Daily NewsRadar: Legion season 2 looks freaky (in a good way), Overwatch gets a new crossover, and more
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Tuesday has just about come and gone - and with it, a host of news tidbits you ought to know about. Fortunately for you, we've gathered them all right here!
Overwatch adds Sarah Kerrigan (as a skin)
In honor of StarCraft's 20th anniversary, Blizzard is rolling out gifts across all its games in honor of the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg. If you log into Overwatch anytime between now and April 3, you'll receive the Kerrigan skin for Widowmaker, so you can pay tribute to the Queen of Blades before her Zerg makeover.
Unlocked and loaded. Log in to Overwatch between now and April 3 to celebrate @StarCraft’s 20th Anniversary with a FREE Widowmaker KERRIGAN skin. pic.twitter.com/X0e7JEDWw6March 6, 2018
Hearthstone's Arena is changing for the better
Speaking of Blizzard, it also announced new changes coming to Hearthstone's Arena mode, which should make card choices during the drafting process much more interesting and less clear-cut. It'll also feature new class cards that have some pretty wild effects, so watch out.
Inside is getting a bizarre, big-ticket collector's edition
iam8bit, makers of boutique game collectibles, has entered an unexpected partnership with RealDoll (yes, the sex doll manufacturer) to create a $375 collector's edition of Playdead's haunting platformer Inside. If you've played the game, you probably guess what you're paying all that extra money for...
Legion season 2 looks quite trippy in this new trailer
Legion, the X-Men spinoff show developed by Marvel and FX, is gearing up for the April 3 debut of season 2 - and this trailer gives a highly perplexing, definitely entertaining look at what's to come. Anything that involves Jemaine Clement dancing is good in our book.
State of Decay 2 finally has a release date
We finally know when we're getting this long-awaited, survivor-focused sequel (which just so happens to be one of the best new games of 2018). State of Decay 2 hits Xbox One and PC on May 22, so get your shotguns and syringes ready now.
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Lucas Sullivan is the former US Managing Editor of 12DOVE. Lucas spent seven years working for GR, starting as an Associate Editor in 2012 before climbing the ranks. He left us in 2019 to pursue a career path on the other side of the fence, joining 2K Games as a Global Content Manager. Lucas doesn't get to write about games like Borderlands and Mafia anymore, but he does get to help make and market them.