Overwatch is kicking off 2018 with a barrage of new loot for players to enjoy including new emotes, sprays, and skins for their characters. Announced on January 17, Blizzard has promised a full week of previews for items arriving for the hit FPS next week. This is scheduled to continue until January 23 when the new map Blizzard World releases for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Many of these skins were revealed back during Blizzcon 2016, as they revolve around “cosplays” of various, famous Blizzard characters. The other set of skins are a mix of ideas from Blizzard and fan requests that have been made since the title’s launch. Among these include references to older designs and more fantastical ones. These are some of the coolest new skins released for the game and will certainly be sought after items for players.
What makes these skins great is they are not tied to any specific event or holiday. This means that all of the skins below are tied to the base game, meaning you can earn them from normal loot boxes. There will be no inflated cost either so these outfits will cost you a 1,000 gold regardless. Along with these skins, there will also be new sprays and emotes for users to use. These were already revealed and the characters getting new emotes include Tracer, Genji, Mercy, and Sombra.
For those looking to obtain all the new Overwatch skins here is each one we know of so far. Since this event is going on for a few more days we will update this post as Blizzard releases more skins.
Legendary Skins
Orisa – Immortal
Torbjorn – Magni Bronzebeard
Widowmaker – Nova
Doomfist – Blackhand
Zarya – Barbarian
Roadhog – Butcher
Reinhardt – Crusader
Mei – Ecopoint
Pharah – Asp
Lucio Capoeira
Hanzo – Kabuki
D.Va – Black Cat
It turns out that Blizzard is also planning on releasing a host of special Epic tier skins for players as well. Like the Legendary ones, these will be available for their normal gold price of 250 coins and can be obtained through normal loot boxes. Here is every new Epic skin that is coming to Overwatch next week during the update.
Epic Skins
McCree
Reaper
Zenyatta
Symmetra
Junkrat
These skins are all set to release on January 23, presumably sometime between 1:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 p.m. EST. Make sure to check back with us every day to see what other new skins Blizzard has decided to add into the game.
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