Summary
Overwatch 2just revealed the new skins coming to the game in Season 8: Call of the Hunt. These beastlyOverwatch 2cosmetics will be obtainable via the Season 8 Battle Pass, in-game store, or via events and other activities.
Blizzard’s iconic first-person shooter is going wild in Season 8. Titled Call of the Hunt,Overwatch 2’s eighth batch of seasonal contentbrings game modes, cosmetics, and a Battle Pass refresh to the game–not to mention Mauga, the bombastic new tank–starting December 5. Like the seasons before it, Call of the Hunt will also introduce a slew of balance updates, with buffs for tanks like Ramattra, Doomfist, and Winston, but nerfs to other heroes, including Baptiste, Sigma, and Soldier: 76.
Now,Overwatch 2has previewed the skins players can expect to see over the course of the next two months. In the short trailer shared on the officialOverwatch 2Twitter account, a total of 18 skins can be seen, but players can expect even more skins during Call of the Hunt. The vast majoritymatch the theme ofOverwatch 2Season 8, but some are inspired by Christmas and the Lunar New Year, both of which occur during the next two months. However, a few of them are recolors ofStarCraftandWorld of Warcraftskins, giving players another chance to score a different take on these exclusive Blizzard collaboration cosmetics.
There are probably a few other surpriseskins in store for players inOverwatch 2Season 8, but players will have to wait and see what they are when they are released. Beyond skins, players can expect tons of new highlight intros, victory poses, charms, and other cosmetics via the shop, events, and Battle Pass. Many of them, including Doomfist’s Get Down and Mercy’s Cookies highlight intros, pair perfectly with their brand-new skins.
Were all of these new skins not exciting enough,Overwatch 2is adding weapon skins in Season 8. This new type of cosmetic allows players to combine the unlocked weapon skins with any hero skin, overwriting the weapon with this new variant. Players will be able to buy Hard Light weapon skins for Mercy, Reaper, and Reinhardt during Season 8, but as long as this new type of cosmetic proves popular among fans, they might see more of them fromOverwatch 2in the future. This is the first new type of cosmeticOverwatch 2has added since charms, so throwing another way for players to customize their heroes could be huge for future events, shop offers, and Battle Pass refreshes.
Overwatch 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
