Summer Games are coming back to Overwatch

We’re excited to aounce that the Summer Games are coming back to Overwatch! Summer Games 2017 will return from August 8–29 and will feature new skins and a new Lúcioball map, as well as the return of the previous Summer Games 2016 skins.

Summer Loot Box Update

Previous Summer Games skins will be available for purchase at a reduced cost compared to this year’s new skins. New Summer Games 2017 cosmetic items will cost the following:

• Legendary Skins: 3,000 credits
• Epic Skins: 750 credits
• Rare tier: 225 credits
• Common tier: 75 credits

Summer Games 2016 cosmetics will be available at a reduced cost:

• Legendary Skins: 1,000 credits
• Epic Skins: 250 credits
• Rare tier: 75 credits
• Common tier: 25 credits

Lúcioball Update

The Summer Games-exclusive brawl is back, pitting two Lúcio-only teams against each other in a ball match, with the following changes:

• Lúcioball will introduce Sydney as a map environment and matches will rotate between the Sydney and Rio stadiums.
• Several changes have been made to Lúcio’s abilities in Lúcioball.
• The ability to boop enemies has been removed.
• Lúcio’s ultimate ability no longer pulls the ball toward the player, but now increases Lúcio’s speed and the speed of his boop.

Summer Games 2017 will also introduce a second competitive mode for Lúcioball, allowing players to place and rank. This mode seems like a lot of fun so if you haven’t played Overwatch in a while, now’s the time to open it again. See you on the battlefield!