{"id":673389,"date":"2026-04-04T15:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:50:42","slug":"overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch loot boxes will be withdrawn from sale at the end of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nBlizzard has announced an end date for the sale of Overwatch loot boxes &#8211; after one final in-game loot box event to sell lots of them beforehand. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe option to buy loot boxes will be removed from Overwatch at the end of the game&#8217;s current Anniversary Remix event, which wraps up on 30th August. <\/p>\n<p>\nIn a <a href=\"https:\/\/playoverwatch.com\/en-us\/news\/23833172\/\">blog post<\/a> on the event, Blizzard noted that its loot boxes have a chance to contain rare items from previous Anniversary and seasonal events, and told fans not to &#8220;wait too long to snag those skins you&#8217;ve been eyeing for the past year&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-loot-boxes-will-be-withdrawn-from-sale-at-the-end-of-the-month\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard has announced an end date for the sale of Overwatch loot boxes &#8211; after one final in-game loot box event to sell lots of them beforehand. 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