Overwatch volition soon be hosting its fifth almanac Lunar New year effect, introducing various cosmetic rewards, limited-fourth dimension challenges and returning game modes.

Observed in Asian countries similar Communist china and South Korea, the Lunar New year's day marks the refresh of a calendar that is based specifically on moon cycles (as opposed to solar calendars, which are centered effectually the dominicus'south relative position to other stars).

Under this organisation, each year is assigned 1 of 12 unlike zodiac signs. There is a sequential social club to these, beginning with the Year of the Rat, followed so past the Twelvemonth of the Ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the caprine animal, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and finally the grunter. Once a full rotation of this Chinese Zodiac has been completed, the bike and then starts all over again.

For instance, 2022 was the Year of the Pig according to the Lunar calendar, whereas 2022 was the Year of the Rat and 2022 was the Year of the Ox. The Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year every bit it'south often known) does not e'er fall on the exact same day, but generally takes identify towards the end of January or at the start of Feb.

Overwatch began jubilant the upshot way dorsum in February 2017, and has not missed a festival since. Blizzard Entertainment's hero shooter always releases new skins to mark the occasion and volition oftentimes have a few special modes running as well.

Not much is known even so about the event that Overwatch will be hosting for 2022, but the first and end dates have been confirmed.

When Is the Lunar New year Issue in 'Overwatch' Running?

A new Twitter postal service from the official Overwatch account has confirmed that the upcoming Lunar New Year event volition brainstorm on Tuesday, Jan 25. It volition then run for three weeks, lasting until Tuesday, February 15.

In terms of the specific start time, seasonal events similar this in Overwatch (including the most contempo Halloween Terror celebration) typically begin at one p.m. ET on the 24-hour interval in question. For those in other time zones, this translates to vi p.m. GMT or 10 a.m. PST.

In example y'all were wondering, the real-world Lunar New year will brainstorm on February i for 2022 and will be assigned the tiger zodiac sign.

What Skins Will Be Featured in the 'Overwatch' Lunar New year's day Event?

The wardrobe for this year'due south Lunar New Twelvemonth event has not been unveiled nevertheless, simply in that location are normally v legendary costumes and iii epic outfits up for grabs (themed around the new zodiac sign).

You will exist able to unlock these past completing limited-time challenges, which usually just ways that you need to win a designated number of matches during the Lunar New year's day festivities.

In previous years, the official Overwatch Twitter business relationship has revealed each peel via a thread of social media posts in the hours leading up to the result. So, if you lot are desperate to encounter what's in store for 2022 so it's worth following @PlayOverwatch and turning on notifications.

While we are currently unable to confirm what the new skins for this Lunar New year's day commemoration will be, it's a tradition for the outfits from previous events to brand a comeback besides. Instead of existence accessible via challenges, however, you lot will accept to open up some loot boxes if yous want a 2d hazard at getting these.

Bold that this tradition will be preserved again for 2022, here is an alphabetized list of every epic and legendary peel that was featured in previous Lunar New year events in Overwatch.

  1. Ancient Bronze - Winston (Epic Peel)
  2. Baihu - Genji (Legendary Skin)
  3. Bajie - Roadhog (Legendary Pare)
  4. Black Lily - Widowmaker (Legendary Peel)
  5. Bull Demon - Orisa (Legendary Peel)
  6. Chang'e - Mei (Legendary Skin)
  7. Dragonfire - Bastion (Legendary Skin)
  8. Face Changer - Sombra (Legendary Skin)
  9. Firework - Junkrat (Epic Skin)
  10. Fortune - Mercy (Ballsy Peel)
  11. General - Brigitte (Epic Skin)
  12. Guan Yu - Reinhardt (Legendary Skin)
  13. Hong Gildong - Tracer (Legendary Pare)
  14. Huang Zhong - Hanzo (Legendary Skin)
  15. Imperial Baby-sit - Reaper (Epic Peel)
  16. Kkachi - Echo (Legendary Skin)
  17. Luna - Mei (Legendary Pare)
  18. Lü Bu - Reaper (Legendary Pare)
  19. Magistrate - Cassidy (Legendary Skin)
  20. Mask Dancer - Moira (Legendary Skin)
  21. Monk – Doomfist (Epic Peel)
  22. Opera - Brigitte (Legendary Skin)
  23. Palanquin - D.VA (Legendary Skin)
  24. Stake Serpent - Widowmaker (Legendary Skin)
  25. Paper Cut - Hammond (Ballsy Skin)
  26. Qinglong - Pharah (Legendary Skin)
  27. Qipao -Symmetra (Epic Skin)
  28. Rooster - Breastwork (Epic Skin)
  29. Rose - Tracer (Epic Skin)
  30. Samul Nori - Lucio (Legendary Skin)
  31. Sanye - Orisa (Ballsy Skin)
  32. Sanzang - Zenyatta (Legendary Skin)
  33. Tal - Ana (Epic Pare)
  34. Terra cotta Medic - Baptise (Epic Skin)
  35. Tiger Huntress - Ashe (Legendary Skin)
  36. Wujing - Reinhardt (Legendary Skin)
  37. Wukong - Winston (Legendary Skin)
  38. Xiake - Cassidy (Epic Peel)
  39. Xuanwu - Zarya (Legendary Pare)
  40. Zhang Fei - Torbjorn (Legendary Peel)
  41. Zhuque - Mercy (Legendary Skin

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Wukong Skin in Overwatch
Image shows the Wukong legendary skin for Winston in "Overwatch." This outfit was featured in a previous Lunar New year event and volition exist upward for grabs over again in 2022. Activision Blizzard

Lunar New year Outcome Game Modes

In add-on to special skins, the Lunar New year's day event is unremarkably accompanied past some limited-fourth dimension game modes.

Previous outings accept seen playlists fix for Bounty Hunter, Capture the Flag and Capture the Flag Rush matches. A brief clarification of each of these can be establish below:

  • Compensation Hunter: The player who draws offset blood in a friction match is marked equally a target and everybody else must effort to assassinate them. Whoever makes the kill then inherits the deadly compensation for themselves.
  • Capture the Flag: Teams must work together to steal their rival'southward flag and comport it dorsum to the domicile base. The first team to score 3 points wins.
  • Capture the Flag Rush: A more frantic version of the standard Capture the Flag style, in which everybody is bunched closer together and points are scored much more oftentimes.

It is expected that these modes will return for the Lunar New Yr 2022 issue.

In related news, Overwatch's publisher, Activision Blizzard, was recently purchased by Microsoft in a record-breaking acquisition. As role of this deal, the corporation will larn a peachy deal of lucrative intellectual property, including Overwatch.