Overwatch Anniversary Event Now Live, Fan Favorites Return

The anniversary event for Overwatch is now live, celebrating two amazing years so far with Blizzard's hit FPS! Alongside a brand new video to celebrate and new skins to earn, the new celebration also brings in old favourites in reflection of an incredible period since launch!

Blizzard begun their anniversary event by stating, "Celebrate Overwatch's two-year anniversary with a new FFA (free-for-all) Deathmatch map—Petra—and more than 190 Anniversary items (60+ new for 2018), including eight legendary skins: Stealth Bastion, Shieldmaiden Brigitte, Formal Doomfist, Buccaneer Junkrat, Sherlock McCree, Forest Spirit Orisa, Magician Symmetra, and Cybjörn Torbjörn."

But they also supplied even better news for those that have missed out on previous events, "Did you miss an item from a previous event? Throughout Overwatch Anniversary, you'll be able to unlock items from past seasonal events with credits (and opening Anniversary Loot Boxes)!"

Don't worry though, Overwatch fans. It's not just returning cosmetics, but previous event modes as well! In addition to the new map, older beloved entries into the game are making their temporary comeback, "As a bonus this year, each Anniversary Loot Box can contain items from past seasonal events! You'll also get one Legendary Anniversary Loot Box, with at least one guaranteed legendary item, just for logging in to the game during the event."

Blizzard added, "Many of our past seasonal brawls will be available to play in the Arcade, and the brawl of the day will rotate throughout the event. Petra and Château Guillard will also be available in an optional Competitive FFA Deathmatch mode with placement matches, skill rating, leaderboards, and the opportunity to earn competitive points."

The event is going on now from May 22nd until June 11! Overwatch is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC! Haven't had a chance to check out the incredible shooter yet and meet some of the most lovable heroes? Learn more about the game below:

• Speed up and slow down time. Rain destruction from above in an experimental, jet-powered armor suit. Stalk your prey as a wraith-like assassin that can appear anywhere, anytime. Unleash powers such as dragonstrike, transcendence, graviton surge, and so much more. Every hero has a unique set of devastating and game-changing abilities.
• Teamwork is imperative for survival as you enter the fight with friends and comrades. Careful coordination will prove the difference between victory and defeat as your team combines the formidable powers at your disposal to devastating effect.
• Every hero has a unique perspective on the battlefield and a story behind how they arrived there. You are a champion of a bygone age wielding his punishing rocket hammer in the service of honor, a robotic monk committed to healing the rifts between man and machine, a genetically engineered gorilla who also happens to be a brilliant scientist, and many, many more.
• Protect the secrets of the mysterious Temple of Anubis in Egypt, safely escort an EMP device through King's Row in London, and do battle at other key locations around the planet. Every map has its own distinct feel with unique gameplay and team-based objectives.
• Just when it seems like your team is destined to go down in defeat, switch heroes on the fly and change the course of the battle. But don't forget that your opponents can do the same. Master the game within the game as both teams shift strategies and heroes in a constant dance to gain the upper hand.