The Overwatch 2 Season 3 event is now live and comes with a ton of new content. The latest update introduces a new Asian Mythology theme, a new ice-based control map and an external dating simulator called Loverwatch for Valentine’s Day. Developer Blizzard Entertainment has also unveiled a roadmap for the coming months that includes the first-ever major IP collaboration for Overwatch 2 – the hugely popular Japanese anime One-Punch Man. Even the aptly titled PachiMarchi event from the original Overwatch returns in March with a new limited-time Kill Confirmed mode and other in-game cosmetic rewards.
Overwatch 2 Season 3: Asian Mythology Theme and Kiriko Amaterasu Skin
“over watch has long explored and celebrated real-world cultures from around the world, which you can see in our list of heroes from Korea, Japan, and China. We’re excited to announce that we’re delving into Asian mythology as the theme for Season 3! blog entry reads. Like last season, there are some rewards surveillance 2 is locked behind his Premium Battle Pass, which grants an exclusive skin upon completion. This time the reward is a gold colored Amaterasu skin for the healing ninja Kiriko, inspired by various deities from Japanese mythology. As an added bonus, the skin is customizable – allowing players to switch between two additional colorways, headgear, and weapons.
By tradition, other heroes in the game will also receive new themed skins. Key highlights include a Zenyatta whose balls look like Takoyaki balls, and a Demon Queen skin for Moira whose backpack now looks like a demon mask. The former can be unlocked through the in-game shop, while the better ones are only accessible through the Premium Battle Pass. A Premium Battle Pass would cost 1,000 Overwatch Coins, which costs $9.99 (about Rs. 825). Battle.net Store and the shop in the game.
Overwatch 2 Season 3: Antarctic Peninsula – new control map
surveillance 2 Season 3 brings a new Control-based map called Antarctic Peninsula, which adds some lore for Mei, invincible penguins lurking around, an icebreaker ship, and an underground drilling station. “With tons of flanking routes, and some that offer a high-altitude advantage over high-traffic areas and objectives, we can’t wait to see how the meta unfolds for this chilled battlefield!” the post reads. For the uninitiated, Control Mode is a best-of-three game where both teams compete for the same target area. Examples: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Busan, etc.
Overwatch 2 Season 3: Loverwatch
On February 13th blizzard will launch the browser-based Loverwatch, described as a “non-canonical text-based dating sim” where players have a chance to charm Mercy or Genji. Similar to most dating simulators, the site gives you dialogue options to interact with, in addition to a cupid – looks like Hanzo – who will help you out. The event runs until February 28th and has a secret ending that grants players a POTG (Play of the Game) highlight with a romantic Hanzo upon unlocking. The dating sim will go live exclusively www.loverwatch.ggand takes about 30 minutes.
Blizzard is also bringing a Hanzo 4v4 mode on February 14th and some Healer gamemodes that will allow you to earn some cosmetics and other rewards. This event ends on the 28th.
Overwatch 2 Season 3: Collaboration with One-Punch Man
In a surprising turn of events, Overwatch 2 has teamed up with the Japanese anime One punch man bring themed skins and cosmetics into play. It only makes sense that the buff Talon Doomfist would get Saitama’s outfit since his powerful Rocket Punch attack is themed to match the anime character. There is currently no information on how to unlock the skin, but Blizzard claims that the collaboration event will be live from March 7th to April 6th.
Finally, the PachiMarchi event returns – it runs from March 21st to April 4th – with a limited-time Kill Confirmed mode and an epic skin for Roadhog, where he sports a plush Pachimari tattoo on his rounded belly . The skin can be unlocked by completing a series of themed challenges while simply logging into the game during the event period and being rewarded with an exclusive player icon.
Overwatch 2 Season 3 is now live personal computer, PS4, PS5, Xbox OneAnd Xbox Series S/X.
