It’s been a year since the last Overwatch Summer games already! And it means that it is time for the new annual Overwatch Summer Games 2020. What time do Overwatch events start? What can I get in Overwatch Summer Games? What are Overwatch Summer Games anyway? All these questions we will answer in our post.
First of all, let us mention that Overwatch Summer Games is a traditional annual event in Overwatch where a player can get free cosmetics, including skins and play some time-limited game modes. For more information read on.
What time do Overwatch events start?
Well, if you are familiar with the event and just needed to know when you can hop in this is the answer for you.
Overwatch Summer Games 2020 will be held on August 4 – 25, 2020.
So yes, you can start earning your cosmetics right away! If you don’t have any idea of what you can get read on.
What can you get for playing Overwatch Summer Games 2020?
The simple answer is cosmetics. Such as icons, spay and even skins. The event is divided into three weeks every week you can get rewards for winning the corresponding amount of games in the following game modes:
- Quick Play,
- Competitive Play,
- the Arcade.
Each week you can get particular rewards related to the topic of the week and the skin. Further, you can see Overwatch Summer Games 2020 rewards by week.
WEEK 1 Overwatch Summer Games REWARDS
The first week of the Summer Games will be on AUGUST 4 – AUGUST 11. The main hero of this week is Tracer. To get all the rewards you need to win 9 games in the game modes we wrote about above. Those rewards are:
WIN 3 GAMES
Baseballmari Player Icon
WIN 6 GAMES
Union Jack Spray
WIN 9 GAMES
Union Jack Tracer Epic Skin
WEEK 2 Overwatch Summer Games REWARDS
Win 9 games from AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 18 to unlock all the rewards of the second Summer Games week.
WIN 3 GAMES
Golfimari Player Icon
WIN 6 GAMES
Sand Castle Spray
WIN 9 GAMES
Sand Castle Bastion Epic Skin
WEEK 3 Overwatch Summer Games REWARDS
The third week is the last week of Overwatch Summer Games 2020. Win 9 games from AUGUST 18 – AUGUST 25 to earn all of the rewards below.
WIN 3 GAMES
Surfimari Player Icon
WIN 6 GAMES
Ice Cream Spray
WIN 9 GAMES
Ice Cream Orisa Epic Skin
Please, note that these skins and rewards you can get only via winning the corresponding number of matches. But there are also other great cosmetics that you can buy in Overwatch.
Overwatch Summer Games 2020 Legendary Skins and more
As for these rewards you can get them in loot boxes or by exchanging in-game currency on them. They look pretty awesome this year, don’t you think?
But Lifeguard Pharah and Surf’s Up Echo are not the only legendary skins that appeared in this year Overwatch Summer Games.
As you can see, there are three more Overwatch Legendary skins: Tropical Baptiste, Karate Doomfist, and Feskarn Brigitte. In overall there are 5 new legendary skins!
Moreover, you have a chance to get skins from previous events! You can see the whole list of them here. And what is more, you can also unlock epic and legendary emotes and intros for different champions!
Summer Brawls – Time-limited game modes and Arenas
The first traditional time-limited game mode is called Lucioball. It is similar to soccer. You will need to score more goals into the opponents’ gates to win a match. Oh, and yes, you all play as Lucios.
The second one is new! And it is called Lucioball Remix. It is like Lucioball but with two balls at the same time in the game. Moreover, some additional balls will spawn and grant even more points if you score a goal with them.
Also, there’s been some update to Arenas where you can play Lucioball and Lucioball Remix. So be ready for updated Sydney Harbour Arena and Busan Stadium.
We all wish you luck! And don’t forget to watch our stream!