Battle Pass isn’t the only live mainstream service Blizzard is rolling out precaution 2. On March 7, Overwatch will enter the wonderful world of IP co-op starting with a skin collection inspired by the popular anime series One Punch Man.
According to Blizzard Overwatch 2 Season 3 blog post, the One Punch Man collaboration will feature “a cosmetic collection from beloved anime.” So far, the studio has only revealed one item: the Doomfist skin inspired by One Punch Man’s protagonist Saitama. The blog post says the studio plans to reveal additional items ahead of the co-production release on March 7, with one of the cosmetics being a Legendary skin that players can earn through through a series of themed challenges.
While this isn’t the first time an established character has joined Overwatch as a skin for one of its heroes – Orisa, Widowmaker, Torbjorn, Doomfish, Zarya and Roadhog have all received skins based on the products. other Blizzard products – this partnership marks the first time Blizzard has recruited licensed characters from outside the company. However, while this may be a first for the studio, the move isn’t entirely unexpected. Late last summer, Overwatch VP Jon Spector revealed the team was love exploring Fortnite-style crossovers.
“We’ve seen some really cool examples of games that collaborate with other brands or other games,” Spector said. “I’m also a big cartoon nerd. I think it’s great when I watch it Naruto appeared in Fortnite. I don’t even play Fortnite, but that’s great. And when we look at the Overwatch 2 space, those are the things that we want to explore. If and when we do that, one of our key values is to do it in a way that we feel is a great fit for the Overwatch brand.”
In addition to the game’s upcoming One Punch Man collection, Overwatch 2 will also receive several new skins as part of its third season. While Season 2 offers a variety of cosmetics based on Greek mythology, Season 3 focuses on Asian mythology. Included in these skins is the Amaterasu Kiriko Mythic skin, which Blizzard claims is “inspired by various gods in Japanese mythology with customizations that you can mix and match according to the moon theme.” , sea and storm.”
Season 3 also brought it New Antarctic map, bulletproof penguins, an Overwatch dating simAnd more nerfs, buffs, and other quality of life changes.
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