The 2023 Overwatch 2 Winter Wonderland occasion is about to kick off on PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. One of the highlights of the Overwatch calendar, the 2023 Winter Wonderland occasion has a December 19 launch date and a 6pm GMT UK launch time. This yr’s occasion options 4 completely different restricted time sport modes, that are playable within the Overwatch 2 Arcade. This contains a few methods to play Mei’s Snowball Offensive, the favored Yeti Hunt mode, and Freeze-Flash Elimination.

Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard describes Freeze-Flash Elimination as a kind of Freeze-tag.

“In this elimination 5v5 game mode, heroes don’t get eliminated when they lose all of their health; instead, they’ll be frozen solid,” reads the official description.

“It will be up to their teammates to thaw them without getting iced themselves. The team that can completely freeze the opponent team takes the round—first to three rounds wins.”

In addition to incomes XP for the Season 8 Battle Pass, gamers can earn tickets to spend on the Winter Fair. 

Tickets can be utilized to buy gadgets from the Winter Fair Event Pass, similar to unique vacation skins.

Blizzard explains extra: “This season, we’re introducing the Winter Fair Event Pass – a new way to unlock Holiday-themed rewards.

“When you play video games of Overwatch 2, you’ll earn tickets to spend on the Winter Fair and unlock rewards of your selection. Tickets are earned for each 9 video games performed, with wins counting as double.”

Players can earn as much as 120 tickets on the free monitor, or 480 tickets by buying the Premium Event Pass.

If you stick with the free monitor, you then’ll earn sufficient tickets to buy a Formalwear Legendary pores and skin for Cassidy, or the same pores and skin for Baptiste. Alternatively, followers might choose the Winter Jammies Legendary pores and skin for Illari.

If you shell out the five hundred Overwatch Coins for the Premium monitor, then you’ll unlock different gadgets such because the Legendary Wrapping Paper pores and skin for Reinhardt, or the Legendary Kerrigan pores and skin for Widowmaker.

Speaking of latest skins, Blizzard can even deliver a number of model new skins to the merchandise store, together with Formalwear Legendary skins for Tracer and Sojourn, in addition to Nutcracker Pharah, Festive Kiriko and Jingle Belle Mercy.