As Halloween draws near, Blizzard has giving its hugely-popular team-based shooter Overwatch a bit of a spooky overhaul.

In a 3GB game update released late last night, several characters have been given Halloween-themed skins, voice lines, and emotes. All characters have had a Halloween victory pose added to their individual rosters.

The Halloween outfits and other goodies are unlocked by getting them in Halloween loot boxes between now and 31 October. Once the celebration is over, there will be no other way of getting the spooky gear.

As an added bonus, the weekly Brawl mode has also been given a bit of a makeover, and now features Junkrat as Dr. Junkenstein. It has essentially been turned into a horde-mode of sorts, where you and three other friends need to defeat 10 waves of zombie robots.

Oh, and you only have four characters to choose from (Ana, McCree, Soldier 76 and Hanzo) and you can’t swap them out. The Hollywood map is also now dressed in Halloween decorations.

Prior to the release, there were also rumours that we’ll see the unveiling of the much-anticipated Sombra. While she hasn’t been included in this release, Blizzard’s Jeff Caplan did say that new heroes are being actively worked on, with one hero in particular being quite far along – that hero is being play-tested internally across the entire company.

Have a look at some of the new Halloween outfits:

“The fright for the future has begun, heroes, and for the next three weeks, we’re celebrating the spookiest time of the year in true Overwatch fashion—with a brand new seasonal event! Explore the haunted streets of Hollywood, expand your collection of themed holiday items, and relive a chilling tale in our first-ever PvE brawl: Junkenstein’s Revenge!” Blizzard said in a blog post.

[Source – Overpwn]