Overwatch 2’s One-Punch Man Collaboration Is Now Live: Details

Overwatch 2’s collaboration occasion with the uber-popular anime One-Punch Man is now dwell. Marking the primary IP crossover for Blizzard’s team-based shooter, the replace ushers in a brand new set of skins and different beauty objects impressed by the anime. The occasion is scheduled to final for a month till April 6, throughout which period gamers can full in-game challenges to unlock rewards, together with a free Legendary standing Mumen Rider Soldier: 76 pores and skin. Different skins will should be bought from the in-game store utilizing Overwatch Cash.

The 4 heroes headlining the Overwatch 2 x One-Punch Man collab have the identical movesets as typical, however seem as if they’re cosplaying characters from the anime. “As huge followers of anime and One-Punch Man, we’re past thrilled to deliver this new collaboration to our gamers around the globe. The Overwatch universe is an optimistic imaginative and prescient of near-future Earth, so why would not Doomfist cosplay Saitama?”, Mike Ybarra, president, Blizzard Entertainment, stated in a ready assertion. The gauntlet-wielding Doomfist is the best option to signify Saitama, who is thought for his devastatingly highly effective punches. Each characters are bald too.

For two,500 Overwatch Cash, gamers can unlock the Doomfist-Saitama bundle, which incorporates the pores and skin, a ‘Saitama Punch’ spotlight intro, an unique title card, the ‘Coaching Regiment’ emote, and a “One Hundred Push-Ups…” quote voice line. The brand new healing ninja Kiriko is subsequent on the record, common after Tatsumaki, the tornado-bending skilled hero. Her bundle prices 2,100 Overwatch Cash, and easily features a victory pose and a reputation card along with the pores and skin. The bottom priced bundle is Genos Genji, the cybernetic disciple of Saitama, costing 1,900 Overwatch Cash and granting solely a pores and skin and a reputation card.

Another choice is to purchase the One-Punch Man Mega bundle, which incorporates all of the aforementioned objects for 4,400 models of in-game forex — 2,100 lower than it could price to purchase them individually. Cash could be bought straight from the in-game retailer — costing $19.99 (about Rs. 1,637) for two,000 models. Alternatively, they are often earned in smaller portions by finishing weekly challenges.

As acknowledged earlier than, the fourth pores and skin based mostly on Mumen Rider’s look could be unlocked by finishing unique challenges, as certainly one of six completely different rewards. Gamers have a whole month to rack up 24 full matches, no matter what sport mode they select to play — Arcade, Aggressive, or Informal modes — and ultimately unlock the particular pores and skin for Soldier: 76. This is a breakdown of the rewards you may get upon finishing every milestone:

• 4 video games performed — Saitama’s Fist Weapon Appeal
• 8 video games performed — Mumen Rider Title Card
• 12 video games performed — Bike owner of Justice Victory Pose for Soldier: 76
• 16 video games performed — Justice Crash Spotlight Intro for Soldier: 76
• 20 video games performed — Boros Weapon Appeal
• 24 video games performed — Legendary Mumen Rider-Soldier: 76 pores and skin

In the intervening time, Overwatch 2 is having fun with its Season 3 event as properly. This launched an Asian mythology theme and a brand new ice-based Management map known as Antarctic Peninsula. The annual PachiMarchi occasion can also be returning on March 21, bringing a limited-time ‘Kill Confirmed’ mode and a Roadhog pores and skin bearing a Pachimari tattoo on his spherical stomach. In the meantime, the One-Punch Man anime collection is gearing up for its third season, announced last year, with a poster that includes Saitama and Hero Hunter Garou.

The Overwatch 2 x One-Punch Man occasion is now dwell throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.