Overwatch 2 bringing back highly coveted Pink Mercy skin for charity

After years of requests from Overwatch followers, Blizzard is bringing again the Pink Mercy pores and skin it launched in 2018 as a part of the “Mercy for a Trigger” charity marketing campaign with the Breast Most cancers Analysis Basis. That pores and skin raised $12.7 million in proceeds six years in the past, throughout its two-week window of availability, and Overwatch gamers who missed out on it the primary time have lengthy begged for its return.

Later this month, Blizzard will make the Pink Mercy pores and skin out there for buy as soon as once more in Overwatch 2. And simply because it was in 2018, all buy proceeds will likely be donated to assist life-saving breast most cancers analysis.

The unique Pink Mercy pores and skin will value $15 — the identical worth it was offered for in 2018 — and will likely be joined by a brand new variant of that pores and skin, Rose Gold Mercy, pictured above. The latter pores and skin will likely be out there in a bundle priced at $20. These charity cosmetics will likely be out there from June 25 to July 8.

The unique “Mercy for a Trigger” marketing campaign led to the biggest single donation ever made to BCRF, the group stated in a information launch. Blizzard and the BCRF stated in a information launch they hope to repeat that success with the Pink Mercy pores and skin’s relaunch.

Picture: Blizzard Leisure

“Blizzard is thrilled to be working alongside BCRF as soon as once more, bringing consideration and funding to such an vital trigger,” stated Johanna Faries, president of Blizzard Leisure, in a press release. “Overwatch just lately crossed the 100 million lifetime participant milestone, and we hope that our superb neighborhood will as soon as once more rally to assist assist the vital work of BCRF, all whereas showcasing these stunning skins in-game.”

“Overwatch launched one of many first charity partnerships within the gaming area with the Breast Most cancers Analysis Basis seven years in the past—their innovation within the gaming trade mirrors the innovation BCRF is spurring in analysis to eradicate breast most cancers,” stated BCRF president and CEO Donna McKay in a press release. “Due to the unprecedented funds raised by passionate players in 2018, we additionally launched the primary initiative designed to pinpoint precisely the way to forestall breast most cancers in every particular person individual—what we’ve dubbed The Precision Prevention Initiative (PPI). We’re at a vital inflection level as incidence of breast most cancers continues to rise and there’s nonetheless extra work to be finished. We’re thrilled to resume this collaboration to see how we will proceed driving change, and saving lives, collectively.”

Overwatch 2 is offered on Nintendo Swap, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X. Blizzard’s hero shooter is free to play, and a latest replace made all the sport’s heroes unlockable totally free.