Overwatch – Korean Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison + Blizzard Patents Replay System

Overwatch is in the news today with a pair of interesting stories. In one, a South Korean hacker was sentenced to a year in prison and two years probation for a cheating program that “violates the country’s Game Industry Promotion Law”. In the other, Blizzard has received an approved patent for a Play of the Game system after originally filing for it in 2016.