Marking Lunar New Year for 2022, Blizzard is celebrating the Year of the Tiger in their latest event for Overwatch, now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms. This event consists of several elements including:
Daily Log-On Bonuses
Players are encouraged to log into Overwatch daily to bring “ferocity and good fortune” to their collection.
Event Brawls
- Bounty Hunter
- Player who scores the first kill of the match becomes a Target; everyone else becomes a Bounty Hunter
- When the Target is killed, the player who dealt the final blow becomes the new Target
- Capture the Flag Blitz
- CTF Blitz is a modified version of Capture the Flag. The flags are much closer than before – they are at the locations that overtime games typically go to.
- Instead of three captures, you need six to win!
- Capture the Flag
Weekly Challenges
- Weekly Challenges are back for Lunar New Year, allowing you to unlock limited-time rewards by playing at least nine games each week.
- Rewards include an array of player icons, sprays, and Epic skins!
- Week 1: Prosperity Ashe
- Week 2: Auspicious Soldier:76
- Week 3: Porcelain Wrecking Ball
New Cosmetics
- Seolbim Mercy (Legendary)
- Nezha Tracer (Legendary)
- Prosperity Ashe (Epic)
- Auspicious Soldier:76 (Epic)
- Porcelain Wrecking Ball (Epic)
- Player Icons, Sprays
Overwatch’s 2022 Lunar New Year festivities will run from now until 16 February 2022 (AEDT/NZDT)
