The next big event for Overwatch will kick off on January 24, in celebration of the Chinese New Year - with 2017 being the Year of the Rooster. Other than the short teaser video below, details are scarce. However, if going by previous events is any indication, gamers can expect a host of timed sprays, player icons, voice lines, maps, skins and themed gameplay to be released.
Full List of Previous Overwatch Events
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Summer Games - August 2, 2016, to August 22, 201 [in celebration of the Summer Olympics]
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Overwatch Halloween Terror - October 11, 2016 to November 1, 2016 [in celebration of Halloween]
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Overwatch Winter Wonderland - December 13, 2016 to January 2, 2017 [in celebration of Christmas]
For the Summer Games, a special Rocket League-esque event called Lúcioball was rolled out. Halloween Terror introudced zombies and Winter Wonderland had PvP snowball fights. Expect more details to be announced in the coming weeks.