Blizzard: Overwatch – Anniversary Save the Date

Blizzard sent out the following

Blizzard and the Overwatch team are excited to celebrate our 2-Year Anniversary! From May 22^nd through June 11^th, players can login to Overwatch on PC, PlayStation and Xbox One to experience the event.

The anniversary will bring in a host of new content, including more than 50 new cosmetic items and the new Deathmatch map, Petra! Additionally, the event will bring back all seasonal cosmetic items, as well as most of the past seasonal brawls.

NEW ITEMS

• The Anniversary event will include more than 50 new items, including 8 new Legendary skins and 3 epic skins
• New dance emotes have been added for Doomfist, Moira, and Brigitte

YOUR FAVORITES ARE BACK

• The Anniversary event will bring back previous seasonal cosmetic items including your favorite dance emotes from last year’s event
• Past seasonal brawls are returning to the Arcade and will be rotated daily, including those found in Overwatch: Archives

NEW MAP

• The Anniversary event will introduce the brand-new Deathmatch map, Petra.
• In addition to Petra, Deathmatch will include a new “Competitive Mode,” which will include placement matches, skill rating tiers, and leaderboards

LOOT BOXES

• Players who login for the Anniversary event will receive one bonus Legendary Anniversary Loot Box, which will guarantee one Legendary item
• Players who purchase the 50 Loot Box Bundle will receive one bonus Legendary Anniversary Loot Box
• All previous Seasonal Event loot will be included in loot boxes during the duration of the event

FREE WEEKEND

• Overwatch and the Anniversary event will be playable during our Free Weekend event, which will run from May 25^th through May 28^th
• For those playing Overwatch on PlayStation, a PlayStation Plus account WILL NOT be required to play during Free Weekend

• Link to the blog post: http://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/21779230

LEGENDARY EDITION

• A new version of Overwatch, Legendary Edition, will be released digitally on May 22^nd

• Legendary Edition will include sets of Legendary, Epic and Origin skins for a total of 15 skins with purchase

Its always exciting when Blizzard has an event like this. Will you be playing?

Source: Blizzard PR