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What is the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year Event Start Date?

Bryan Rockwood

Publish Date: January 17, 2023

The Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year is finally here. The new event is hopping into the server soon, and players should be excited to get into the action. The Lunar New Year event celebrates the Lunar New Year by bringing in new skins, ushering back in some fan favorite game modes, and plenty of other great new cosmetic content. As of Tuesday January 17, players now know the Overwatch 2 Lunar new Year Event start date. Players can check out all the latest content when the event goes live later that day on January 17.

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For the New Year event, Overwatch 2 is bringing back the Capture the Flag, Capture the Flag Blitz and Bounty Hunter game modes. Capture the Flag is just the good old classic game mode, go run into the enemy team’s, take their flag and bring it back to the friendly team’s base. Catpure the Flag Blitz is a new spin on the former, where flags are placed in the middle of the map. Easier flags to grab means more chaotic fights in the middle of the map.

Bounty Hunter makes its return, and offers a unique free-for-all option for players during the Lunar New Year Event. The first player to notch an elimination becomes the Bounty that all players can hunt down. However the player who is the Bounty accrues points while they remain the target for everyone else.

This new event also brings new log-in rewards as well as viewership rewards for watching streamers on Twitch. Players will earn rewards based on how long they have watched their favorite streamers, with rewards coming at the 2 hour and 4 hour mark.

Get into the action today as the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year starts January 17.