Overwatch’s winter occasion is a Yeti hunt

Overwatch, aka the shooter you despatched roses to however they acquired misplaced within the publish, you swear, is having one other wintry occasion this 12 months, sport director Jeff Kaplan mentioned in a developer update. While the snowball fight from last year returns, there’s additionally a “different and fun” sport mode referred to as Yeti Hunt wherein a group of freeze-happy Meis tracks down an indignant Winston.

Here’s Kaplan explaining all of the upcoming occasions and modifications for this seasonal replace.

Like he says, King’s Row and Hanamura maps will each get a winter makeover, like final 12 months, however so does the Black Forest area map, the place Mei’s snowball struggle will now be set.

Meanwhile, the Yeti Hunt will probably be a “boss fight” of types, says Kaplan. One group is made up of 5 Meis, whereas one participant controls a snowy Winston. The ape man must run round discovering meaty power-ups and avoiding the icy scientists till he has sufficient meals to enter his rage mode. At which level, the Mei’s have to get away from the overpowered monster. To assist with this, they get a particular “ice trap” means.

There’ll even be vacation skins for characters Hanzo, Junkrat and Roadhog.

“But when can we play this?” you ask, craving for my information.

“Well,” I say, turning to smile on the digicam. “Not Yeti.”

I wink. Then, my face dropping to a quiet and severe expression, I whisper the ultimate phrases of my essential message.

“It starts December 12.”