Now that spooky season has formally began, we’re starting to see quite a lot of Halloween-themed occasions in video games. To that finish, Overwatch 2 has simply introduced that its Season 7: Rise of Darkness will begin on Oct. 10, and it options, amongst different issues, a badass Lilith pores and skin.
The announcement got here from X/Twitter, the place the official Overwatch account posted a video exhibiting off the Blizzard World map, up to date to suit its annual Halloween PvE occasion, Junkenstein’s Revenge. Proper earlier than the trailer ends, we’re given a glimpse of a brand new Moira pores and skin that is themed round Diablo IV’s principal antagonist, Lilith.
Would possibly need to maintain the lights on for this one ?♂️#Overwatch2 Season 7: Rise of Darkness launches Oct 10 ? pic.twitter.com/T6P6EqTisL
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 2, 2023
The transient trailer does not reveal an excessive amount of else, however leaks on Reddit have already seemingly revealed Halloween applicable skins for Widowmaker and Echo, in addition to a brand new Mythic pores and skin for Hanzo. See the Moira/Lilith pores and skin under.
Along with the most recent season, over the weekend through the Overwatch League Grand Finals, devs shared a deep dive on Samoa, the most recent map, which is ready to be a management map that’ll have gamers combating over areas that embrace a seashore, downtown, and volcano factors. Samoa is scheduled to launch alongside Season 7 on Oct. 10.
Staff fights and delightful sights await you in Samoa ?
The brand new #Overwatch2 Management map arrives Oct 10 in Season 7 ? pic.twitter.com/pRnETMNPKV
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 1, 2023
It is also price stating that this is not the one Activision Blizzard IP Lilith has crossed into just lately. Because of Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0’s The Haunting occasion, gamers can buy two Diablo-themed bundles that enables them to play as each Lilith and Inarius Operators.
It is also not the primary time Diablo and Overwatch have met earlier than; different Diablo-themed Overwatch skins embrace Barbarian Zarya, Demon Hunter Sombra, and Butcher Roadhog.
Luis Joshua Gutierrez is a contract author who loves video games. You’ll be able to attain him at @ImLuisGutierrez on Twitter.
