Overwatch officially brought the recently unveiled Kanezaka free-for-all deathmatch map to live servers starting today, which includes a new “Kanezaka Challenge” event for players to earn sprays, icons and even a new epic skin, Kyogisha Hanzo. The full patch notes include updates for heroes like Ashe and Sigma, among others, but the biggest news is the addition of the latest and greatest map.
As for the rewards, the Kanezaka Challenge is essentially split into two different parts: play and watch Overwatch. Anyone who achieves nine wins in Quick Play, Competitive Play or Arcade before the event ends on January 25th can earn an icon, a spray and the aforementioned Hanzo skin. In the same period, anyone can watch for a few hours Overwatch over on Twitch can earn up to six new sprays with at least one spray awarded per two hours of total watch time.
Let go of the storm!
Play the new map and earn new rewards, including Kyōgisha Hanzo, by winning games and watching Overwatch on Twitch. Grab your bow and storm into Overwatch’s Kanezaka Challenge NOW!
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– Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) January 12, 2021
Here’s how Overwatch officially describes the new map in the latest patch notes:
“Fight for your life on a thrilling battlefield with alleys, ancient stones, towering steels and cat cafes. Crush your enemy’s dreams in the pottery workshop, deliver beatdowns at Tora no Sumika nightclub or rise above the competition in the tower near the center from the city. “
As mentioned above, the Kanezaka Challenge will end on January 25th. Overwatch itself is currently available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Overwatch 2 is in development, but no specific platforms have been announced yet. You can view all of our past coverage of the Overwatch franchise here.
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