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                            By <a href="http://people.ign.com/Ribnax">Brian Barnett</a>                        </span><br />
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<p>The 2018 <a class="autolink" title="Overwatch" href="http://www.ign.com/games/overwatch">Overwatch</a> Anniversary celebration begins May 22.</p>
<p>The Overwatch team announced the event <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/996012676449951745" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">on Twitter</a>, revealing brawls and cosmetics from the past will make a return for the event.</p>
<p>Overwatch originally released in May 2016, and the game went on to earn an impressive <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/28/overwatch-review" target="_blank">9.4 in our review</a>, going on to become <a href="http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Game_of_the_Year" target="_blank">IGN&#8217;s Game Of The Year</a> as well.</p>
<p>For more on Overwatch, the game <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/13/bafta-game-awards-2018-winners-revealed" target="_blank">won a 2018 BAFTA award</a>, and game director Jeff Kaplan recently said the development team may bring <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/12/overwatch-considering-cross-platform-progression-sharing" target="_blank">cross-platform progression sharing</a> to the game.</p>
<p>It also was recently announced that the <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/09/overwatch-league-grand-finals-to-be-held-at-barclays-center" target="_blank">Overwatch League Grand Finals will be held in New York</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Brian Barnett plays Lucio and Soldier 76. You can tell him how much of a n00b he is on Twitter <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/14/twitter.com/ribnax" target="_blank">@Ribnax</a>.</em></p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/14/overwatch-anniversary-2018-announced">IGN Video Games</a></em></div>
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