Blizzard and Twitch just had the most amazing 'Overwatch' GIF exchange

Blizzard and Twitch argue adorably on Twitter.
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Not every argument on Twitter needs to be contentious. Just ask Overwatch developer Blizzard Entertainment and live streaming service Twitch.

The whole affair started innocently enough: Blizzard tweeted about a Chinese New Year-themed live event in Overwatch that starts on Jan. 24. The caretaker of Twitch's feed responded excitedly with a perfectly selected "flailing Reaper" GIF.

See for yourself.

You might look at this and think, "Aw, that's cute." And you'd be right. But the exchange didn't end there.

What followed was an epic salvo of GIFs that quickly left Overwatch behind, to reference everything from The Shining to Frozen to Game of Thrones. Beware of light GoT spoilers, I guess?

We still don't know much of anything about Blizzard's "Year of the Rooster" event, but it doesn't matter. This back-and-forth is too funny.

Good show, Blizzard and Twitch. Or, to put it in the parlance of Overwatch text chat: gg wp.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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