In Overwatch, the Lunar New Year cosmetics were cosmetics that could only be unlocked during the Lunar New Year event, either by logging in, completing limited time challenges, opening Lunar Loot boxes or purchasing them with Credits . In Overwatch 2, you can purchase any of the past event skins that were not part of weekly challenges from either the Hero Gallery with Credits and Coins (750 Year of the Dragon also brings new rewards and a bountiful amount of bonus XP to complete your Season 8 Battle Pass. Test your skills in Prop Hunt and complete games in Overwatch 2 to earn up to 50,000 bonus XP. The Dragon Dance series of collectible sprays also returns with earnable new sprays for all Overwatch 2 heroes. The Lunar New Year event in Overwatch 2 will last from January 30 to February 20. During that time, you can play limited-time Lunar New Year game modes to earn rewards and claim a free Year of the The Lunar New Year is an annual seasonal event. The event is based on the real life Lunar New Year festival celebrated in several Asian countries, especially China. This event has exclusive cosmetics. Each event is named after the associated animal in Chinese zodiac. 2017: January 24 to February 13 (Year of the Rooster) 2018: January 8 to March 5 (Year of the Dog) 2019: January 24 to February The Overwatch 2 Year of the Snake event is well underway, so why not complete a bunch of the event challenges while donning some Lunar New Year skins? The game has had many Lunar New Year skins over the years, and 2025 brings both new ones and old favorites to the in-game shop. Read on for all of the currently available Overwatch 2 Lunar New There are 210 Lunar New Year items (including 123 items from the 2017 series, 62 items from the 2018 series and 25 items from the 2019 series) which are comprised of: 27 Skins 8 Epic Skins 19 Legendary Skins 7 Emotes 19 Victory Poses 62 Voice Lines 67 Sprays 58 Hero Sprays 5 Common Sprays 4 Achievement Sprays 6 Highlight Intros +34 Player Icons. All items can be earned by opening special Loot The Overwatch 2 Year of the Dragon cosmetics include a new Mercy Skin, Name Cards, and Sprays. Article continues after ad New cosmetics will be available in the shop throughout the season, with one being the Legendary Mercy skin that has caused some controversy among fans . The 2024 Lunar New Year event for Overwatch 2 goes from Jan. 30 to Feb. 20. This means you have 20 days in total to duke it out in past Lunar New Year game modes, earn new rewards, and claim a free Year of the Dragon player icon. Legendary | Bundle Game Director Aaron Keller recently teased on Chinese social media platform Rednote, that special Lunar New Year skins and events are in the works, specifically tailored for Chinese audiences. In addition to unlocking new Mythic-tier skins, players in the region will gain access to older exclusive cosmetics that were previously tied to past All the everything from Overwatch's Year of the Rooster event - skins, emotes, highlight intros, victory poses and voice lines.00:06 - Ana00:43 - Bastion01:2 The next big live event in Overwatch kicks off on Jan. 24, and it's a celebration of the Chinese New Year.. Blizzard hasn't revealed much more than that at this point. Video teasers offer brief It wouldn’t be fair to have a Lunar New Year list without Mei, the only character of Chinese descent in the Overwatch hero roster. This brightly-colored red and gold skin contains plenty of Overwatch’s Lunar New Year event always happens just after we tie a bow on the previous year. It’s an in-game event that celebrates the Chinese New Year with tons of new skins, voice lines, sprays, and more. In 2021, we’ll be ushering in the year of the ox — and the festivities ongoing until February 25. Each event is named after the associated animal in Chinese zodiac. 2017: January 24 to February Legendary | Bundle Overwatch's Year of the Rooster event is live, and along with it, 13 new Chinese New Year-themed skins and a pile of other cosmetics, including profile icons, sprays, victory Marvel Rivals' latest event, Fortune & Colors, is Lunar New Year is a Chinese New Year seasonal event in Overwatch. The event is themed around Asian cultures and spring festivals, involves capture-the-flag themed arcade modes, and comes with a New Year reskin of Lijiang Tower. The first event introduced Capture the Rooster, while the second introduced a competitive Capture the Flag mode and a new Capture the Flag map, Ayutthaya. The event Overwatch is celebrating the Chinese New Year in style, from the 24th of January to the 13th of February. Expect lots of skins, sprays, as well as a new Capture-The-Flag Brawl mode. Lots of sprays, skins and emotes in there – we’ll get to see them all tonight, along with patch 1.7.. Update January 23, 2017:Looks like the Overwatch Chinese New Year event, Year of the The Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year release time was at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT on January 17. The event will finish on February 6, 2023, and includes Year of the Rabbit challenges and game modes The Chinese New Year Overwatch event will introduce new skins, and is also likely to contain a limited-time game mode. In the meantime, check out the leaked Overwatch skins, sprays and more
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