Overwatch Halloween Terror 2017 Starts Today, Ghoulish Cool Skins Leak Early

by Brandon Hill — Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 02:42 PM EDT

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, you know that Overwatch has been a smash hit in the gaming community; especially with regards to eSports competitions. Blizzard on occasion released new skins for its characters -- as witnessed by the recent Summer Games event -- and a new leak shows us more of what Blizzard has in store for its 2017 Halloween Terror event.

We say "more" because Blizzard has already revealed costumes for two popular characters: Reaper gets into the Halloween spirit dressed as Dracula, while McCree goes vampire hunting as Van Helsing.

The nights grow cold
And monsters appear
A great evil gathers
And Halloween draws near... pic.twitter.com/98CXWqQ0gc
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 3, 2017

The new leaks, which come courtesy of reddit user Mnemosynaut, give us a glimpse at Mei, Zenyetta, and Symmetra. Mei transforms into Jiangshi, which is a Chinese "hopping" vampire. Zenyatta goes as a Cthulhu-inspired Omnic. Finally, we see Symmetra as a Middle Eastern fire demon. We don't know if the Halloween makeovers are limited to just these characters, but you won't have to wait long to find out.

The Overwatch Halloween Terror 2017 event begins later today, and will wrap up on November 2^nd. You can expect to see loot boxes dressed up as jack-o-lanterns and 50 new items to collect during the event.

Gamers will be able to take part in the ghoulish festivities on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.

Tags: Blizzard, Overwatch, halloween terror 2017, skins

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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