Overwatch: Christmas event with new game mode?

First details about a new Christmas event for Overwatch have surfaced. Who is looking forward to festive skins?

When Jeff Kaplan announced after the Summer Games event that seasonal events would now be held more frequently, it seems that this was taken seriously. Because following the Halloween event last month, new game files that hint at another holiday event have emerged on the current PTR, which also includes changes for Symmetra, . There is a new soundtrack, which is a clear Christmas variation of the original track. But you should listen for yourself:

Additionally, there are already first hints about a new game mode, as fresh voicelines for Athena (the announcement voice) mention that players now “enter the arena” or that they are now “a gladiator”.

Concrete details on when such a Christmas event might start are not yet available. If we roughly take World of Warcraft as a reference, it would be around December 16.

In addition, Sombra will be given a bit more life as she receives new voicelines for interactions with other characters that take place at the beginning of a match. For example, Tracer expresses her annoyance about knowing exactly where the technology for her Translocator comes from.

Zarya and Genji, however, remain unfazed by Sombra and respond rather coolly.

Cortyn says: For me, it has actually been clear for a while that there must be a Christmas event. Especially Halloween and Christmas are actually “must-have” events in all Blizzard titles, which are usually very popular. And who wouldn’t be excited about a Christmas elf costume for Mercy or a “snowman” skin for Roadhog? While these are currently just wishful thinking, one is still allowed to dream, right?