We wondered when the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were going to cameo in a game – and we're not referring to a certain potty-mouthed Wii U release. Overwatch looks like it's going to be the first, however, as Blizzard's sent a bunch of YouTubers and Twitch streamers packages featuring the shooter's cast of characters in sports gear. A summer games loot box has also been spotted on the PlayStation Store, which was screen grabbed by the ever-alert NeoGAF.
According to the listing, there are more than 90 Summer Games items to collect, but they'll only be available for a limited time in specially marked loot boxes. You'll be able to earn these in-game through 22nd August, or you'll be able to purchase packs. As with normal loot boxes, if you get a duplicate, you'll receive some credits to spend – however, you won't be able to purchase Summer Games items separately.
As you can see in the embedded picture, there will definitely be new skins for Tracer, Zarya, and Lucio – but it's currently not clear whether other heroes will get the same treatment.
[source vg247.com, via neogaf.com]
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These look pretty cool. When does the event start?
Urgh, event limited items. These are always the worst.
@WanderingBullet Now!
Everyone gets a free summer games loot box (mine was ATROCIOUS) so I bought 11 more and got olympic zarya and genji skins
I'm keen for these and think it's pretty great theyre being given away as well. Overwatch loot boxes take forever to accumulate though.
@irken004 Cool, thanks!
Just to confirm, you can get them from either leveling up or buying the loot boxes from the PSN Store, right? Also did you only get Olympic themed items from the boxes that you bought?
Yeah, I kinda agree. I don't know how often we'll get them just by leveling up but if its rare then I can see people spending a lot of money purchasing them from the store. I'm a bit tempted myself but I'll have to see the rest of the skins first.
EDIT: I just saw the trailer and it seems like only Lucio, Tracer and Zarya skins look unique. The rest are just reskins with different colors and decals.:/
@WanderingBullet Yup, the boxes you'll get in the game for now (until this summer thing ends) will be summer loot boxes, and the PSN store boxes are summer loot boxes too. But, they are guaranteed (I believe?) to have at least one summer item. Some i got had two or three! And yeah, most of the skins look ok. Genji's summer loot palette is one of my favorites now o_o
@irken004 Thanks.
Here's what I've gotten so far from five boxes:
Free: Nihon (Genji) and Garnet (Ana)
2nd: Taegukgi (D.Va)
3rd: Germany flag
4th: Voice Line (Soldier-76)
5th: Track and Field (Tracer) and Player Icon (Tracer)
My favorite skins would have to be Lucio's Selecao and Genji's Nihon. I quite like Tracer's Sprinter as well. My only issue with it is the cape, would've liked it more without it. Some of the player icons are pretty neat too. Zenyatta's flying kick icon being my favorite.
One reason's why I haven't spend any in-game currencies on anything, yet was for occasions such as this. Too bad we can't purchase the Olympic items with them.:/
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