Blizzard Entertainment is celebrating Lunar New Year for a third year in Overwatch, a seasonal event that will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 18. This time, it’s the Year of the Pig, and players can gorge on new skins for characters like Tracer, Reinhardt, Reaper, Brigitte, and, yes, even Orisa. For Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019, Blizzard is adding eight new skins — six legendary, two epic. Five of those skins are based on Chinese military generals, strategists, and warlords from the country’s Three Kingdoms period: Guan Yu (Reinhardt), Lü Bu (Reaper), Huang Zhong (Hanzo), Zhang Fei (Torbjorn), and Zhuge Liang (Zenyatta). Orisa gets a skin, Sanye, based on the Korean lion dance costume. Brigitte gets some ornate Korean general garb. And Tracer gets a skin based on Korean folklore hero Hong Gildong. Check out those new epic and legendary Overwatch skins in the gallery below (along with a handful of new sprays). You can see those new skins in motion, thanks to a preview Blizzard released, over at Heroes Never Die. Grid View Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch’s Lunar New Year 2019 event is live now on PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One.<doc-sep>Overwatch is celebrating the 2019 Lunar New Year with its Year of the Pig event The third annual event is full of firecrackers, limited-time modes and a bunch of awesome-looking skins. Starting on January 24 and ending on February 18, the event gives players a chance to unlock skins from 2018's Year of the Dog and 2017's Year of the Rooster. Blizzard has announced six new skins for Zenyatta, Tracer, Brigette, Orisa, Torbjorn and Reinhardt. Many of these skins are based upon famous figures in Chinese history, like the politician Zhuge Liang or the general Guan Yu. Most of these skins will be Legendary, with brand-new VFX and colors to bring these them to life. Blizzard has to keep fans engaged with their events or they won't stick around in Overwatch for long. The Overwatch Twitter account has already teased three of the skins, while the Korean Overwatch YouTube channel revealed the other three. There's "Hong Gildong" Tracer, who one reddit user described as "an illegitimate son of a nobleman who steals from the rich to help the poor." There's also Lion Dance Orisa, which gives the quadruped robot a scary smile. Then there's Brigette as a general, though it's unclear which one she is supposed to represent from the video. Zhuge Liang Zenyatta Experience festivity. Embrace the Year of the Pig as ZHUGE LIANG ZENYATTA! Overwatch Lunar New Year begins January 24. pic.twitter.com/ikwJx2aLeN — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 23, 2019 Zhang Fei Torbjorn Let’s hear those guns! Protect the flag with your trusty turret as ZHANG FEI TORBJÖRN! Overwatch Lunar New Year begins January 24. pic.twitter.com/QzGshNCW33 — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 22, 2019 Guan Yu Reinhardt Respect your elders! Share your wisdom on Capture the Flag traditions as GUAN YU REINHARDT. Overwatch Lunar New Year begins January 24. pic.twitter.com/cHdGpq5sex — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 21, 2019 Which of these skins is your favorite and which skin are you most excited to see return? Tell us on Twitter @RealNewsgeek.<doc-sep>
Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks UPDATE 2: Overwatch fans can check out yet another Lunar New Year skin ahead of this week's event. The latest Overwatch Lunar New Year skin is the Zhuge Liang Zenyatta outfit, which you can see for yourself below. UPDATE: Overwatch fans have been given a look at another Lunar New Year event skin. Zhang Fei Torbjorn will be just one of the skins available in loot boxes when the event goes live. "Let’s hear those guns!" reads a Blizzard tweet. "Protect the flag with your trusty turret as ZHANG FEI TORBJÖRN! Overwatch Lunar New Year begins January 24." You can see the skin for yourself below. ORIGINAL: Overwatch developer Blizzard has unveiled a whole host of new skins for the Lunar New Year of the Pig event launching this week. The 2019 Lunar New Year event has been given a January 24 launch date by Blizzard. As with all Overwatch events, the Year of the Pig extravaganza runs for roughly three weeks, ending on February 18. As fans count down to the event, Blizzard has unveiled a selection of new skins coming soon. In a series of tweets, Blizzard has revealed the Lu Bu Reaper skin, the Huang Zhong Hanzo outfit and the Guan Yu Reinhardt costume. Blizzard will continue to reveal more skins in the run up to the big event on Thursday. In the meantime, you can take a look at the skins below and at the top of the page. Older skins will return at a cheaper price point when the event launches.