Overwatch 2’s subsequent spooky, supernatural season can be full of recent costume modifications for the heroes of Overwatch, simply in time for Halloween. The sport’s annual vacation occasion, Halloween Terror, will make a return this October, remixed and revitalized with a brand new spooky PvP mode.
And whereas season 13 of Overwatch 2 doesn’t function any new maps or a brand new hero, current maps are altering, and gamers could get a sneak peek at season 14’s new hero — the tank teased eventually 12 months’s BlizzCon — if Blizzard’s newest teaser is any indication.
Right here’s what Overwatch 2 gamers can anticipate within the coming season.
What time does Overwatch 2 season 13 begin?
Overwatch 2 season 13 begins on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Blizzard’s new seasons sometimes launch at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT in america, so we will anticipate one thing comparable for the launch of season 13. This implies the replace will seemingly be obtainable at these occasions:
- 11 a.m. PDT for the west coast of North America
- 2 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
- 7 p.m. BST for the U.Okay.
- 8 p.m. CEST for Paris
- 3 a.m. JST on Oct. 16 for Tokyo
What’s new in Overwatch 2 season 13?
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Season 13, referred to as Spellbinder, will convey a brand new battle go, a brand new crossover with My Hero Academia, and the return of the Halloween Terror to Overwatch 2. Blizzard goes all in on new Mythic cosmetics this season, with a brand new Mythic Spellbinder pores and skin for Widowmaker, a brand new Mythic weapon for Soldier:76, and new Gilded Points for current Mythic hero skins, which supply new black and gold colour variants.
Overwatch 2’s new battle go will function the usual 80 tiers of rewards, together with Legendary skins Bathroom Witch Ana, Necrotic Witch Junker Queen, Witchbane Sojourn, Gnome Torbjorn, and Monstrous Sigma as a part of the go’ premium observe. Further spooky and supernatural skins timed for the Halloween season can be coming to the shop, together with new appears for Ashe, Illari, Kiriko, Mercy, Symmetra, Tracer, and Winston.
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This season’s My Hero Academia crossover runs from Oct. 17-30, and can embrace the next crossover skins: Deku Tracer, Uravity Juno, All Would possibly Reinhardt, Himiko Toga Kiriko, and Tomura Shigaraki Reaper. A Mega Bundle will embrace all 5 skins and bundle-exclusive cosmetics.
Halloween Terror 2024 will run from Oct. 15 by way of Nov. 4, and embrace a brand new fast-paced Workforce Deathmatch mode known as Junkenstein’s Laboratory. The mode will function a system known as Cursed Expertise Playing cards, which is able to give Overwatch heroes new talents. Earlier co-op modes from Halloween Terror occasions previous — Junkenstein’s Revenge and Wrath of the Bride — can even return with new challenges and executives.
What’s altering in Overwatch 2 season 13?
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4 maps are getting updates this season: Numbani, Circuit Royal, Dorado, and Havana. All 4 maps have had some quantity of labor finished, however a constant change is Blizzard has altered the realm across the attacking staff’s spawn on every map.
Moreover, Overwatch 2’s roster is about to develop with a brand new tank. Whereas that unnamed tank, the sport’s thirteenth, seemingly gained’t go reside till season 14, there’s likelihood gamers will get a glimpse of him throughout season 13. Actually, Blizzard has teased the brand new Scottish-sounding hero within the sport’s season 13 trailer. If the brand new tank is launched for a limited-time playtest, as Mauga and Juno have been, we’d see him in sport someday in November.
Overwatch 2 is obtainable on Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X.
