Overwatch 2’s eighteenth season launches next week and is bringing a Persona 5 crossover alongside a brand new hero.
The trailer for Season 18 ends with a tease of Joker from Atlus’ beloved JRPG, who will likely appear as a skin for an existing hero. No further details are known at present, but hopefully more character skins and references will make their way into Blizzard’s shooter.
The new hero joining this season is Wuyang, a Chinese “aquatic prodigy” who fights with a Xuanwu Staff and various water abilities as a support character.
Elsewhere, the biggest additions in Season 18 include:
- Stadium Quick Play for shorter match times, along with Winston, Brigitte and Pharah joining Stadium at season launch (and Tracer mid-season)
- A new stadium mode called Payload Race
- A PvP refresh and perks update, with 50 new hero-specific perks, rebalanced options for certain heroes, and a full rank reset
- Two new Mythics: one is a character skin offering four tiers of visual upgrades, the other is a weapon skin with flaming effects
- A brand new battle pass full of cosmetics to unlock
More details can be found on the Overwatch 2 blog.
Season 18 of Overwatch 2 launches on 26th August.
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