Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year 2023 Event: Dates, Skins, Modes

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Written by: ar1essss

31/12/2022

It's been almost four months since the release date of Overwatch 2. The second part has managed to impress many fans of the game. Those who haven't played Overwatch for a long time are back. And newcomers also didn't think long to try Overwatch 2 for the first time, which became free.

In these four months, Blizzard has already held two events: Junkenstein's Revenge in Season 1 and the Winter Wonderland Christmas celebration in Season 2. The Chinese New Year, the year of the Rabbit, is just around the corner. Every year Blizzard held it in Overwatch. This will be the first new year in Overwatch 2.

Here is all about Lunar New Year Of Rabbit event in Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year 2023 Start Date

Based on the Roadmap that the developers of Overwatch 2 introduced at the beginning of Season 2, the Lunar New Year Event will begin on January 17 and run until February 6 inclusive. This means that this year's event will run for three whole weeks. For such a period of time Overwatch 2 fans will definitely be able to enjoy the holiday atmosphere in their favorite game.

roadmap season2

Overwatch 2 Year of the Rabbit skins

Last year, during the Lunar New Year Event 2022, four new skins were introduced. It is likely that the same number, and maybe even more, will be introduced during the Rabbit year. At the moment, only one skin is officially introduced, which will be added in this New Year's Eve event. It is Rabbit outfit for DPS Hero Mei. It is also worth assuming that there will be several skins, which should be obtained for completing various tasks. In general, as always in Overwatch.

Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year 2023 LTMs

The Overwatch 2 Chinese New Year celebration is also expected to bring a number of limited-time modes back into rotation. Blizzard themselves hasn’t announced these, but there are a few staples that appear every year.

Here is a list of supposed modes that may appear during the Lunar New Year Event 2023:

Bounty Hunter
Capture the Flag
Capture the Flag Blitz

This is supposed to be the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Overwatch 2. As always, the developers will take care of every player and please them with new, unique skins, cool game modes, and the atmosphere of the holiday in their favorite game.