{"id":1504008,"date":"2026-02-20T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4M3MV3LjRqSZZTtDBdJBai"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:26:04","slug":"were-getting-even-more-free-lootboxes-and-a-double-xp-weekend-in-overwatch-just-for-playing-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/were-getting-even-more-free-lootboxes-and-a-double-xp-weekend-in-overwatch-just-for-playing-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re getting even more free lootboxes and a double XP weekend in Overwatch just for playing the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/overwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Overwatch<\/a>&#8216;s big Season 1 reimagining, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatch-2-drops-the-2-and-goes-back-to-being-overwatch-as-blizzard-launches-its-biggest-update-ever-next-week-we-want-to-gain-players-confidence-we-want-them-to-have-trust-in-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">dropping the infamous &#8216;2&#8217; in its name<\/a>, adding five new heroes, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/when-overwatch-said-it-was-returning-to-the-story-i-did-not-expect-its-most-genius-decision-reworking-maps-for-the-fun-of-it\" target=\"_blank\">reworking maps<\/a>, and overhauling its UI, has given it a new lease on life. So much so that it <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatch-just-hit-its-all-time-player-count-peak-on-steam-clocking-in-over-165-000-players-more-than-two-years-after-it-first-released-on-the-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\">broke its all-time player count on Steam<\/a>, a trend which no doubt rippled across other platforms, and it&#8217;s still holding strong. This <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatchs-glow-up-didnt-just-happen-overnight-its-successes-have-been-in-the-works-for-years-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">glow-up has been a long time in the making<\/a>, but it&#8217;s great to see Overwatch back on the map.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the occasion, Blizzard has announced &#8220;a token of appreciation for keeping the matches rolling&#8221;, that being double match XP and five free lootboxes all weekend\u2014Friday, 20 February, until Monday, 23 February, to be exact, starting and ending at the reset time in your region, such as 11 am PT \/ 2 pm ET \/ 7 pm GMT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guess our weekend plans are officially booked now \ud83e\udd29As a token of appreciation for keeping the matches rolling, enjoy double XP all weekend long plus 5 bonus Loot Boxes from Feb 20 @ 11am PT to Feb 23 \ud83c\udf81 pic.twitter.com\/LTsh71UVkn<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2024635115519840703\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sitting pretty next to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/after-a-glitch-botched-overwatchs-first-big-post-reboot-event-its-sending-out-the-rewards-including-14-lootboxes-out-to-players-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">14 compensation lootboxes for Overwatch&#8217;s progression fumble last week<\/a>, you&#8217;ve got a healthy stockpile for barely lifting your finger. There are also various events going on right now that also dole out lootboxes, such as Conquest and Year of the Horse (Lunar New Year). I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s pretty good going, though I&#8217;ll change my tune if I don&#8217;t get anything I want in them, of course.<\/p>\n<p>The double match XP (this means it sadly doesn&#8217;t boost challenges) is perfect for blitzing through your battle pass tiers, especially as it stacks with other bonuses you might have from playing with friends or the premium pass.<\/p>\n<p>I much prefer an XP boost as thanks rather than tier skip tokens, as the latter doesn&#8217;t apply once you&#8217;ve cleared the standard 80-level reward track. In other words, they&#8217;re useless if you&#8217;ve finished the pass and have your sights set on a title that could require grinding up to 120 more levels\u2014I&#8217;m aiming for Chronically Online at level 175.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"ad10b22c-2e34-40c2-8f34-991a22bbc836\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/were-getting-even-more-free-lootboxes-and-a-double-xp-weekend-in-overwatch-just-for-playing-the-game.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"ad10b22c-2e34-40c2-8f34-991a22bbc836\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/were-getting-even-more-free-lootboxes-and-a-double-xp-weekend-in-overwatch-just-for-playing-the-game\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch&#8216;s big Season 1 reimagining, dropping the infamous &#8216;2&#8217; in its name, adding five new heroes, reworking maps, and overhauling its UI, has given it a new lease on life. So much so that it broke its all-time player count on Steam, a trend which no doubt rippled across other platforms, and it&#8217;s still holding strong. This glow-up has been a long time in the making, but it&#8217;s great to see Overwatch back on the map. To celebrate the occasion, Blizzard has announced &#8220;a token of appreciation for keeping the matches rolling&#8221;, that being double match XP and five free lootboxes all weekend\u2014Friday, 20 February, until Monday, 23 February, to be exact, starting and ending at the reset time in your region, such as 11&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/were-getting-even-more-free-lootboxes-and-a-double-xp-weekend-in-overwatch-just-for-playing-the-game\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1504009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1504008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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