The Overwatch Dog Chinese New Year event of the Year

In the latest developer's booklet, Jeff Kaplan has unveiled what awaits us for The Year of the Dog. For starters, the event will last four weeks instead of three to "allow people traveling during this period to participate in the event." Then, the focus will be on the catch of flag with a new map specially designed for this mode: Ayutthaya. Inspired by the eponymous Thai city, the map will have a very old side and a very modern side.


The game mode, which made its appearance during the Year of the Rooster last year, has undergone some changes, especially to avoid equalities. From now on, when the two teams fail to decide, the two flags will move closer to the middle of the field. Touching the flag will capture it immediately, but some hero abilities, like Winston's jump, will make it fall. This is not all, like the Lucio Ball, a competitive mode of capture flag will make its appearance throughout the duration of the event.

Obviously new legendary costumes will appear especially for Ange and Genji, and a costume for Fatale, probably rare, was unveiled in the introduction of this video. New entries and around fifty cosmetics will also be delivered in this update.

See you tomorrow, Thursday, February 8, to discover the new map, this redesign of the mode of capture of flag and especially, the costumes!