Coinciding with the beginning of the Year of the Rooster event, a new Overwatch update is now rolling out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, reportedly requiring a 1.5GB download. According to the official trailer (above), Year of the Rooster will run until Monday, February 13, and it includes over 100 seasonal cosmetic items, a special fireworks display on Lijiang Tower, and a brand-new brawl!
Here’s some highlights of the patch notes for today’s new Overwatch update:
New Seasonal Event: Year of the Rooster

Grab your friends, family, and loved ones and get ready to ring in the Year of the Rooster.
Overwatch’s Lunar New Year celebrations have begun and, for the next three weeks, we hope this seasonal event brings you happiness, prosperity, and (most importantly) lots of fun! Collect more than 100 seasonal cosmetic items from our special Lunar Loot Boxes, enjoy a festive fireworks display on Lijiang Tower, and get ready to capture the flag in Overwatch’s newest brawl. To learn more, click here.
General Updates
General

The ?Stay as Team? button now lights up when anyone on your team clicks it
Players can now join Team Chat from the Hero Select screen (Push ?RB? on the Xbox One controller and push ?R1? on the PlayStation 4 controller)
Crouch now has a very small cooldown between uses

Communication Wheel

Players can now equip up to 4 emotes, sprays, and voice lines from within the hero gallery
Voice line and emote submenus can be accessed fro...