This includes skins, emotes, highlight reels, and achievementstrophies. As usual, this event includes a series of quests which offer cosmetic rewards. Last year s version of the seasonal event celebrated the year of the rooster, and introduced a new arcade mode, capture the rooster, which eventually become a regular capture the flag game mode. This years 2018 lunar revel skins could go to nasus, warwick. Overwatch top 10 best 2018 halloween skins duration. Overwatch lunar new year event detailed by blizzard game. The event have been on point lately, so many good skins. Lunar festival will arrive in heroes of the storm once again this year on february 6 and run through march 5. Lunar new year 2018 year of the dog started on 8 february, 2018, and ended on 6. Overwatch lunar new year event detailed by blizzard. This years 2018 lunar revel skins could go to nasus, warwick, and aurelion sol. Overwatchs lunar new year event begins next week dot esports.
This time, the subject at hand is the new lunar new year celebration. During the event, blizzard is holding a competitive ranked version of. Last years skins can be unlocked with credits for the standard price rather than the higher event cost. As previously announced, overwatch lunar new year will celebrate the year of the dog in 2018. Overwatch update lunar new year event returning skins. During the event, lijiang tower is redecorated with a lunar new year theme. The lunar new year 2018 event runs from february 8th through march 5th. The company held a similar event for the year of the rooster in 2017, but this year play. The day of muslim new year may thus fall in any season on the calendar. Chinese new year 2018 february 16 year of the dog overwatch.
Itll begin a little later than last year january 24th on february 9th and focus on year of the dog instead of year of the rooster. Expect lots of skins, sprays, as well as a new capturetheflag brawl mode. This event will offer exclusive skins for overwatch as it has been the case with most of the past events so far. Lunar new year is a chinese new year seasonal event in overwatch. Overwatch lunar new year event returns in february 8. Overwatch lunar new year event returns in february 8 game. The second is year of the dog and began in february 2018. Overwatchs 2018 lunar new year event kicks off today. Ring in the year of the rat with the 2020 lunar new year event.
As this is the year of the dog, a new dogbased logo has appeared. Overwatch seasonal event lunar new year 2018 youtube. Year of the rooster celebrates the lunar new year and introduces a new brawl mode and special loot boxes these include more than. Overwatch chinese new year of the dog event skins for 2018 tue, february 6, 2018 blizzard is bringing back the lunar new year ingame event, complete with new and returning skins and a longer run. Overwatchs 2018 lunar new year celebrates the year of the dog, and players will be able to not only unlock last years skins, but also a series of brand new lunar skins. Overwatch is celebrating the chinese new year in style, from the 24th of january to the th of february. The lunar new year event in overwatch began last year with the year of the rooster, which added 124 new cosmetic items and introduced the capture the flag arcade brawl into the game. Blizzard details 2018s overwatch lunar new year event polygon. We can also confirm that shiny poochyena is available it the wild. Love the peach packaging, the lunar new year connection, and macs take on the peach theme. Play 8 more games to receive the cute lunar guardian portrait. Overwatch lunar new year event adds new skins, the.
Blizzard has announced plans to hold a lunar new year seasonal event that kicks off on thursday, february 8. Blizzard is keeping up the overwatch seasonal events this year with the lunar event starting next week. Jan 30, 2018 overwatch chinese new year of the dog event skins for 2018 tue, february 6, 2018 blizzard is bringing back the lunar new year ingame event, complete with new and returning skins and a longer run. Latest overwatch developer update highlights lunar new year. Feb 07, 2018 blizzard has announced plans to hold a lunar new year seasonal event that kicks off on thursday, february 8. Get ready to ring in the 2020 lunar new year with more seasonal items, exciting weekly challenges and rewards, and the new brawl, capture the flag blitz. The climax of this lunar new year is the festival of passover, which begins on 15 nissanabib aviv. Blizzard details 2018s overwatch lunar new year event. Play 2 games to receive the cute lunary skyrocket spray. All the skins and game modes in the overwatch lunar new year. Not only are we getting new skins, emotes and highlights but were also getting a new map.
Overwatchs year of the dog event gives players six new skins to earn, a new map to explore, and a newly improved capture the flag game variant. Apr 09, 2018 the overwatch lunar new year event is here. For the other ones i was thinking about renekton or rek sai because they are the vicious beasts. All year of the dog skins in game lunar new year event 2018. Overwatch lunar new year event brings new map and skins. The lunar new year 2018 event in overwatch has started. Not sure about the quality of the shadows, but glad they are more soft brownspinks rather than. Overwatch lunar year event announced, coming very soon with. Blizzard has set off the fireworks of overwatchs lunar new year event. Meis lunar new year skins have been altered in the latest. Like always, this is a timed event with special loot. Trainers, a new stardust mini event is live to celebrate the lunar new year, featuring select pokemon that award extra stardust on catch. Along with six new legendary skins including new skins for mercy and genji the event includes a brandnew map, ayutthaya. Blizzard decided to extend the event for an entire month to give everyone the chance to enjoy it and the new competitive ctf map.
