WithOverwatchbeingBlizzard Entertainment’s fastest growing franchiseto date, there’s no doubt that when many contemporary gaming fans think about the publisher and developer, their minds invariably go to the team-based shooter. Of course, the company is well-known for many other titles as well, particularly itsStarCraftseries, which is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary by adding new content across Blizzard’s other properties, with the aforementioned shooter’s sniper Widowmaker is getting a new skin based on a character from the sci-fi real-time strategy franchise.
As seen in the screenshot below taken from a Twitch livestream celebratingStarCraft’s 20th anniversary,Overwatchfans will be able to get their hands on a Widowmaker skin designed afterStarCraft’s psychic terran female known as Sarah Louise Kerrigan. According to a post on the officialStarCraftwebsite,Overwatchplayers who log in between March 6 and April 3 will receive the Sarah Kerrigan Ghost skin for Widowmaker.
For the uninitiated, the new skin coming toOverwatchfor Widowmaker is based on Kerrigan before she transformed into the Queen of Blades, which is essentially the Zerg Queen and leader of the Swarm inStarCraft. While the cosmetic forOverwatch’s archetypal sniper is decidedly nifty and a great nod to Blizzard’s extremely popular RTS series, some fans might be quick to note that it looks similar to theWidowmaker’s November “Nova” Terra skin, which is a ranged assassin character from theStarCraftuniverse.
All things considered, adding a Kerrigan skin for Widowmaker inOverwatchis a solid way for Blizzard to honor its RTS franchise within the team-based shooter as a celebration of the two decades running forStarCraft, especially since it’s a freebie. Should there be someOverwatchfans out there who may be underwhelmed by the offering, though, the studio at least hasBrigitte on the wayas a fresh face for players of the game to master.
Overwatchis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
