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Blizzard will stop selling ‘Overwatch’ loot boxes on August 30th

<p>Blizzard will stop selling Overwatch loot boxes on August 30th, the studio announced in a blog post (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23833172/) published on Tuesday. The date coincides with the end of the game’s recently launched Anniversary Remix Vol. 3 event. Blizzard notes players will still have the chance to earn free loot boxes after the 30th. Additionally, the game will automatically open any loot boxes in a player’s inventory before the launch of Overwatch 2 on October 4th (https://www.engadget.com/overwatch-2-free-to-play-early-access-date-174155851.html). With the new game&nbsp;set to replace Overwatch at that point, that will ensure players don’t lose any skins and other cosmetics before the switch.</p><p>In June, Blizzard announced Overwatch 2would abandon loot boxes (https://www.engadget.com/overwatch-2-no-loot-boxes-194001374.html) in favor of a seasonal battle pass and a “consistently updated” in-game store. The move came after the studio said it would not release Diablo Immortal (https://www.engadget.com/diablo-immortal-loot-box-laws-belgium-netherlands-141234104.html) in Belgium and the Netherlands due to laws in those countries against that kind of monetization.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="ab5ad48fc1084a069865b6da05cadbdf"><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UcBKcgta_a0?rel=0" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div>

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