Overwatch Year of the Pig Lunar New Year 2019 Skins and Dates
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Overwatch Lunar New Year event is returning with the Year of the Pig, and it is sure to bring skins and much more to the popular game.
A popular feature of Blizzard Entertainment's first person shooter of Overwatch has been the in-game seasonal events that give players new things to experience and plenty of new and unique cosmetic items to collect. One of the fan favorite seasonal events is the Chinese Lunar New Year one, and it is making a strong return in 2019 in the form of the Overwatch Year of the Pig. If you are curious about when the Overwatch Chinese Lunar event focusing on the Pig will begin and what skins it will be bringing, you have come to the right spot hero, as we have everything you need to know covered.
Overwatch Year of the Pig Lunar New Year 2019 Skins and Dates
The return of the popular seasonal event for 2019 was announced on the official Twitter account for the esports title on Thursday, January 17th. Players will be able to experience all of the skins, additional cosmetic items and whatever else Blizzard has up its sleeve for the Year of the Pig beginning on Thursday, January 24th. All of the content from the 2019 Lunar event will be available until Monday, February 18th, so players will have a great deal of time to collect all of the new and returning skins and other items that will be available.
Squeal with joy!
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 17, 2019
Overwatch Lunar New Year returns January 24. ? ? pic.twitter.com/CLBXmBCrEX
Unfortunately, Blizzard has not yet revealed the skins that will be added into Overwatch when the Pig Lunar event begins. However, as with past seasonal events for the title, there will likely be an influx of new skins that join a variety of returning skins from past Overwatch Lunar events in the group of cosmetic items that will be available.
Also expected in the upcoming Pig Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 event is the return of the Capture the Flag game mode that has been a staple of this particular seasonal event since it was first introduced to the first person shooter.
What skins are you hoping to see in the upcoming Year of the Pig Overwatch Lunar New Year event for 2019 that begins next week? Join our community and let us know in the comments below!
(cover photo courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment)