Overwatch’s Latest Skin Requires You To Gift Subs To Twitch Streamers Such As xQc

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Got it! Jun 27, 2022, 04:26pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You’ll need to gift subscriptions to certain Twitch streamers to unlock the Overwatch Medic Brigitte . . .

[+] skin. Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch is getting a new Legendary skin that players can unlock, but you won’t be able to snag Medic Brigitte by completing in-game challenges or getting lucky with a loot box . Instead, you’ll need to gift three subscriptions to certain Twitch streamers.

There’s a lot to keep in mind here if you’re interested in scooping up the skin, which will carry over into Overwatch 2 . Only certain streamers will be eligible. The campaign runs from June 29 at 2PM ET until July 20 at 2PM ET.

If you gift a subscription outside of those times or when a streamer isn’t live with the category set to Overwatch , it won’t count toward the skin. MORE FROM FORBES Overwatch 2’s New Mythic Skins Are Customizable, Take A Look At Concept Art For The First One By Kris Holt Subscriptions of any tier will work. After you gift three subscriptions to an eligible streamer, you’ll receive a code in your notification inbox.

You can redeem that through your Battle. net account settings . There are more than 150 eligible streamers, including big names like xQc and Disguised Toast.

A bunch of current and former Overwatch League players, hosts and casters are eligible too. I’d suggest supporting and gifting subs to smaller streamers, such as OWgrandma , Bus and Merciful . MORE FOR YOU ‘Demon Slayer’ Season 2 Finally Has An Actual 2021 Release Date Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Not A Sure Thing, Says Director ‘Genshin Impact’ Still Refuses To Increase Anniversary Rewards, Despite Fan Outcry You can find the full list of eligible streamers on an Overwatch blog post .

More details about the rules are available there too. Players in a number of regions will be able to take part: North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Of note, China is not mentioned.

As a colleague pointed out, it looks like Medic Brigitte is based on Starcraft ’s Medic unit . Until now, it hasn’t been super common for an Overwatch skin to require an extra payment, at least outside of the Overwatch League fits and the charity Pink Mercy skin. This is a bit of a bellwether before Overwatch 2 launches on October 4 .

It’ll be free-to-play and have a premium battle pass and paid cosmetics. Speaking of Overwatch 2 , the second PVP beta starts tomorrow. It will have a big change for DPS heroes compared with the first beta and a “partial competitive ruleset.

” Xbox and PlayStation players can take part this time too. New hero Junker Queen will be playable for the first time as well. You can still sign up to request beta access .

If you want to play as soon as the beta goes live (at around 2PM ET), you can get guaranteed, immediate access if you buy the $40 Overwatch 2 Watchpoint Pack , which includes some other goodies: MORE FROM FORBES The $40 Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack Includes Guaranteed Beta Access, Skins And Other Perks By Kris Holt Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . Check out some of my other work here . Kris Holt Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.