There is no word yet on what the event will entail, with Blizzard teasing details on January 24th in North America and Europe, and January 25th in Australia.
Overwatch recently wrapped up its holiday event, and introduced new control map Oasis. Director of Overwatch Jeff Kaplan will deliver the keynote speech at the 2017 DICE Summit, titled "Overwatch: How Blizzard Created a Hopeful Vision of the Future".
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