Well, the MMO genre has finally done it: It’s finally given us enough Lunar New Year events to make a roundup worthwhile. Lunar New Year isn’t technically until Sunday, but I doubt anybody’s going to be sorry that it brightens up a dark January, right?
Events aren’t the only thing to enjoy; plenty of sales are on offer too. Earlier this week, Curve Games announced an “independent” Lunar New Year sale on Steam with an “East Meets West” theme; it includes 150 publishers (including Tencent and NetEast) and more than 750 games on sale. Steam is concurrently running its own “Chinese New Year Sale,” after previously suggesting it would not. In any case, you’ll want to see if the imports you’re after are in one or both of these promos.
Atlas plans an Xbox crossplay PTS, adds bunnies for Lunar New Year - Studio Wildcard's Grapeshot Games is joining the list of MMO studios rolling out a lucky red carpet for Lunar New Year, although Atlas' next update is largely cosmetic in nature,…
Black Desert Mobile celebrates 1500th day with gift code as PC preps for Lunar New Year - Counting the days and not the years sounds like a weird thing to do until you get to a big number like 1500 - and that's exactly what Pearl Abyss…
Closers launches a new dungeon, tweaks game systems, and celebrates the year of the rabbit - An update made to Closers last week is once again something of a buffet of different items, featuring a new dungeon encounter, several game system adjustments, and a new event…
Destiny 2 teases Lightfall’s cyberpunk metropolis Neomuna, Lunar New Year events - Destiny 2 gamers gearing up for the launch of Lightfall next month are being treated to a brand-new trailer from Bungie today, resplendent in neon lights and retro cityscapes on…
Diablo Immortal launches a Lunar New Year event and adds a slew of new legendary items - The latest patch for Diablo Immortal is something of a tale of two foci. On the one hand, the update is marking the Lunar New Year with a new event,…
EVE Online marks Lunar New Year with store bundles, events, and Simplified Chinese support - It’s the year of the rabbit, and EVE Online is choosing to celebrate the occasion by asking people to buy stuff: The EVE Store has two thematic special packs full…
Gamigo shuffles out RIFT’s old Hellbugs event for the Lunar New Year weekend - Gamigo's been a bit of a mess the last couple of months, and by all accounts RIFT's last community manager was let go earlier this winter, so I certainly wasn't…
Guild Wars 2’s latest roadmap plots events, balance, and betas well into 2024 - As we noted this morning, ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2's next Secrets of the Obscure chapter, Through the Veil, but as it happens the team isn't just stopping there:…
Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year festival is live for the Year of the Rabbit - Lunar New Year doesn't technically begin until January 22nd, but try telling that to the MMO genre, which seldom misses an opportunity to party for weeks on end. So it…
Hearthstone’s Delve into Deepholm mini-set adds new dual-class cards and new minions January 18 - While we might think Hearthstone is possibly in for a boring 2024, that isn't stopping the digital CCG from trying to keep its recently released Showdown in the Badlands expansion…
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s January events start cold, but the raids are hot - The new year won't be starting strong for Pokemon GOÂ players, as Niantic has outlined a rather recycled-sounding New Year's event starting at 8 p.m. on December 31st and ending on…
Neverwinter invites you to comfort doggos during its fireworks-bedazzled Feast of Lanterns - If you're not tired of bunnies invading MMOs - and really, I don't think I ever will be, bunnies are great - then point your eyeballs at Neverwinter, where the…
Overwatch 2 revives three arcade brawls for Lunar New Year - Lunar New Year in Overwatch is not a new concept, largely because Overwatch itself is not a new concept, but 2023 will mark the first time the holiday is celebrated…
PlanetSide 2’s construction system is under construction as Lunar New Year begins - Remember the good old days of early websites and their omnipresent "Under Construction" logos? You might want to slap one of these on PlanetSide 2Â because the MMO is literally preparing…
Star Citizen’s Lunar New Year event brings back red envelopes, seasonal ship paint, and Siege of Orison - First off: Yes, the iconography in Star Citizen’s Lunar New Year event has a rooster pictured instead of a rabbit, but that’s because in the game’s year 2953 it’s the…
The Stream Team: Celebrating the Year of the Bunny in Guild Wars 2 - [AL:GW2]It takes 12 long years to come around, but Massively OP's MJ finally gets to celebrate the year of the bunny! And she'll be joining in the festivities in Guild…
The Stream Team: Hidden quests and AQ3D’s Lunar New Year - While just having a Lunar New Year shop with rabbit things is enough to lure Massively OP's MJ into AQ3D, that's not her only reason to rush in tonight. No,…
Torchlight Infinite’s new Twinightmare season brings new hero, new skills, and a seasonal dream mechanic - Good and bad dreams are arriving to the OARPG Torchlight: Infinite today as the game's latest season is live with some new updates, a dream-focused seasonal mechanic, and a new…
World of Warcraft is selling a Lunar New Year bunny mount while Wrath Classic moves into Phase 2 - To mark the upcoming Lunar New Year festival -- and no doubt be an early year fundraiser -- World of Warcraft is selling a glowy bunny mount named Jade. This…
World of Warcraft preps the Trading Post, begins the Storm’s Fury event, and tweaks classes in latest patch - Today marks the day when World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is getting its first post-launch patching, and while it might not be teeming with top-flight content, there are still things to…
World of Warcraft releases Update 10.0.5 patch notes, Lunar New Year - With a roadmap in hand and an ambitious year of releases ahead, World of Warcraft will take its first step to fulfilling its vision with the launch of Update 10.0.5…
World of Warships’ Lunar New Year celebration and Airship Escort battle are live - Let me just reassure you right at the start of this article that World of Warships is not, in fact, adding adorable bunnies for its Lunar New Year event.[AL:WoWS] It…
There are a few events that didn’t make our list but should:
- Infinite Lagrange is celebrating its Beacon Festival Reunion event;
- Conqueror’s Blade has unleashed its Lunar Festival with discounts and limited-time game modes;
- and Apex Legends will kick off the Celestial Sunrise Collection Event on January 24th.
If you know of more we missed, sound off in the comments!
Steam slyly marking Wallpaper Engine as software of the year on the Chinese New Year sale page was an unexpected and delightful easter egg that I want to believe was 100% intentional.
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— breetoplay (@nbrianna) January 19, 2023
Happy Lunar New Year, everyone!
