{"id":131671,"date":"2023-02-07T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-144734"},"modified":"2023-02-07T03:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T03:54:00","slug":"overwatch-2-announces-its-first-ever-anime-collab-available-in-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/overwatch-2-announces-its-first-ever-anime-collab-available-in-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 Announces Its First Ever Anime Collab, Available In Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/92689ff18bd4c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/92689ff18bd4c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Overwatch 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/92689ff18bd4c\/overwatch-2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/92689ff18bd4c\/overwatch-2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Overwatch 2\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Blizzard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/overwatch_2\">Overwatch 2<\/a> is entering new territory in Season 3 with the announcement of collaborations &#8211; similar to what we&#8217;ve seen in other free-to-play titles like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> and even the LEGO Bastion skin in the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/overwatch_legendary_edition\">Overwatch<\/a> game.<\/p>\n<p>The second game will be kicking things off with a special <em>One Punch Man<\/em> anime collab. If you&#8217;re not familiar with the One Punch Man hero Saitama, he&#8217;s basically one of the most OP anime heroes of all time &#8211; who can defeat anyone and everything with just a single punch. His outfit in Overwatch 2 is paired with Doomfist.<\/p>\n<p>This season launches on 7th February (that&#8217;s today or tomorrow depending on your location). Apart from this new skin, there&#8217;ll be new rewards, an all-new battle pass, a new map, new seasonal competitive events, and much more to unlock. Check out the trailer below (you can see the One Punch promo around the minute mark):<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"MNX1wV9UfL4\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Overwatch 2 is a free-to-download title available on the Switch eShop. Will you be giving this event a go? What other collaborations would you like to see in Overwatch 2 in the future? Leave your thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Blizzard Overwatch 2 is entering new territory in Season 3 with the announcement of collaborations &#8211; similar to what we&#8217;ve seen in other free-to-play titles like Fortnite and even the LEGO Bastion skin in the original Overwatch game. The second game will be kicking things off with a special One Punch Man anime collab. 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