New "Overwatch" updates featured new clues on the next DLC character Sombra and the introduction of the "Summer Games" content.
Blizzard announced a new game content for "Overwatch" called the "Summer Games" which features all of the characters and loots having a Olympic styled theme from costumes, loots, animation, voice lines, emotes, intros, poses and sprays.
Each seasonal loot box will guarantee to contain at least one new item from the "Summer Games" collection along with items from the existing selections in "Overwatch".
Blizzard also added a new game mode called "Lucioaball" were in gamers will play a three-on-three Lucio character only football style brawl. The new game mode takes place on a new map called "Estádio das Rãs", where the field has been decked out with jump pads and speed boosts to help enhance Lucio’s abilities.
Lucio has been tweaked by Blizzard for this game mode as well, so now his primary attack is a punch, while his alternative fire emits a blast of sound for launching the ball forward. The speed boost effect from his crossfade ability now only affects himself instead of his teammates, and his ultimate ability, "Sound Barrier", pulls the ball towards him from anywhere on the field. The new game mode is available starting Aug. 2-22, Gamerant reported.
Meanwhile, new clues on the possible "Overwatch" DLC character, Sombra have been revealed as Kotaku was able share evidences of the stealth character's existence.
According to the website, the trailer for the "Summer Games" content in "Overwatch" featured Tracer jump starts a race, leaving a trail of text in her stead. When gamers were able to decipher the test using the Base64 cipher, a new code emerged, prefaced by the word “salted.” This indicates that this new code is, again, encrypted. Gamers will need to find its “key" password in order to understand it.
Gamers that were able to crack the code revealed that a set of cardinal directions and letters associated with certain "Overwatch" map as someone from Reddit was able to post the instructions.
"Overwatch" director Jeff Kaplan stated that Sombra will continue to leave clues for the gamers and she will let people know when she wants more to be known about her. She is very good at that sort of thing.
"Overwatch" is currently available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms.