Christmas time doesn’t just mean rest and contemplation, but also time for presents – this applies to games as well as to real life. With so many campaigns, it is easy to lose track of things, but that’s what we’re here for. We’ll tell you which games are handing out in-game gifts.
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If you are after free games then you should pay a visit to the Epic Store, there is currently a free game every day.
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Not to forget: The big winter sale is currently running on Steam, the offers are valid until January 5th.
These games are now giving away Christmas presents
World of Warcraft
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WoW Shadowlands test video: Best expansion in a long time has a big catch
The new expansion Shadowlands was released recently and set the record for the fastest-selling video game – until Cyberpunk came around the corner in 2077. Even so, World of Warcraft’s player numbers remain impressive. The “Winter Veil Festival 2020” campaign is currently running, where you can dust off free items. Fun bonus: some world bosses have put on Christmas hats over the holidays.
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For how much longer? The Winter Veil Festival will run until January 2, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Call of Duty Warzone und Cold War
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CoD: Trailer for Season 1 of Cold War reveals the new Warzone map
CoD Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War were recently merged into a common Season 1. Therefore, you can redeem and use the holiday bundles in both games. By the way, you are currently collecting double Battle Pass XP in Battle Royale.
What is there? A free shop bundle with Christmas weapon tags and the sniper blueprint »Frozen Chosen«. To unlock it, visit the store in Warzone or Cold War, scroll down to the bottom and click on the “Happy Holidays” package. It’s also marked as free.
For how much longer? The exact duration of the promotion is not known, so as a precaution you should strike quickly if you want the bundle.
Path of Exile
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The Free2Play role-playing game Path of Exile is now over seven years old, but thanks to numerous updates it still has a very active community of players. For Christmas there is a present from developer Grinding Gear Games.
What is there? A free Mystery Twilight box. It contains cosmetic items and effects – you can see what can be in your package in the video above. To get the bundle, log in and visit the in-game shop. Attention, the offer is only valid if your account is older than one day.
For how much longer? The promotion runs until January 8th at 12 noon.
Borderlands 3
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Borderlands 3 – Trailer for the second Season Pass
The second season of Borderlands 3 started a few weeks ago, including new events and a season pass. Our expert Dennis explains why it doesn’t deserve its name in his Borderlands column.
What is there? At Christmas you get three golden keys with which you unlock boxes in which rare or legendary items are hidden. The developer announced the SHiFT code via Twitter, which you can redeem directly in the game menu: CHW3T-XJXFZ-KRKFS-XTB3B-BTBW3
For how much longer? The code will remain valid until midnight on December 31, 2020.
Star Wars Squadrons
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Star Wars: Squadrons – Space Action Test Video
Star Wars: Squadrons recently got surprisingly new spaceships: Since Update 4.0, you can get into the cockpit of B-Wings or TIE Defenders and fly into action-packed space battles. And over the Christmas weekend there is a present for all players.
What is there? A bonus XP event is currently running, in which you will gain experience much faster than usual. So if you want to level up, now would be a good time!
For how much longer? The promotion runs over the Christmas weekend, but was only announced on December 25th. Apparently the bonus is still valid until at least Monday, December 27th.
Overwatch
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Overwatch – The Winter Wonderland event is back with new skins and a new mode
You can earn cosmetic items and more during the Winter Wonderland event in Overwatch. But there are also gifts for which you just have to log in.
What is there? Five free winter wonderland loot boxes that you get automatically when you log in. These packages contain skins, emotes and similar cosmetics.
For how much longer? You have to log in before January 5, 2021 – the offer ends with the winter event.
Guild Wars 2
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In the MMO Guild Wars 2 – not surprisingly – there is also a winter event, namely the Wintersday Festival. You can earn rewards in new jump puzzles and quests, but for a gift from developer ArenaNet all you have to do is log into the shop in good time.
What is there? A free Black Lion ticket. Usually you can only find the tickets as a rare loot or you have to put them together from ten individual pieces. At Christmas you get one for free, you log in and visit the gemstone shop. You can then exchange the ticket for a weapon skin or save it for later.
For how much longer? The offer is only valid on December 26th, 2020, so you have to be quick!
It’s very Christmas at Rockstar
We have written a separate article for each of the winter events of GTA Online and Red Dead Online. In it, we explain in detail what rewards await you and what changes during the winter days.
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GTA Online: Snow and Christmas Presents
And here you go straight to the Christmas event in Red Dead Online with free vouchers and in-game gifts.
Even more winter events
Of course, many other online games organize elaborate campaigns in which you can collect items – but you have to earn them in winter quest series and missions. We have collected the coolest events that are worth playing in:
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Exciting Christmas events in MMOs and Co.
Can you think of another free Christmas promotion that doesn’t appear in our overview? If so, please let us know in the comments, then we’ll add them!
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