Key Takeaways
- New World: Aeternum’s Winter Convergence Festival will begin on December 10, 2024.
- Festive-themed activities include Winter Wanderer quests, a crafting station for themed recipes, and access to the Winter Convergence Shop.
- The event will also welcome the Winter Warrior for a bounty of limited-time rewards.
The Amazon Games team behind New World: Aeternum has announced the start date for this year’s Winter Convergence Festival, and outlined the holiday-themed content for adventurers. New World: Aeternum’s festive event will transform the titular island into a “winter-wonderland,” dotted with Winter Villages and themed quests with plenty of unique items to collect, and the festivities are confirmed to begin on December 10.
New World was released in 2021 by Amazon Games, and players can join one of three factions: Marauders, Syndicate, or Covenant, to explore and colonize the mid-seventeenth-century land. The game received the New World: Aeternum title for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, which launched in 2024. New World: Aeternum is getting a battle royale mode in tandem with a capture the flag mode, and early development has also begun on new weapons, raids, zones, and features like ranked PvP.
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Announced within a blog post, New World: Aeternum’s Winter Convergence Festival content includes exciting quests from the Winter Wanderer, a crafting station to obtain holiday-themed recipes, and access to the Winter Convergence Shop to exchange Winter Tokens for festive-themed cosmetics, weapon skins, and emotes. Gift Piles dotted around Winter Villages will offer free seasonal rewards, and adventurers can harvest the bewitching Gleamite Meteors to craft special items. Additionally, Holiday Huts will be available for players to craft Winter Tokens and use at the Event Shop or exchange for Lost Presents and Warrior’s Hailspikes. New World: Aeternum is one of the best MMOs on the Xbox Series X/S, and the game’s packed festival proves why it’s so engaging.
New World: Aeternum Confirms Winter Convergence Festival Start Date and Holiday-Themed Content
- Winter Villages
- Gift Piles
- Winter Warrior
- Gleamite Meteors
- Winter Convergence Shop
- Event Shop Rewards
New World: Aeternum will be getting a Secret Level episode focusing on the elusive Aelstrom, but players also have a new warrior to meet in the Winter Convergence Festival. The Winter Warrior will make a challenging adversary to parties of 20+ players, causing havoc across Great Cleave, Ebonscale Reach, and Brimstone Sands. Adventurers are encouraged to be at Level 25 to start the event’s quest chain and Level 60 to get the most out of the activities and challenges.
New World: Aeternum will welcome Season 7 in January 2025, and the developer has already outlined the new content in a Living Roadmap. The roadmap’s first category Next Season targets short-term updates for Season 7, including new artifacts, perks, and a new Outpost Rush map. The In-Development section highlights the introduction of Seasonal Worlds, which are limited-time servers hosting unique experiences, and the In-Exploration category covers ideas being discussed and tested for gameplay, including new raids, additional PvE modes, and a siege system.
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