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Aaron Keller@aaronkellerOW · May 15, 2026

Hey all. We’ve been reading and watching reactions to the anniversary event this week, and they’re fair. Ten years of…

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Blizzard is responding to criticism of Overwatch's 10-year anniversary event by increasing loot box rewards in weeks 2-3, guaranteeing 10 legendary skins total, and planning additional anniversary celebrations throughout the year including a season-long event in Season 3.

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  1. #1

    Hey all. We’ve been reading and watching reactions to the anniversary event this week, and they’re fair. Ten years of Overwatch is a huge milestone, and we want this entire year to feel like a celebration of Overwatch. 🧵 1/8

  2. #2

    While the current Anniversary event is a one-off, we absolutely want to continue delivering goodness throughout this special year. 2/8

  3. #3

    We also agree that rewards broadly can be more than loot boxes, and we will share more details on other anniversary celebration elements when we have updates down the road. 3/8

  4. #4

    In the immediate term, for Weeks 2 and 3 of this Anniversary event we're increasing the number of community loot boxes: doubling in Week 2 and tripling in Week 3. And reducing the total number of games to earn all 15 Anniversary Loot Boxes to 60 (wins count as double). 4/8

  5. #5

    During Week 3, all players will also receive a 10 Year Anniversary Loot Box containing 4 guaranteed Legendary skins. In total, the 10-year event guarantees 10 Legendary skins. 5/8

  6. #6

    Looking ahead, we’re also planning an additional season-long event in Season 3 with even more rewards, expanding the base level of earnable rewards in our weekly Play N Games tracker, while working on other ideas for later in the year. 6/8

  7. #7

    I understand that future rewards don’t make this specific event bigger, but I hope it gives some context for how we're thinking about this year as a whole.  7/8

  8. #8

    Thank you always for your passion, your feedback, and for your care for Overwatch over the past decade and beyond. 8/8