Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year release date, challenges, and skins

The official Year of the Rabbit celebrations are almost upon us in Overwatch 2! Read on for the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year event release date, challenges, skins, and more.

Overwatch 2's Lunar New Year 2023 event will happen between Jan. 17 and 31. Some of the in-game items will include the legendary Kkachi Echo skin, Lucky Pouch weapon charm, Hongbao souvenir, and Year of the Rabbit spray.

Here's how to unlock each of these Lunar New Year items:

The Year of the Rabbit will feature the legendary Kkachi Echo skin, according to Blizzard's Overwatch 2 Season 2 preview post. This skin can also be seen in the game when players click into Echo.

There's also an Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year skin for Mei. In the official Season 2 trailer, Mei wears a hat with bunny ears.

For players who want to get a head start on the festivities before the launch of this year's Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year event, they can now obtain a free legendary Moira skin. The Masked Dancer legendary Moira skin can be earned by watching six hours of the game on Twitch.

Just head over to the game's Twitch category and watch two hours for the Lion’s Head victory pose first. Then, continue watching for another four hours and claim the skin. Players have between Jan.11 and Jan. 25 to do this.

That's all for now. Stay tuned on Esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates.