Highlights
- Overwatch 2 Season 8 will bring back the popular prop hunt game mode during the Lunar New Year event on January 30.
- The prop hunt game mode, Misfits and Magic, will take place on a brand-new map called Lijiang Night Market.
- Blizzard is aware of the popularity of the prop hunt game mode and may consider adding more new maps and twists in future events.
Overwatch 2 is bringing back the popular prop hunt game mode during Season 8. This hide-and-seek mini-game will be a part of the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year celebration at the end of January, and will take place on a brand-new map.
Call of the Hunt is the eighth season of Overwatch 2. This beastly batch of content includes plenty of new skins inspired by monster hunters, and includes a Battle Pass refresh with new cosmetics to collect. The accompanying Overwatch 2 Season 8 patch also introduces tons of balance changes, as well as Mauga, the new tank hero.
Overwatch 2 Reveals New Weapon Skins Coming In Season 8
Unique weapon skins are finally coming to Overwatch 2’s in-game shop as part of the imminent Season 8, named Call of the Hunt.
According to a recent Overwatch 2 blog post, players can expect the triumphant return of Misfits and Magic, the popular hide-and-seek prop-hunting arcade game mode, along with the Lunar New Year event on January 30, near the end of Season 8. The game mode pits a team of Kirikos with the ability to shapeshift into objects against a team of Genjis sworn to track them down and see through their illusions, with each team alternating between hiders and seekers in each round. This time around, however, Misfits and Magic will take place on the Lijiang Night Market map, with all new shapes for Kiriko to take.
When is Prop Hunt Coming Back to Overwatch 2?
- January 30, during the Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year event.
The original Season 5 run of Misfits and Magic was from July 15 through August 10. It returned again during the third week of the Overwatch 2 anniversary event in early October, along with the rest of the new game modes that have debuted over the last year. This third run of the event is the first time Overwatch 2 has added a new map to the game mode, as it previously only took place on part of the Blizzard World map.
Fans are understandably excited about Misfits and Magic returning. The prop hunt minigame was extremely popular during its first two runs, with many players hoping it would become an evergreen game mode. The fact that it is coming back shortly before the start of Overwatch 2 Season 9 means Blizzard is well aware of how much players enjoy the game mode, so hopefully, it will return again in the future with even more new maps and twists.
The full breadth of activities available during the Lunar New Year event isn’t known yet, but Overwatch 2 teased multiple new skins, as well as the return of the Capture the Flag and Bounty Hunter Deathmatch modes. Players will have to wait until the event draws closer to see the specific activities, rewards, and shop offers.
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s free-to-play team-based first-person shooter. The title features some new heroes like Junker Queen and Sojourn, as well as returning favorites.
- Franchise
- Overwatch
- Platform(s)
- PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PC
- Released
- October 4, 2022
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
