{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0c21a815f4cb075073898848","clusterId":"c_77c6ad5d41449fa9bc93cbb0","slug":"overwatch-and-stellar-blade-set-eve-protocol-crossover-for-november-4","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Overwatch x EVE Protocol Collaboration Set for November 4","summary":"The official Overwatch X account posted key art on October 25 announcing an Overwatch collaboration titled \"EVE Protocol\" that begins November 4, 2026. The official Stellar Blade X account posted a similar announcement, so the crossover is expected to run in-game in Overwatch. \"EVE Protocol\" is the name of Stellar Blade's final main mission and of the plan within the game to send units from the space refuge Colony to reclaim Earth from the creatures called Naytiba. The key art features Stellar Blade's protagonist Eve alongside Lily, Raven, Taki, and Adam. Reading the art, the likely skins are Eve for Widowmaker, Taki for Vendetta, Lily for D.Va, Adam for Soldier: 76, and Raven for Freja. Overwatch collaborations generally arrive as skins, so the Stellar Blade characters themselves are not joining the roster. No skin lineup has been officially confirmed.","whyItMatters":"The art is the announcement and the source of every guess: three outlets read the same key art into five hero pairings, and none of those pairings has been confirmed.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStellar Blade is a 3D action game by SHIFT UP, the studio also known for Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, set on a ruined near-future Earth where combat runs on parries and dodges. Its character visuals come mainly from Kim Hyung-tae, who leads SHIFT UP, and the variety and quality of the game\u0026#39;s costumes are part of its appeal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEve: the protagonist and a member of the 7th Airborne Squad sent down under the EVE Protocol plan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaki: captain of the 7th Airborne Squad and Eve\u0026#39;s superior officer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLily: an engineer who supports Eve\u0026#39;s missions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam: a scavenger who helps Eve after she lands and guides her to Zion, the last human city on Earth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaven: a member of the 2nd Airborne Squad, a unit separate from Eve\u0026#39;s.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade Complete Edition, which includes all DLC released so far, goes on sale on November 6 at 7,980 yen for both packaged and digital versions. From 0:00 that day, four Bayonetta collaboration costumes are free on Switch 2, PS5, and PC. A sequel, Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN, has also been announced.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEve, Lily, and Raven previously appeared in a Goddess of Victory: NIKKE collaboration. Overwatch itself is free to play on PC (Steam, Battle.net, Microsoft Store), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and Switch.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"EVE Protocol borrows the name of Stellar Blade's final mission and its Colony-to-Earth plan. Overwatch's crossover runs as Widowmaker and D.Va skins, not a story chapter.","twitterPost":"EVE Protocol is the name of Stellar Blade's final mission and its plan to retake Earth. Overwatch gets it as skins.","threadsPost":"EVE Protocol takes its name from Stellar Blade's final mission and the Colony plan to retake Earth from the Naytiba. In Overwatch that becomes Widowmaker and D.Va skins, so the crossover carries the label without the plot.","newsletterBlurb":"Overwatch confirmed an EVE Protocol crossover with Stellar Blade for November 4, 2026, with key art that appears to dress five heroes as Eve, Lily, Raven, Taki, and Adam. The skin lineup remains a reading of the art rather than an official list. Stellar Blade Complete Edition also lands on Switch 2 on November 6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261026g\",\"title\":\"Heroes Dressed as Stellar Blade's Eve and Lily Appear. Overwatch x \\\"EVE Protocol\\\" Collaboration Runs from November 4\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/26/174071.html\",\"title\":\"Overwatch x Stellar Blade Collaboration Set for November 4! 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