teams, players, and fans before continuing to follow up on further developments from the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.Next, we recap all of the action from the final week of regular season competition. We highlight this week's most importants, highlighting the best plays and strategic decisions from each match. We go on to preview the next week of competition between our final four Countdown Cup teams. We make a case for all 4 squads before making our final predictions for the tournament's outcome.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2um
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 22 min - #114: OWL Week 17 (2021)We kick off with a look at this week's news as Blizzard sees a major leadership change and potential sponsor departures in the wake of their recent harassment lawsuit. We talk about the new heads of Blizzard Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, their previous experience in the gaming world and the response of Blizzard employees to the change. We also talk about the recent wave of Overwatch League and Call of Duty League sponsors pulling advertisements from league broadcasts, it's effect on the present and future of the league.We move on to our recap Week 17 in the Overwatch League as teams battle to lock down knockout seeding. We highlight the biggest plays and player performances from each matchup and discuss the potential knockout seeding as we head towards the Countdown Cup. We wrap up with a preview of next week's games, where we discuss what matches we're most excited to watch and make our predictions for the final 4 teams that'll make the trip to Hawaii.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2uf
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 20 min - #113: Overwatch League Week 16 RecapWe start off with a look at this week's news as the recent Activision Blizzard law continues to gain steam and teams around the league promote and donate to different women's causes. We talk about the recent timeline of events with the company and how the story may continue to play out over the coming months. Next we recap the past week of Overwatch League action, covering all of the major moments, player performances and huge plays from the first week of Countdown Cup qualifiers. We go on to preview next week's games and pick out our highlight matches as teams battle to secure playoff seeding. We wrap up with a look ahead to awards season, as we make our predictions for which players and staff are frontrunners for MVP, Rookie of the Year and other awards.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2ua
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 27 min - #112: Discussing Activision Blizzard AllegationsOn this week's episode, we go over the past week of events around a recent suit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing accusing Activision Blizzard of sexism and discrimination. We talk about the brief filed last week, along with the multitude of statements put forward by individuals both inside and outside of the company. We talk about where the case may go from here, as well as outside reactions from fans and players.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2tz
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord59 min - #111: Summer Showdown Recap (2021)On this week's episode, we follow a match by match breakdown of the Summer Showdown tournament. From opening day till the Grand Finals match, we cover all of the huge plays, player performances, and strategic approaches from the past weekend of Overwatch League action. We go into further detail about North American teams struggles to catch up with the APAC meta, as well as Shanghai's continued interation on "Wrecking Ball" centric dive compositions. There's a ton to discuss from the past weekend and we can't wait to cover it all!
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2tw
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord54 min - #110: OWL Week 13 (2021)We get straight into the action with our coverage of the past week of Overwatch League Games. We go through each match and give an extended look at each team's performance, huge plays, and more. We spotlight strategic and compositional differences in several matches as some teams falter in the current meta while others thrive. Finally, we preview the coming games from the Summer Showdown tournament. We take a look at both matches coming next week, and make our predictions for the final 2 and overall winner amidst what looks to be the most competitive tourney of the season so far.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2tl
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord56 min - #109: One Legend Retires Another ReturnsThis week LoBosco is joinedby Thibbledork since Ramses is still out of town. They begin their discussion by talking about the major player news that dropped, cover the games from Week 1 of the Summer Showdown and then wrap up looking ahead to Week 2 of the qualifers.Striker, one of the legends of the game has decied to retire from the Overwatch League. Leaving a major void on a San Francisco Shock roster that has not been the dominate force of the past. In his stead ANS has retruned to the Shock, LoBosco and Thibble discuss all the implcations of both these moves and Strikers place in the pantheon of Overwatch. The Hangzhou Spark also made a move this week dropping their longtime DPS mainstay GodsB who has found himself on the outside looking in on the Spark's DPS rotation. The guys speculate on some good landing places for GodsB who at one time was one of the highest performing DPS in the league. The last piece of player news came from the Toronto Defiant, Beast announced his retirment, a once highly sought after Contenders player has not had the impact many thought he might in the league. His loss for passion and how often players cite that specific reason is also discussed.LoBosco and Thibbledork break down the games from the previous week and highlight the two games from the Los Angeles Gladiators. The Gladators great potential and inconsistnecy were shown this week in both of their games, winning a hard fought for high paced 3-2 win over the Shock and a 3-2 reverse sweep loss to the Paris Eternal.To round things out, the guys take a look at week 2 of the Summer Showdown qualifiers and give some of their most anticipated games for the week.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2t8
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHost:
Chris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 36 min - #108: Goodbye Runaway and a Look AheadLoBosco takes over hosting duties while Ramses is out of town and brings in speical gues lafon to talk about the latest news in the Overwatch League. Lafon and LoBosco start by covering the latest player moves of the Chengdu Hunters who call up Tarocook1e to the main roster and send down Kaneki to their contenders roster Team Chaser. They also cover Agape leaving the San Francisco Shock coaching staff due to family reasons and discuss what the implications of losing another coach might be for the Shock team as a whole.LoBosco and lafon rejoice at the announcment of the return of home games to US soil with the Dallas Fuel's plan to host their game against the Houston Outlaws in July. The last pieces of news are perhaps the most foreboding with Tony Petitti stepping down as President of Sports and Entertainment of Actvision Blizzard, after holding the position for less than a year. A hire many were unsure of when it was announced but turned out to be someone that people interally ended up liking. Oddly enough there was talks about Actvision Blizzard possibly investing in whatever Petitti's next venture is which just added more to the confusion as to what might be planned for his future.The biggest piece of heartbreaking news came in the form of Runaway's departure from Overwatch. One of the most beloved franchises in contenders and one of the biggest names from before the Overwatch League. LoBosco and lafon talked about the impact of Runaway and how there's a massive void with Runaway gone.LoBosco and Lafon move on from the Runaway news to a lighter note talking about the start of the Summer Showdown qualification games. Previewing all the matches in week one and highlighting some games they are most looking forward to.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2t4
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHost:
Chris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 8 min - #107: OWL Week 9 : June Joust Recap (2021)We start off with our two highlight games, both from Round 1 of this weekend's tournament. We take an extended look at both Atlanta Reign vs New York Excelsior and Shanghai Dragons vs Dallas Fuel, going through each machup map by map and giving specific attention to huge plays, compositional approaches, and player performances in each game.Next, we take a similar approach through the other 4 matches of this weekend's tournament, analyzing the approach and strategy brought forward by each team. We look at the huge plays that swung each game, and end with a brief recap of what comes next for this weekend's participating squads.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2sw
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr - #106: June Joust Week 3 (2021)We kick off with our 2 highlight games, the Dallas Fuel vs the Florida Mayhem and the San Francisco Shock vs the Washington Justice. We take an extended, map by map look at the major moments from each game, highlighting major performances and big plays as squads battle to secure placement in the knockout bracket.Next, we recap all of the action from the past week of Overwatch. We go through the results from each game, paying special attention to major plays and player performances from both this week's qualifiers and the knockout bracket.Finally, we look ahead to our final 4 teams in the June Joust. We take an individual look at all 4 competing squads before making our individual predictions for which team will walk away as tournament winners.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2sp
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank 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
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 9 min
About Push The Point: Overwatch League Storylines and News
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Push the Point is an Overwatch League podcast focused on discussing the events surrounding the league, its players, storylines, and marquee matchups. We aim to provide an engaging and conversational…
dialogue about the league and its topics, with the desire to encourage a positive outlook of the league and the game itself within the Overwatch and Overwatch League community.