

Sadly, as these things sometimes go, innocent players found themselves banned inadvertently from competitive play. Blizzard recently clamped down on the growing toxicity problem among its player base, handing out bans for those who violate the terms of service. Hopefully, everyone who is excited to take part in the event will be able to. Last year, the Hollywood map had a lavish makeover to celebrate the event. During Summer Games year two, all of the skins available last year were available, along with seven new skins.Īlong with our hopes for both old skins and new skins, we’re interested t0 see if a standard map will be decorated with Halloween fixtures. If the Summer Games were any indication, the second year of Halloween Terror could feature more content than the first. Halloween Terror 2017 joins the Summer Games as the only event to occur twice thus far. Overwatch has received six seasonal events since it launched in May 2016. It also included another look at Reaper’s vampire/Phantom of the Opera get-up. These include Zenyatta as Cthulhu, Symmetra as a demon, and Mei as a jiangshi (a vampire from Chinese folklore, perhaps familiar to gamers through Hsien-Ko in the Darkstalkers 2D fighting franchise). Last year’s loot boxes were also replaced with jack-o’-lanterns filled with candy throughout the event.įollowing the initial reveal, several other new skins leaked out, compiled by Reddit user Mnemosynaut. Halloween-themed emotes, sprays, and victory poses were also up for grabs during the inaugural event. McCree’s skin looks ripped from Van Helsing, while the Reaper is notably without the pumpkin head he had during last year’s Halloween event, where 12 heroes had new skins on the line. We also see McCree and Reaper squaring off in some new guises.


It’s unclear if the venue will still be the Adlersbrunn map, or if Blizzard has plans to switch it up. Junkenstein, we expect the player-versus-environment (PvE) cooperative game mode called Junkenstein’s Revenge to rejoin the fray throughout the event window. We don’t know all of what’s up for grabs or what the event will entail this year, but judging by the teaser featuring Dr.