Players can unlock their favorite lunar new yearthemed items from last year along with 50 new ones including legendary skins like red. Skins new to overwatch this year will cost triple the standard price. Apr 09, 2018 another lunar new year means new overwatch skins. I fail to see how you could, its on the front screen. Held in partnership with the federation of chinese canadians in vaughan fccv, the celebration will include a traditional lion dance, eyedotting ceremony and other cultural performances.
The year of the dog celebration brings some updates to the capture the flag mode introduced last year, a. There will be gameplay changes regarding the new capture the. Overwatch events are coming thick and fast, as blizzard goes. Its time to celebrate the year of the dog in overwatch with new skins, capture the flag on. Blizzard has confirmed the date for the new overwatch lunar new year event 2018.
Blizzard is ensuring the overwatch seasonal events come around annually with the second annual lunar new year event, beginning february 8. Overwatchs lunar new year event returns with wonderful. This years 2018 lunar revel skins could go to nasus. The third is year of the pig and started jan 24th, 2019. Overwatchs latest seasonal event is now live on all platforms. Genji, zarya and mercy get new overwatch skins in year of. Blizzard is bringing back all the older cosmetics introduced in last years event along with 100 new cosmetic items.
Mac lunar new year 2018 for spring 2018 the details mac lunar new year 2018 for spring 2018 mac lunar new year 2018 for spring 2018 mac lunar new year. Year of the rooster celebrates the lunar new year and introduces a new brawl mode and. The overwatch lunar new year event, year of the dog, kicks off tomorrow and blizzard has some exciting new additions prepared. Its time to celebrate the year of the dog in overwatch with new skins, capture the flag on the new ayutthaya map, new emotes and intros. Feb 08, 2018 year of the dog new skins in overwatch for. The lunar new year event in overwatch starts today and runs until march 5. Overwatchs lunar new year 2018 skins revealed game rant. Overwatch lunar new year skins and special event revealed by lola at saturday, february 10, 2018 7. Overwatchs lunar new year event returns with wonderful new skins. Overwatch chinese new year of the rat event is starting soon image. All the new lunar new year skins in overwatch, ranked. The year of the dog celebration brings some updates to the capture the flag mode introduced last year, a new ctf map, and, of course, a pile. Were commemorating the year of the rat with an abundance of new skins, highlight intros, emotes, and sprays for players to unlock.
The new public beta environment cycle is kicking off with five new skins, including the three new skins to celebrate the lunar new year. Overwatchs lunar new year for 2018 starts today, feb. Overwatch chinese new year update lunar event release date. Genji mccree mercy pharah widowmaker zarya a look at the year of the rooster 2017 skins for. In lunar new year event, 6 heroes are getting their own legendary skins to match the celebrations vibes. This week brings us a lunar new year celebration for the year of the dog that follows last years year of the rooster event and starts tomorrow, february 8. Overwatch lunar new year event detailed by blizzard game rant. This week brings us a lunar new year celebration for the year of the dog that follows last year s year of the rooster event and starts tomorrow, february 8. Its the year of the dog, so its time for leagues canine champions to shine. Overwatch lunar new year event new skins feature best in slot.
Lunar new year celebrations that originated in western asia fall on other days. Overwatch lunar new year skins and special event revealed. Overwatch lunar new year event new skins feature best in. The overwatch lunar new year event kicks off today and its bringing. Overwatch lunar new year event 2018 date confirmed best. Feb 07, 2018 this time, the subject at hand is the new lunar new year celebration. Overwatch lunar year event announced, coming very soon. The year of the dog feature some of the best skins ive seen in overwatch. Lunar new year event returning skins, release date, huge hero 27 update overwatch fans are in for a treat this year, as blizzard talks about new heroes, the return of the lunar. Lunar festival returns to heroes of the storm february 6. Overwatchs lunar new year event commences with new trailer. Overwatchs year of the dog event gives players six new skins to earn, a new map to explore, and. The 2020 city of vaughan lunar new year celebration to welcome in the year of the rat will take place on sunday, february 2, 2020 at vaughan city hall. Lunar new year 2018 begins today and runs through march 5th.
