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Infestation: The New Beginning changes
🎄 Survivors, the snow is falling and the season of giving has arrived! 🎄
Fredaikis is proud to unleash Operation: Winter Miracle, our biggest holiday celebration of the year! The festivities begin TODAY and will shower the Infestation world with gifts, bonuses, and cheer until January 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM CET.
The Advent Calendar opened the first door on our journey, but now the full winter wonderland is here! Dive into a packed schedule of events, rewards, and festive fun across every game mode.
Event Bonuses & Rewards
🎅 PVP Winter Map: Fight in a frosty battleground with Double Reputation and High Jump enabled for chaotic fun!
🎅 Survival & Arcade (Official Servers): Get Double Reputation, Double Experience, and Double Currency to boost your progress all season long.
🎅 Battle Royale & Competitive: Earn Double Tokens and compete for exclusive Xmas 2025 Skinboxes as seasonal rewards.
🎅 Twitch Drops: Already live! Watch any stream in the Infestation: The New Z section on Twitch to earn FREE Skinboxes and Cosmetics just for viewing.
🎅 Festive Foes: Super Zombies and their hordes are getting into the spirit, sporting their own themed holiday hats!
Exclusive Content & Features
🎁 Season Leaderboard: A special holiday leaderboard is now active! Compete across all event modes to climb the ranks. Top players will be rewarded with exclusive prizes after the event ends on January 12th!
🎁 Holiday Store & Cosmetics: The in-game store and Cosmetic tab are stocked with NEW Xmas 2025 character clothes and the return of all previous years' Christmas cosmetics and skinboxes.
🎁 Magical Xmas Trees & The Big Crate: The decorated trees from the Part 1 patch are now active, spawning gifts! Seek out the new, giant crate placed among them for a significantly higher chance at the season's best loot.
🎁 FREE Premium Week (Dec 22 - Dec 29): Our gift to you! All players without an active Premium subscription will enjoy FREE Premium access for an entire week. (This does not affect players with higher-tier or Lifetime Premium.)
📅 Key Dates at a Glance
Advent Calendar: Daily until Dec 25 @ playnewz.com/advent
Main Event Start: TODAY!
Free Premium Week: December 22 - December 29
Grand Finale & Leaderboard End: January 12, 2026 @ 3:00 PM CET
Grab your gear, squad up with friends, and immerse yourself in a world transformed by holiday magic. It's time to fight, loot, and celebrate!
Happy Holidays from the entire Fredaikis team! May your loot be legendary and your zombies merry.🎅🎁
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