Blizzard recently announced the next PvE event for Overwatch. A new skin for Wrecking Ball Hammond was announced via Twitter, along with a possible meme-style highlight intro.
New event coming: A new Archives event is on its way in Overwatch. Players will complete missions from the heroes’ past during this time. This year’s event is called “Storm Signs” and will take place from April 16 to May 6.
Through social media, Blizzard is already sharing small snippets of the upcoming cosmetics available during the event. A new skin for Wrecking Ball the Hamster has been showcased. The developers may have also revealed a possible new highlight intro. For the hamster, the developers seem to be going all out with the meme offensive.
Was that a highlight intro? A new skin for the tank Wrecking Ball was shown on the official PlayStation account via Twitter. The “High Roller” skin comes with plenty of bling, and the hamster himself sports a stylish pair of sunglasses. In casinos, players who gamble with particularly high sums are called “High Rollers”.
New skins for Junkrat and Baptiste were already showcased last week.
However, a particular animation has drawn special attention, which the Overwatch Twitter account posted not on its main page, but as a reply to another user. The animation shows Hammond dramatically turning to the audience, reminiscent of the well-known meme “Dramatic Chipmunk” (via YouTube). Due to the quality, players are wondering if Overwatch has leaked a new highlight intro for Wrecking Ball.
The hamster has already caused a lot of crazy fan creations in the past.
This is what players are saying: The new “High Roller” skin is bringing good vibes to Overwatch players. On Twitter, they respond to the announcement: “Who cares about McCree? This hamster is wearing sunglasses!”
Other users come up with funny facts so that the skin can remain lore-relevant during the event. For example, Hammond might have landed in Junkertown, became champion, and was rewarded by the Queen, or the hamster could be the chairman of the Shimada clan.
However, it is the supposed new chipmunk intro that has players excited. They hope that it indeed turns out to be a highlight intro. Other players can hardly believe that Blizzard would actually implement a meme into Overwatch.
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