Overwatch lunar new year event adds new skins, the ability. Islamic new year or muslim new year is not lunisolar but follows a purely lunar calendar of 12 months that retrogresses through the gregorian and julian calendar years. Furthermore, standard skins will be added to the year round loot box rotation. The 2018 lunar revel skins get teased with a mysterious door. In the accompanying trailer released today which you can view below, the exclusive capturetheflag map, ayutthaya, is shown off with its tranquil taiwanese setting. Mercys fortune skin was originally named golden, but this was changed for an. Opening up 51 boxes for the year of the dog lunar new year event. Yesterday, blizzard released a lunar new year 2018 sizzle reel to showcase some of the best legendary skins for the event as well as a. Overwatch chinese new year 2020 release date, skins news for. Meis lunar new year skins have been altered in the latest patch. Peruse overwatch lunar new year skins images below, and for more on the game, check out my editorial right here. Overwatchs lunar new year event is now live, heres whats in it. Here are overwatchs lunar new year skins for 2018 polygon. Overwatchs lunar new year event is now live, heres what.
Jan 08, 2018 this years 2018 lunar revel skins could go to nasus, warwick, and aurelion sol. Feb 08, 2018 there are some excellent new skins in overwatchs lunar new year event, with some interesting thematic consistency to boot. Last years version of the seasonal event celebrated the year of the rooster, and introduced a new. Overwatch lunar new year skins revealed for 2018 collider. Het lunar new year event keer terug in overwatch met nieuwe skins en game modes. There are some excellent new skins in overwatchs lunar new year event, with some interesting thematic consistency to boot. Latest overwatch developer update highlights lunar new. Overwatch every year of the dog skin lunar new year 2018. Overwatch lunar new year special event is returning. The first lunar new year event was called year of the rooster and began on january 24, 2017 and ended on february 14, 2017.
In lunar new year event, 6 heroes are getting their. Overwatch lunar year event announced, coming very soon with new skins probably its the year of the dog in overwatch, starting on february 8. Jan 03, 2018 expect more new overwatch maps in 2018 as kaplan states they tend to be the most popular additions to the game. Overwatch year of the dog lunar event brings new map. Overwatchs year of the dog celebration is a followup to last years year of the rooster event, which brought a ton of new skins, sprays, and emotes to. Overwatchs lunar new year event commences with new. Genji, zarya and mercy get new overwatch skins in year of the. It corresponds to the new year for animal tithes in the rabbinic tradition. There are some excellent new legendary character skins and its going to sting if you cant get em.
The lunar new year event in overwatch began last year with the year of the rooster, which added 124 new cosmetic items and introduced the capture the flag arcade brawl into the. Overwatch lunar new year event 2020 trailer ign benelux. Feb 08, 2018 overwatchs lunar new year for 2018 starts today, feb. The event is now underway across all platforms, pc, playstation 4 and xbox one. Overwatchs lunar new year event is coming back cinemablend. Though skins are a given, this overwatch lunar year event also brings. Blizzard has finally unveiled all the new skins and a peek at the brand new capture the flag map for overwatch. So it wouldnt supprise me if this was a nasus skin. According to this tweet, the event will take off on 8 february. Blizzard has confirmed that after last years successful lunar near year event, theyre bringing it back this year. Overwatchs second annual lunar new year event is now live across console and pc the year of the dog event runs from today until march 5th and gives players the opportunity to unlock new skins. Like last years event, the fresh skins arent the only thing available in the lunar new year event for 2018, as there are plenty of other new cosmetics based on this years theme. Overwatch lunar new year event 2018 date confirmed best in slot. Sep 19, 2018 the event is now underway across all platforms, pc, playstation 4 and xbox one.
This year is year of the dog, which means a new set of festivities for players to enjoy. In what has officially become an annual event, blizzard has announced that overwatch will once again celebrate the lunar new year, with festivities planned to ring in the year of the dog. Expect more new overwatch maps in 2018 as kaplan states they tend to be the most popular additions to the game. Along with six new legendary skins including new skins for mercy and genji. During the event, blizzard is holding a competitive ranked version of capture the flag, which will be played on. Overwatchs second annual lunar new year event is now live across console and pc the year of the dog event runs from today until march 5th and gives players the opportunity to. Overwatch lunar new year 2018 kicks off with flashy new skins. Overwatch is having its own lunar new year event starting today. The seasonal lunar new year event returns in 2018 with all the skins from the previous year alongside new additions. Fly a delightful kite as bastion, savor some hot soup with. Last years version of the seasonal event celebrated. Play 5 more games to receive the lunar warcrest banner. At the start of every year, we get a very cool event centered around the chinese new year. This years event added six new legendary skins for widowmaker, pharah, genji, mccree, mercy, and zarya, for a total of 19 themed cosmetics.