Dinosaurs with Santa hats? Festive holiday decorations? Snow? Christmas trees? Yep, survivors can enjoy them all with the arrival of the ARK: Survival Evolved Winter Wonderland celebration. A video speaks a thousand words. Check out the one below!
General: The Dwarves Alpha 1 Available to $45+ Backers
Backers who contributed $45+ can now download and play The Dwarves Alpha 1, a portion of the game that includes about two hours of game play. The announcement was made via the game’s KickStarter page.
EVE Online: Holiday Collectibles Launch into New Eden
Collectors take note: The holiday collectibles for 2015 have officially launched into EVE Online. Players can take part in a couple of fun events to score a Festival Snowball Launcher, a Festival Fireworks Launcher and a pretty sweet looking festive coat or dress.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Difficulty to Be Addressed & Rebalanced in v3.2
In a new post on the Final Fantasy XIV forum, Naoki Yoshida has responded to player feedback about the overall evolution of difficulty in several systems between Heavensward’s launch (v3.0) and the current patch (v3.15). As a result, patch v3.2 will address these issues by rebalancing difficulty both from a game and content perspective.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: How to Earn Your Own Anima Weapon in Heavensward
One of the more time-consuming new additions to FFXIV is the creation of your very own Anima Weapon in Eorzea. But you might be wondering how they’re obtained. Worry not, soon you’ll be on your way to earning your very own Anima Weapon with our handy walkthrough!
Flyff Gold: 10th Anniversary Bash Begins, Lasts Through January 5th
Flyff has been online in North America for a decade now and Webzen is celebrating with players in a big way. From now through January 5th, players will receive a number of neat gifts and be able to participate in 3x XP boosts and on December 25th a special 1-day 10x XP boost during a random 10 minute stretch each hour will kick off.
Gloria Victis: New Update Expands Valley of Death PvP Tournament
The latest update has been applied to Gloria Victis servers with additions and improvements to the recently released Valley of Death PvP Tournament. Most notably, NPCs will join the fight with the losing team in an effort to balance combat and core gameplay mechanics. Better synchronization of player positions is also a feature of the update.
Diablo 3: Season 5 Previewed – Ready to Roll in Mid-January
Seasonal play in Diablo III is undergoing some significant changes when it rolls out onto live servers on January 15, 2016. Among other things, Blizzard has removed Seasonal Legendaries completely in direct response to player-feedback. As a replacement, players will receive something called “Haedrig’s Gift”, a bundle of set items given along the way during each season. Over the course of seasonal play, adventurers should be able to attain a full class set that will rotate from season to season.
General: Escape from Tarkov Inventory & Looting Preview
The Escape from Tarkov team has a little holiday surprise for fans with a new sneak peek video that shows off both the inventory system and the looting process as it stands currently in pre-alpha.
Wild Terra: Holiday Fun Descends with Festive Activities
Wild Terra players entering the game will find that winter has arrived in full force. Everything is covered with snow, lakes are frozen and others are running around in festive costumes hurling snowballs. Also included are special gifts, contests and activities.