The perks of owning some of the most popular games on the market is you don’t have to worry about making deals to secure crossovers. You can do them when you want, even at the behest of both game’s communities. Case in point, the Call of Duty x Diablo crossover (as part of its Halloween-themed update). As if that wasn’t enough, Blizzard is doing down on it by bringing together two of its most controversial games on the market.
As per the official announcement, Overwatch 2’s next season, Rise of Darkness, will kick off on October 10 and it brings a hellish horde of Diablo 4-themed cosmetics to help you get into the Halloween spirit.
The teaser gives us a glimpse of Moira looking like Diablo 4’s main antagonist, Lilith, with a spooked up Blizzard World map and an even more creepified version of the popular Halloween PvE event game mode, Junkenstein’s Revenge. As per the good folks over at Reddit, other new themed skins for Widowmaker and Echo and a new Mythic skin for Hanzo are also coming. As a bonus, the new Overwatch 2 control map, Samoa, will arrive alongside Season 7 as well.
Might want to keep the lights on for this one 🧟♂️#Overwatch2 Season 7: Rise of Darkness launches Oct 10 💀 pic.twitter.com/T6P6EqTisL
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 2, 2023
This isn’t the first time Overwatch 2 has had a Diablo crossover. Over the years, Overwatch 2 has enjoyed Diablo-themed skins like Butcher Roadhog, Demon Hunter Sombra, and Barbarian Zarya. Overwatch 2 has also seen crossovers from popular Blizzard franchises like World of Warcraft and even StarCraft.
With crossovers for both Call of Duty and Overwatch 2, it’s clear that Blizzard Entertainment wants to spread the good word about Diablo 4 to as many people as possible.
Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done. Diablo 4’s stock within its community right now is at an all-time low, as is its Twitch viewership. It will take more than just crossover skins to drive players back to Diablo 4.
The same can’t be said for the Diablo crossovers to other games though. Overwatch 2, despite the earlier backlash and review bombing, remains one of the most-watched games on Twitch. The same goes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
It’s unclear if Blizzard will risk doing crossovers from Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 to Diablo 4 but we’ll never know.
For now, Overwatch 2 fans can look forward to BlizzCon 2023 on November 3. This marks the convention’s return to an in-person format for the first time in four years. Chris Metzen, who recently returned to shepherd World of Warcraft, is going to be in attendance to reveal what’s next for World of Warcraft. Blizzard will also reveal its latest tank hero at the event as well as drop more details about the future of Diablo 4 following the release of Season 2, Season of Blood, on October 17, which was met with a lukewarm reception in its initial announcement at Gamescom 2023. Finally, there’s the possibility that Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will close the event by formally announcing the closure of the acquisition, although that’s probably highly unlikely.
