Overwatch rings in the Lunar New Year with marvellous new skins

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Overwatch celebrates the Lunar New Year tomorrow, with a collection of gorgeous new skins for the heroes (via Dot Esports).

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Overwatch’s Lunar New Year festivities begin tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/bszNJheHDt

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 15, 2020

Blizzard Entertainment has commemorated the Lunar New Year for every year that Overwatch has been live, with unique festivities for the Year of the Rooster, the Dog, and the Pig. The first redecorated Lijiang Tower for the Capture the Rooster mode, the second added the ornate Ayutthaya palace map, the third brought the Busan map, and all offered themed legendary skins. Imaginably, the game’s Year of the Rat event will have a new map and/or a new game mode, but Blizzard has kept mum on the details for now.

We do know that the heroes of Overwatch are getting glorious new skins, as Twitter user OverwatchNaeri leaked the outfits ahead of Blizzard’s official announcement for the Lunar New Year.

Overwatch Lunar New Year 2020 Event "Year of the Rat" New Skin Brigitte , Doomfist, Wrecking Ball, Winston

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Overwatch Lunar New Year 2020 Event "Year of the Rat" New Skin Brigitte , Lucio, Moira, Sombra

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Looking for me?

Faze your enemies as Face Changer Sombra (Legendary)!

Overwatch’s Year of the Rat celebrations begin tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/m0A3nMWH0O

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 15, 2020

So far, there are new legendary skins for Brigitte, Doomfist, Lucio, Moira, Sombra, Winston, and Wrecking Ball. They all look spectacular, and I think the blossom Wrecking Ball skin is my favourite. Sombra’s Face Changer skin has a wonderful stealth gimmick—its mask flickers like a hologram into new faces for her to use. The Year of the Rat event kicks off on January 16 and ends on February 5, and at the moment, we don’t have any more information than that. However, previous Lunar New Year events let players pick up Year of the Dog and Rooster items for a reduced price. It would be rational to assume this would be the case again, but Blizzard is yet to reveal a new game mode or new map. We’ll have to sit tight and see what’s in store.

Overwatch is out now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.