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The premium battle pass includes all the free pass stuff, but you’ll get Kiriko straight away and have a 20% XP boost. There’ll also be eight Prestige Tier titles that can only be earnt if you complete the whole pass. Twenty of those tiers feature some kind of unlockable McGuffin, ranging from Kiriko to epic skins, a weapon charm, a highlight intro, and extra stuff such as emotes, player icons and victory poses. Sojourn and Junker Queen, playable in the betas earlier this year, will be unlocked for everyone when season one kicks off.īlizzard say there are more than 80 tiers in Overwatch 2’s free battle pass in season one. Players who own Overwatch are being given Kiriko as a freebie, but otherwise she’ll be unlockable via the free battle pass and automatically unlocked if you own the premium pass. Blizzard have now put out an explainer and FAQ on the official Overwatch site, which you read here. Last week, I reported on the leaked animation footage that showed Kiriko for the first time, along with Blizzard’s response to fan furore over the game’s new battle pass.

There'll be timed events during each season, such as season one's Junkenstein: Wrath Of The Bride. You can expect season two to start on December 6th with a new tank hero. Blizzard are switching the game to a nine-week season rotation that they say will bring new heroes, maps, modes and premium cosmetics – your standard live-service game package, basically.

The fox-eared hero enters the game as part of Overwatch 2’s new seasonal format. She’s a Support, and Blizzard are promising to share more about her next week. Watch on YouTube Overwatch 2's first season begins on October 4th.Īnother trailer was shown during today’s livestream at Tokyo Game Show that debuted Kiriko.
