Lucio-themed soccer and Olympic skins coming to 'Overwatch'
Are you ready to feel the football beat?
Rio and the Olympics are coming to Overwatch this August as part of the game's first special event. Players will be treated to special cosmetic items for the Games, but also a twist on one of its biggest sports.
Lucioball is a three-on-three version of the weekly brawl that is totally soccer inspired. Players speed around a map inspired by Rio as a modified version of the support character. Instead of Lucio's primary attack, he has a melee move so he can punch and drive an oversized soccer ball forward. His secondary attack still has its ultra-powerful push abilities, perfect for getting the ball at range.
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Lucio's speed boost will affect only himself (another change from the main game), though Amp It Up will still boost that. HIs Sound Barrier ultimate attack will now pull the ball to him.
The other touch of Olympic flair comes from the game's Loot Boxes, which have been modified with Games colors. These will include 100 different cosmetic items inspired by the Olympic Games.
These boxes can be earned or purchased any time from now until Aug. 22, which is the same time frame as Lucioball. The update will be available on all of Overwatch's platforms.
Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
