Los Santos is an equal opportunities city, meaning you get gifts regardless of whether you were naughty or nice. This comes in handy for players of Grand Theft Auto Online where being naughty is just about the only way to get ahead. Rockstar has brought some of the holiday spirit to the game with the Festive Surprise update, adding new content alongside some free gifts.
Anyone who logs into GTA Online will see the effects right away. Snow has returned to Los Santos in a very rare GTA Online event. It will quickly melt, before coming back briefly for New Years', before disappearing again for another 12 months. Various locations in the game have also been decorated in accordance with the holidays.
If you set aside some time from Christmas Day, you also stand to earn a special in-game gift. All players who log in sometime during the 25th of December will get the game's newest car, the Vapid Clique, for free. It's even tricked out to look like a present — but you can customize it later on to fit other seasons too.
Should all the warm and fuzzy festivities leave you wanting for violence, Rockstar has you covered. A new mode has been added to Arena War called Bomb Ball. It's a bit like Rocket League, but the balls explode after a while. The goal is pretty simple — knock, push or shove the ball into the opponent's goal before it goes boom. As far as Arena War modes go, this seems like a fun and creative reimagining of a traditional sport.
Rockstar has also announced some of what they have planned for the near future. Tomorrow, on the 26th of December, the Grotti Itali GTO will become available from Legendary Motorsport. As a futuristic performance hypercar, be prepared to pay colossal amounts for it.
