[Update #2]: Blizzard has now revealed the full Season 3 Roadmap, including a Dating Sim event!

[Update]: Overwatch 2's Season 3 will bring back the Workshop and complex Custom Games, while Season 4 will remove the unpopular Map Pools.

Unlike the first two seasons, Overwatch 2's big Season 3 update won't bring with it a brand new character to play around with. Instead, Blizzard is aiming to release a sizable balance patch alongside some long-requested quality-of-life improvements and, most importantly, a chilly new map called Antarctic Peninsula!

Just like all of the other Control maps, Antarctic Peninsula will actually be three maps in one! As such, you can look forward to saying hello to the penguins outside of the research base itself, messing up all of the sensitive equipment in the industrial part, and even exploring the actual science labs. What all of this looks like in action, that you can get a little sneak peek at through the Twitter teaser.

On a slightly different note, it's also important to mention that Season 3 will bring back Overwatch Credits which currently exist as unearnable Legacy Credits from the original game. Under the new system you'll be able to gain 1500 credits for free each season, and then an additional 500 through the premium Battle Pass.

From there you can use your hard-earned currency to buy all sorts of cosmetics, including nearly all of the epic and legendary skins from Overwatch 1's various seasonal events. While it's a small gesture, it should go a long way towards making Overwatch 2 feel a whole lot more rewarding for the brand new free-to-play crowd.

Once more information becomes available, most likely on February 6th as that's when the Season 3 trailer is scheduled to launch, I'll make sure to let you know. Until then, I'll leave you with a few teaser images of the new map. Enjoy!