Blizzard Launches Overwatch 10th Anniversary Event

Blizzard Entertainment launched its Overwatch 10th Anniversary event on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, marking a decade since the hero shooter's debut on May 24, 2016. The in-game celebration, available on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, runs through June 1 and offers players a range of exclusive cosmetics and loot boxes.

The event coincides with the weekly midseason update for Reign of Talon Season 2, going live at 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. BST). Players can earn 21 new skins for the game's original launch heroes, including D.Va, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Zarya, Genji, Cassidy, Pharah, Reaper, Soldier: 76, Tracer, Bastion, Hanzo, Junkrat, Mei, Torbjörn, Widowmaker, Lúcio, Mercy, Symmetra, and Zenyatta. These purple-themed epic skins honor the roster available at launch, before expansions grew the cast to around 50 heroes, with more planned.

Additional rewards include 15 Anniversary Loot Boxes, 33 developer- and community-created 2D cosmetics such as player cards and banners, five weapon charms featuring a 10th anniversary design, and exclusive player titles. Community challenges will unlock weekly Legendary Loot Boxes if met collectively. Blizzard teased...