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Announcing the start of the Overwatch Anniversary event, Blizzard said: "We're celebrating Overwatch's fifth anniversary with brand new items, including Legendary skins like Funky Baptiste, Venus Moira, Junkfood Junkrat, and more! Every day, we'll feature a set of your favourite seasonal brawls in the Arcade. In addition to the lower-priced skins, any unlockable item, whether it be a skin, a voice line, a player icon, or a spray can show up in a loot box.

This includes events such as the Winter Wonderland event, Summer Games, and more. If fans are looking for the opportune time to purchase loot boxes, this event would be the best variety for the money. Because the Anniversary event means more to Blizzard than just another event that adds new cosmetic content, fans expect that they might also hear news regarding Overwatch 2 in a developer update.

The game is turning five years old this year and it is the first year that Overwatch will see new game designer Aaron Keller take the helm. You won't need to log in every day, either—these rewards will drop in the following order, but you don't need to log in on consecutive days to get them. Here's what you can expect to receive throughout the event, as long as you're at least Adventure Rank It's unclear whether a new banner will become available during the event, so watch this space for more info.

There will also be a livestream on September 28 to celebrate the event, though details on that are still thin on the ground. You'll also be able to view your own anniversary theater to see your journey so far, which you can access via the official community. Bulletproof Barriers Uprising Enemy barriers are invulnerable. Molten Cores Uprising Enemies drop lava upon death.

Glass Cannon Uprising Players have reduced health and deal increased damage. Sympathy Gains Retribution Damaging enemies heals other enemies. Surgical Strike Retribution Only critical hits do damage. Close Quarters Retribution Enemies can only be killed if a player is nearby. Thunderstorm Storm Rising Enemies damage all nearby players. Heal yourself by doing damage. Storm Raging Storm Rising Some enemies are enraged. Weekly Challenges. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3. Play 9 Games. Play 18 Games.

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