Summary
Blizzard has announced that the Winter Wonderland event is returning toOverwatch 2on Tuesday, December 19 and will run until Tuesday, June 23, 2025. Winter Wonderland is one of the big events thatOverwatchfans look forward to every year, as it marks the return of limited-time modes and gives fans the opportunity to add impressive new skins to their collection.
As with previous years, the Winter Wonderland 2023 event will see the return of limited-time Arcade game modes, with Mei’s Snowball Offensive, Yeti Hunt, and Freeze-Flash Elimination all available. There areOverwatch 2achievementstied to some of these modes, so those that have yet to unlock them should be sure to participate in the Winter Wonderland event. Playing these modes will help players not only level up their Season 8 Battle Pass, but it will also help them progress through the new Winter Fair Event Pass.
What is the Overwatch 2 Winter Fair Event Pass?
The Winter Fair Event Pass is a new addition toOverwatch 2’s Winter Wonderland celebrations. While playingOverwatch 2, players will earn tickets that can be spent at the Winter Fair to unlock rewards, with tickets earned for every nine games played and wins counting as double. The free track of the Winter Fair Event Pass will let players unlock a free legendary skin, with the option to choose between the Formalwear skin for Baptiste, the Formalwear skin for Cassidy, or the Winter Jammies Illari skin. Those willing to spend 500Overwatch Coinscan upgrade their Winter Fair Event Pass to the Premium track to get more tickets and skins, including the Legendary Wrapping Paper Reinhardt and Legendary Kerrigan Widowmaker skins.
Even though the Winter Wonderland event is ending on January 9,Overwatch 2players have until January 16 to spend their tickets. Unspent tickets will be converted toOverwatch Credits, so those that forget to spend their tickets won’t be completely out of luck at least.
Overwatch 2 Winter Wonderland 2023 Game Modes
As one might imagine, theOverwatch 2Winter Wonderland event will also see plenty of new items to purchase in the shop, with the selection changing every week. Formalwear Legendary skins are on the way forDamage heroesTracer and Sojourn, plus fans will have the chance to grab the Nutcracker Pharah, Festive Kiriko, and Jingle Belle Mercy skins. Those premium skins will cost money, but the free track of the Winter Fair Event Pass will still giveOverwatch 2players the chance to snag some free rewards, and anyone that logs in at the start of the Winter Wonderland event on December 19 will get a new player icon for their troubles.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
