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Stellar Blade’s Eve and Friends Infiltrate Overwatch in All-New Crossover
Blizzard has added Stellar Blade-themed skins to Overwatch as part of a marketing push ahead of Stellar Blade’s release on Switch 2 this week. The crossover brings characters from the game into Overwatch, giving fans a limited-time chance to buy themed outfits.
The skins are available only through Overwatch’s item shop and will leave on 17 November; they cannot be unlocked through gameplay. The article names Eve as a standout skin, while noting that the crossover designs may look unusual.
In short
- Overwatch has added Stellar Blade crossover skins.
- The skins are sold in the item shop until 17 November.
- They cannot be unlocked through gameplay.
Explained simply
Overwatch is a team-based online game from Blizzard, in which players choose characters with different abilities and compete in matches. Stellar Blade is an action game starring Eve, a fighter exploring a future Earth; it is due to arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 this week.
The crossover brings Stellar Blade-inspired outfits to Overwatch’s shop for a limited time. Such collaborations let game makers promote releases to each other’s audiences, while giving players cosmetic ways to show interest in both games.