Blizzard Entertainment has announced the next seasonal event coming to Overwatch. This time it’s the second iteration of Lunar New Year which will see the arrival of new skins, sprays, highlight intros and more for all your favourite heroes.

We’re pretty excited to celebrate the Year of the Dog in Overwatch here at Trusted Reviews, so we’ve compiled everything you need to know about the upcoming event.

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Overwatch Lunar New Year – What is it?

Lunar New Year is one of several seasonal events held for Overwatch throughout the year. This one celebrates the new year in eastern culture with plenty of extravagant costumes, fireworks and adorable decorations.

Of course, it’s also an excuse for hardcore players to grind away experience in the hope of bagging their favourite cosmetics.

Related: Overwatch Hero Guide

Overwatch Lunar New Year Modes – Anything new?

Capture The Rooster is making a return this year. This mode saw the objective in Capture the Flag replaced with a rooster that players must rob from the enemy and rush back to their allied base. It was fun, although it’d be nice to see something new in addition to it.

In addition to the returning mode, Blizzard is also introducing a map designed specifically with Capture the Flag in mind. We’ve not seen anything ourselves as of yet, but it’s only a matter of time.

Overwatch Lunar New Year Dates – When is it?

Blizzard recently announced the event’s forthcoming start date on social media. This year’s occasion will begin on February 8. How long it will last remains unconfirmed, but our money is on a couple of weeks at minimum.

Overwatch Lunar New Year Skins – What’s been confirmed?

Year of the Dog will see a total of six new legendary skins coming to Overwatch. Only one has been revealed thus far in the form of Widowmaker’s  All of last year’s skins, sprays, emotes and highlight intros will be available at a reduced price.

For example, a limited edition legendary skin once available for 3000 coins will now be reduced to 1000. So, if you’ve got a stockpile of currency waiting in the wings it’d be best to hang onto it for now.

Overwatch Lunar New Year Trailer – How’s it look?

Blizzard is yet to reveal specifics for this year’s event, although you can expect a bunch of information in the coming days.

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For now, you can check out the developer update from Jeff Kaplan which reveals six new legendary skins are coming alongside an all new Capture the Flag map. 

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