Overwatch officially brought the free deathmatch map for everyone from Kanezaka recently revealed to the live servers starting today, and this includes a new “Kanezaka Challenge” event for players to win 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 best and latest map.
As for rewards, the Kanezaka Challenge is essentially divided into two distinct parts: playing and watching Overwatch. Anyone who achieves nine Quick Play, Competitive Play or Arcade victories before the event ends on January 25 can win an icon, a spray and the Hanzo skin mentioned earlier. During the same period, anyone who watches several hours of Overwatch over on Twitch can earn up to six new sprays with at least one sprayer granted for every two hours of total time spent watching.
Release the storm!
Play the new map and earn new rewards, including Kyōgisha Hanzo, winning games and watching Overwatch on Twitch. Grab your bow and join the Kanezaka Overwatch 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 an exciting battlefield of alleys, ancient stones, imposing steel and cat cafes. Destroy your enemy’s dreams at the pottery shop, beat up at Tora no Sumika nightclub or outperform the competition in the Centro tower of the city. “
As mentioned above, the Kanezaka Challenge is set to end on January 25th. Overwatch itself is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Overwatch 2 is in development, although no specific platforms have been announced so far. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the Overwatch franchise here.
What do you think of the new map, Kanezaka? And the new challenge? Let us know in the comments or feel free to contact me directly on Twitter at @rollinbishop to talk about all things about games!