All posts tagged in seasonal events
Dec 4, 2019
I just love the holidays because of all the presents…festive joy going around! Which is why I love when video games include limited special events to celebrate! Below are some wholesome games that will be doing just that this month. Enjoy all of the beautiful fluffy snow and brilliant and colorful lights and decorations from the comfort of your, hopefully very toasty, living room!
Portal Knights – Winter Wonderland
Portal Knights‘ new seasonal event runs from December 1st, 2019 to January 6th, 2020. Rebuild the festive portal and head over to the Winter Wonderland, where you’ll be greeted with new quests, holiday themed enemies, and cool festive items! There’s even an adorable reindeer pet waiting for you! Players need to have visited the first island of the second cluster (Landlubber’s Leap) in order for the event to trigger.
Two Point Hospital – The Jingle Jams
The Yogscast Jingle Jams is an initiative by Humble Bundle where 100% of the proceeds go to charity. You donate an amount to charity ($5, $30, or custom), they give you games and goodies every day until December 20th, 2019. If you buy the Yogscast Jingle Jam Bundle, you’ll be able to get your hands on loads of great stuff including the Two Point Hospital Jingle Jimjams: a unique customisation option for your staff, allowing you to dress up your staff as Santa Claus. Furthermore, if you buy the bundle, you’ll also get a voucher for 70% off the main game if you haven’t already purchased it! I recommend it!
Slime Rancher – Wiggly Wonderland
The developers have announced that the new 1.4.1 update helps prepare Slime Rancher for Wiggly Wonderland, which is coming soon! It is currently available on PC and will be coming to consoles later this week. The Wiggly Wonderland is a yearly seasonal event that will take place this year from December 18th-30th, 2019. The developers promise “There will be plenty of fun surprises happening both on the Far, Far Range and outside of the game.” Every day of the event, the Twinkle Slime will appear in-game somewhere on the Far, Far Range. Follow the music to find the twinkle slime and receive a collection of musical chimes!
Mario Kart Tour – London Tour
The Mario Kart Tour Winter Tour may be over but Nintendo announced the new London Tour with the trailer below which includes Daisy and Waluigi in some pretty festive outfits! This event starts now (December 3rd, 2019) until December 17th, 2019. Furthermore, if you’re lucky, you can still spot Mario in his Santa gear until December 31st, 2019. Today on their Twitter page, Nintendo gave us details on playable character Daisy which is as follows: “Daisy (Holiday Cheer) appears in the London tour as the second in our series of festive drivers. Her special item is the Lucky Seven, so you know she’s got luck to spare!” Don’t forget there’s also a Mario Kart Tour Multiplayer Beta Test coming this December!
For more holiday goodness and cheer, check out my article here: Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Gets Gorgeous New Terrain. You can also take part in my quiz here: Find Your Perfect Video Game Holiday Getaway!
- Apr 16, 2019
Going to be doing egg hunts this Easter? Well now you can do them virtually as well! We here at myPotatoGames have selected some seasonal events you can enjoy this week. All events have already started so hop to it!
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Bunny Day Egg Hunt
Event Schedule: April 12th, 2019 at 2:00 a.m. to April 22nd, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.
Zipper During this event, you can gather bunny-day eggs that are scattered around the map and you’ll be able to craft them! With enough eggs, you’ll be able to craft the Giant Zipper Plushie and see how your animal friends react! Remember that you can also collect bunny-day eggs at the quarry when the icon is displayed above.
See below what items you can collect during this event! The egg wall from the Wall & Floor Collection is included in this set and will be available until June 9th, 2019. Note that Leaf Tickets are required to craft the Zipper mask and the Zipper costume. You will not be able to craft these items after the event ends.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf fans can get caught up on this year’s Bunny Day in our roundup article of everything you need to know for this years Animal Crossing: New Leaf Bunny Day.
Pokemon Go
Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza
Event Schedule: April 16th, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to April 23rd, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)
Buneary Here’s what the Pokemon Go Team had to say about this event! Pokémon like Pichu, Smoochum, and Magby will be available in 2 km Eggs, and Egg-focused Field Research will be available to complete. Every Egg hatched during the event will also include bonus Candy to help you power up your newly hatched Pokémon. Buneary is joining in the festivities, and if you’re lucky, you may encounter the Shiny form of this Rabbit Pokémon!
Features
- Pokémon like Pichu, Smoochum, and Magby will be in 2 km Eggs.
- If you’re lucky, you may encounter Shiny Buneary!
- You may find different Pokémon hatching from Eggs than before.
Bonuses
- 2× Hatch Candy
- 2× Incubator effectiveness
- Lucky Eggs will last twice as long
Field Research
- Limited-time Egg-focused Field Research will be available during this event.
Portal Knights
Egg Hunt – Seasonal Event
Event Schedule: The Egg hunt is a Seasonal Event that occurs around Easter time, and lasts 30 days.
Portal Knights’ official Twitter account just announced that starting from March 25th, 2019, the Egg Hunt Seasonal Event is live! Go find all of the colorful eggs around the island!
Objectives: Craft a Golden Egg. To craft a Gold Egg you’ll need to find 15 Green Eggs, 15 Yellow Eggs and 15 Orange Eggs. Some of the eggs are corrupted and they’ll fight back.
Note: The golden egg HAS to be crafted on the island that the event takes place, otherwise it won’t mark the event as completed.
Rewards: Golden Egg. This is a decorative item that can be sold for 45 GP.
Staxel
Eggcellent Update
Event Schedule: April 17th to April 24th, 2019 (annually)
Find some colorful eggs popping up around your world! These eggs can be opened by interacting with them, and will give you some tasty treats. That’s not all though, the developers have added some new Easter themed accessories to collect from these eggs, but they’re pretty rare! Follow the developers on Steam for more information.
Funko POP! Candy
This is unrelated to video games but the nostalgia was too great not to let everyone know about Funko’s new line of POPS. These classic tasty marshmallow bunnies come in the colors of pink and yellow to all retailers, while the blue ones are exclusive to FYE and the lavender ones are exclusive to the Funko Shop. You can’t eat these but it will remind you of the good ol’ days!
Hopefully this helps with putting you in the mood for this Easter which is approaching quickly. For more Easter-related goodness you can still vote for your favorite Animal Crossing rabbit with our poll here!
