The “Year of the Dog” event in Overwatch has started! We show you the coolest new skins.
The latest event in Overwatch is now live. The “Year of the Dog” celebrates the Chinese New Year and brings some new features to Blizzard’s hero shooter. The biggest highlight of the “Lunar New Year” or “Year of the Dog” event are the new legendary skins. We showcase the new appearance variants that you can unlock during the event.
6 new legendary skins in the Year of the Dog
In total, there are six new legendary skins for the Lunar New Year, which Blizzard has really gone all out on this time. New appearance variants are available for the following heroes.
- Baihu Genji
- Magistrate McCree
- Zhuque Mercy
- Qinglong Pharah
- Black Lily Widowmaker
- Xuanwu Zarya
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The new skins and other cosmetic items can be contained in special event loot boxes. These are available for the duration of the event and can either be earned or purchased with real money. Anyone who wants to and has the necessary credits can also buy coveted items directly.
Apart from the new skins, there is also the “Capture the Flag” mode with a brand new map. However, some rules for this mode have changed significantly. We have presented the new rules for Capture the Flag here.
Unlike other events in Overwatch, the celebrations for the Year of the Rooster will be held for a full 4 weeks. Thus, the event ends exactly in one month – on March 5, 2018.
Please keep in mind that there may be long wait times in the first hours, as many players are trying to log into Overwatch at the same time. By tomorrow at the latest, logging in should be possible again without delay.
What do you think of the new skins? Will you be actively playing Capture the Flag?
