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Polygamer #62: Sabriel Mastin of Overwatch & Overbuff

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Ken Gagne
Sabriel Mastin

Sabriel Mastin is the head of social media and support for Overbuff, a stats-tracking website for Overwatch, the popular first-person shooter from Warcraft developer Blizzard. When not competing in competitive multiplayer matches as Tracer or Ana, Sabriel is engaging with fans on Facebook and Twitter, congratulating them on their gameplay and helping them track their improvement using Overbuff. Sabriel is also a frequent panelist at PAX East, where she advocates for diversity and LGBT representation.

In this episode, Sabriel gives me a primer on Overwatch: what makes it different from other first-person shooters, the diversity of its cast of characters, how the community handles harassment, and how Overbuff fits into the equation. Overbuff is Sabriel’s first paid job in the gaming industry, and we discuss her dream to eventually find herself on-camera in the e-sports community. We then talk about Playing with Pride, the documentary by recent Polygamer alumnus Matt Baume for which Sabriel was interviewed, and the experience Matt related in which Sabriel shared something personal with on her PAX East 2016 panel.

Stream the audio edition of this interview below or from Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, RadioPublic, or the Internet Archive. Click past the jump for links to resources mentioned in this episode.

Links mentioned in this episode:

  • Sabriel Mastin
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Twitch
    • On Polygamer #21
    • On Polygamer Side Quest #1: Star Trek Beyond
  • Fargo accents
  • Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?
  • Overwatch
  • Overbuff on Twitter
  • GirlGamers Discord
  • BlizzCon
  • "Why It’s Awesome Being an LGBTQ Ally" (PAX East’s Arachnid Theatre, Friday, March 10, 2017, 8–9 PM)
  • Playing with Pride by Matt Baume
  • Take This
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Posted in Podcast | Tags: Activision, Activision Blizzard, Blizzard, Blizzard Entertainment, BlizzCon, e-sports, esports, LGBT, Overbuff, Overwatch, PAX East, Sabriality, Sabriel Mastin |
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