Overwatch Summer Games Return Next Week

Overwatch is bringing back the Summer Games for 2017, along with a new map for Lúcioball and more. The festivities will begin on Aug. 8 and continue through Aug. 29.

One of the changes being added to the Summer Games for 2017 is a new unlock system. Unlike last year, all cosmetic items will be available to unlock with credits. To further entice you to spend your credits, all of the 2016 Summer Games cosmetic items are also going to be available during the 2017 Games.

According to Jeff Kaplan in the video above, not every character will get new skins. We know Roadhog is one of the characters getting left out of the fun. However, Kaplan says Mercy is getting an amazing skin and McCree and Widowmaker fans will have exciting things to look out for as well. A full breakdown of the credit prices for cosmetic items are as follows:

New 2017 Summer Games Cosmetic Items will cost the following:

• Legendary Skins will cost 3,000 credits

• Epic Skins will cost 750 credits

• Rare tier will cost 225 credits

• Common tier will cost 75 credits

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

• Legendary Skins will cost 1,000 credits

• Epic Skins will cost 250 credits

• Rare tier will cost 75 credits

• Common tier will cost 25 credits

Fan-favorite mode Lúcioball is also returning for the Summer Games this year. Along with a new map, there have also been some changes made to the rules for the mode. Those changes have been noted below.

• Lúcioball will introduce Sydney as a map environment. 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.

So what do you think? Are you excited to get started in the Overwatch 2017 Summer Games? What skins do you want the most? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.