Christmas 2022: The most important events and free promotions in current games

We show you the most important events and free promotions that await you in games for Christmas 2022.

Christmas is just around the corner and besides mulled wine and curry sausage at the Christmas market, many other treats await – namely in the form of festive in-game events in many popular games.

We show you the most important winter events, which new game modes you can possibly expect and what rewards you can grab this year. Plus, all the free promotions where you can get free games and other goodies for the festive season.

The best winter events in games 2022

Apex Legends

In Apex Legends the Winter Express returns: in this game mode, three squads on the namesake train battle to conquer it.

There are 24 winter skins for the characters Crypto, Newcastle, Valkyrie, Gibraltar and Bloodhound and matching weapons – but you have to buy them with Apex Coins for real money or craft them with saved crafting materials.

Chivalry 2

• Start: December 8.
• End: 5 January

In Chivalry 2 it”s getting a bit colder in the armour from now on, because a new winter map pulls the temperatures down. By the way, it will remain and continue to be playable after the event!

The Christmas season in Chivalry 2 also brings time-exclusive snowballs, elves, snowmen, helmets and wooden toys.

Dead by Daylight

• Start: 1 December
• End: January 3

Start: December 1 End: January 3 In Dead by Daylight, there is no special game mode, but there are plenty of gifts: until the third of January 2023, you will receive Blood Points, Iridescent Shards and other rewards for logging in.

Destiny 2

Destiny 2 will bring back the event this year Baking Cookies with Space Grandma in which you will have to complete various quests for the NPC Eva Levante so that she can bake delicious biscuits out of your enemies.

The rewards are not yet known, last year there was an exotic ship in Christmas design and a legendary sword.

Diablo 2 Resurrected

In Sanctuary, 22 nights of terror await you, which, according to the name, probably won”t bring a cosy open fire with mulled wine and biscuits into play. Instead, a new gameplay modifier will appear every 24 hours in Diablo 2 Resurrected but it will also disappear again within a day. The event is available in all online game modes, only the classic Diablo 2 mode is excluded. 

Diablo wouldn”t be a true Diablo if it didn”t include a thick portion of loot. So of course, the 22 nights of terror also bring powerful loot.

Elder Scrolls Online

Also in the MMO Elder Scrolls Online Christmas is celebrated. In mid-December, the New Year”s Festival starts in East Marsh, where you have to complete ten special quests. As a reward, you will receive a crystal frost appearance as a decoration for your house, and you can also draw wintery skins from reward boxes – you can see them in the picture above.

Epic Games Store

Just like last year, the Epic Games Store is giving away a game every day for a fortnight this year. It”s definitely worth checking in here every day, as 2021 saw some high profile games given away here – including Shenmue 3, Loop Hero, Vampyr, Control and Prey

Fortnite

The popular Battle Royale Fortnite is celebrating its Winterfest again this year. As always, this means that you will be able to find and use special items on the map such as a snowball launcher or frosty grenades. There are also rumours about a cross-over event with the movie Die Hard, which is also a kind of Christmas movie for many people.

In addition, there will once again be many free rewards in the form of skins, emotes, gliders and more – exact details have not yet been confirmed, however.

Hitman 3

Agent 47 also celebrates Christmas. You can expect new gadgets like the explosive gift or a cute blinding robot, but there are also new targets to eliminate. You can also unlock new weapons in the course of the event. The new game mode Freelancer, which will be released on 26 January, will be the finale of the event.

You can find out when exactly what will be available in the game on the (official website of io interactive).

Multiversus

The free multiplayer brawler Multiversus just recently won the Video Game Award for Best Fighting Game of the Year, now it”s launching a Christmas event here as well.

For the daily log-in and completed fights you get biscuits that you can collect and spend in the cookie shop. Among other things, there”s an Ugly Sweater skin for Superman. There are also plenty of new winter skins for Velma (Scooby Doo), Finn & Jake (Adventure Time), Arya (Game of Thrones) and Batman (DC Comics) in the real money shop.

League of Legends

The world”s biggest MOBA League of Legends celebrates Christmas with the Winterblessed event. In addition to a mostly paid Event Pass, you can earn various cosmetic items here by playing the festively decorated ARAM map.

Overwatch 2

In Blizzard”s shooter Overwatch 2 launched its second season on December 6, 2022, bringing a new tank named Ramattra. A week later, Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2022 launches, delivering plenty of variety each year with game modes like Snowball Fight and Yeti Hunt.

Some new skins will be available again this year, but probably only in the ingame shop due to the Free2Play conversion.

In Blizzard”s shooter Overwatch 2 launched its second season on December 6, 2022, bringing a new tank named Ramattra. A week later, Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2022 launches, delivering plenty of variety every year with game modes like Snowball Fight and Yeti Hunt.

Some new skins will be available again this year, but probably only in the in-game shop due to the Free2Play conversion.

Rainbow Six Siege

The shooter Rainbow Six Siege is bringing back its coolest game mode: the Snow Brawl event features a new Capture the Flag game mode where you can use snowballs as primary weapons and drop your enemies neatly.

The event also brings back the Snow Brawl Collection, which includes winter-themed cosmetics such as uniforms, headgear and weapon skins. Snow Brawl bundles will be available in the in-game store and a free Snow Brawl Collection pack will be gifted to players when they log in during the event. This is in addition to an extra gift each week for completing the weekly challenges.

Rocket League

In Rocket League you certainly won”t run the risk of your car battery failing in the cold season – in the new Frosty Fest it will be cosy and warm despite ice and snow. Thanks to a collaboration with musician Lofi Girl, you”ll not only get new car customisations, but also a fresh selection of cosy, chill music that you can unlock or buy. 

You can also expect three time-limited game modes:

• December 14 – 21: Winter Breakaway lets you take on the hockey puck in a 3v3 at Throwback Stadium. 
• 21 – 28 December: In Heatseeker Ricochet mode you”ll really work up a sweat, as just touching the ball will automatically send the pill whizzing towards your opponent”s goal. 
• 28 December – 3 January: Knockout is where it gets brutal. There are no teams here, not even a ball. All that matters is destroying the other cars. Each player has three lives, after that it”s over. 

World of Warcraft

• Start: 16 December
• End: 2 January

The annual Winter Veil Festival in World of Warcraft will also return in 2022, of course. You have to fulfil various quests for Allfather Winter and bring him gingerbread and milk. As a reward, there will be two toys for your collection this year – a shooting star launcher and a shooting star catcher. You can also dig through piles of snow and, if you”re lucky, find a Grumpling pet.