Overwatch 2’s subsequent spooky, supernatural season will probably be full of contemporary costume adjustments for the heroes of Overwatch, simply in time for Halloween. The sport’s annual vacation occasion, Halloween Terror, will make a return this October, remixed and revitalized with a brand new spooky PvP mode.
And whereas season 13 of Overwatch 2 doesn’t function any new maps or a brand new hero, present maps are altering, and gamers might get a sneak peek at season 14’s new hero — the tank teased finally 12 months’s BlizzCon — if Blizzard’s newest teaser is any indication.
Right here’s what Overwatch 2 gamers can count on within the coming season.
What time does Overwatch 2 season 13 begin?
Overwatch 2 season 13 begins on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Blizzard’s new seasons usually launch at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT in america, so we are able to count on one thing comparable for the launch of season 13. This implies the replace will seemingly be obtainable at these instances:
- 11 a.m. PDT for the west coast of North America
- 2 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
- 7 p.m. BST for the U.Okay.
- 8 p.m. CEST for Paris
- 3 a.m. JST on Oct. 16 for Tokyo
What’s new in Overwatch 2 season 13?
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Season 13, often called Spellbinder, will convey a brand new battle move, a brand new crossover with My Hero Academia, and the return of the Halloween Terror to Overwatch 2. Blizzard goes all in on new Mythic cosmetics this season, with a brand new Mythic Spellbinder pores and skin for Widowmaker, a brand new Mythic weapon for Soldier:76, and new Gilded Features for present Mythic hero skins, which supply new black and gold colour variants.
Overwatch 2’s new battle move will function the usual 80 tiers of rewards, together with Legendary skins Lavatory Witch Ana, Necrotic Witch Junker Queen, Witchbane Sojourn, Gnome Torbjorn, and Monstrous Sigma as a part of the move’ premium monitor. Extra spooky and supernatural skins timed for the Halloween season will probably be coming to the shop, together with new seems to be for Ashe, Illari, Kiriko, Mercy, Symmetra, Tracer, and Winston.
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This season’s My Hero Academia crossover runs from Oct. 17-30, and can embody the next crossover skins: Deku Tracer, Uravity Juno, All May Reinhardt, Himiko Toga Kiriko, and Tomura Shigaraki Reaper. A Mega Bundle will embody all 5 skins and bundle-exclusive cosmetics.
Halloween Terror 2024 will run from Oct. 15 by means of Nov. 4, and embody a brand new fast-paced Crew Deathmatch mode referred to as Junkenstein’s Laboratory. The mode will function a system referred to as Cursed Expertise Playing cards, which can give Overwatch heroes new talents. Earlier co-op modes from Halloween Terror occasions previous — Junkenstein’s Revenge and Wrath of the Bride — may even return with new challenges and managers.
What’s altering in Overwatch 2 season 13?
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4 maps are getting updates this season: Numbani, Circuit Royal, Dorado, and Havana. All 4 maps have had some quantity of labor performed, however a constant change is Blizzard has altered the world across the attacking crew’s spawn on every map.
Moreover, Overwatch 2’s roster is about to increase with a brand new tank. Whereas that unnamed tank, the sport’s thirteenth, seemingly received’t go reside till season 14, there’s an excellent likelihood gamers will get a glimpse of him throughout season 13. In truth, Blizzard has teased the brand new Scottish-sounding hero within the sport’s season 13 trailer. If the brand new tank is launched for a limited-time playtest, as Mauga and Juno have been, we’d see him in sport someday in November.
Overwatch 2 is on the market on Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X.
