Blizzard shared new lore about Junkenstein’s Revenge: Wrath of the Bride, providing additional background information forOverwatch 2’s Halloween Terror event. Junkenstein’s Revenge: Wrath of the Bride is a time-limited PvE challenge starring an evil version of Junkrat, called Dr. Jamison Junkenstein. The notes revealed by Blizzard today brought new insight into the upcoming version of the Halloween event inOverwatch 2.
Every year, the originalOverwatchwas celebrating Halloween with Junkenstein’s Revenge, a PvE event set in the fictional land of Adlersbrunn. Teams of four players had to protect castle gates, which were under the assault of a horde of enemies led by Dr. Jamison Junkenstein. The mad doctor came with his allies, the Reaper,Junkenstein’s Monster, the Summoner, and the Witch, respectively based on Reaper, Roadhog, Symmetra, and Mercy. Players had to repel waves of enemies and take down the bosses to complete the challenge and earn rewards.
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To introduce thenew version of its Halloween Terror event,Overwatch 2shared notes from the Lord of Adlersbrunn. The Lord explained that his town was recovering from the previous battles against Dr. Junkenstein and his allies, with his people finally knowing peace and prosperity. However, at the end of his note, the Lord of Adlersbrunn seemed concerned about strange noises coming from the old quarters of the castle, hinting at new action coming soon to his town.
Blizzard already shared some information about the upcoming Halloween Terror event inOverwatch 2. Instead of featuring the same challenge as in the original game,Overwatch 2will introduce a sequel toJunkenstein’s Revengetitled Wrath of the Bride. Mike Ybarra, President of Blizzard, confirmed that this Halloween Terror challenge would be a brand new game mode that will follow the events described in the originalOverwatch.
On top of the original villains featured in Junkenstein’s Revenge, Wrath of the Bride will introduce Sombra in herBride of Frankensteinskin as a new boss to defeat. The new PvE mode will reportedly come with a variety of Halloween-themed cosmetics, including new skins for Junker Queen, Kiriko, and Reaper.
Overwatch 2will launch Halloween Terror and its PvE challenge Junkenstein’s Revenge: Wrath of the Bride, on July 08, 2025. On the same date,Bastion and Torbjorn will return toOverwatch 2in all game modes, two weeks after being removed from the game due to bugs in their abilities. The Halloween Terror event will end on June 29, 2025.
Overwatch 2is out now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
