Overwatch 2 Season 12: New Frontiers introduces a Martian Support hero, Xbox Game Pass benefits, and more
Season 12 of Overwatch 2 is kicking off soon, with a new Support hero, Xbox Game Pass perks, and a Mythic Anubis skin for Reaper.
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What you need to know
The Red Planet is sending its reinforcements to Overwatch.
Overwatch Season 12: New Frontiers is on the way, with developer Blizzard Entertainment sharing anoverviewof everything players can expect on Wednesday. Aspreviously announced, Season 12 is introducing Juno, a Support hero from Mars who uses a special blaster to heal her allies and damage her foes.
Season 12 is also bringing some skins themed around Egyptian mythology, including the Mythic Anubis Reaper Hero Skin. There’s also new maps to explore with the new Clash mode, which you can check out in the season’s launch trailer below:
Overwatch 2 gets big Xbox Game Pass integration
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Alongside the new hero, skins, and battle pass, Overwatch 2 is also getting more in-depth integration withXbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s gaming subscription service. Starting on September 17, any subscribers that link their Xbox accounts to their Battle.net accounts will get a one-time boost of 30 Mythic prisms and six skins.
Cardboard Reinhardt, Turtleship D.Va, Cyberdragon Hanzo, Street Runner Genji, Bee Mercy, and Cleric Lifeweaver will all be yours at no extra cost as long as you link your accounts (or subscribe to Xbox Game Pass) by October 21. Other Xbox Game Pass perks will be coming in the future, Blizzard says, including select cosmetics from prior seasons.
Overwatch 2 Season 12: New Frontiers is slated to begin on Aug. 20, 2024.
Overwatch 2 is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch as a free-to-play game. If you’re a fan of team and class-based hero shooters, it’s one of thebest Xbox gamesandbest PC gamesto play.
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