Stellar Blade Holiday Update Makes It Feel Naughtier or Nicer

Stellar Blade's festive holiday event arrives December 17th! Discover the new content and features in this exciting update.

Stellar Blade's Holiday Cheer: New Outfits and More

Deck the Halls with Stellar Blade's Holiday Attire

Shift Up is bringing holiday spirit to Xion on December 17th! Celebrate with new Christmas-themed costumes, decorations, and a mini-game.

Eve and other characters sport festive outfits:

• Santa Dress (Eve)
• Rudolph Pack (Drone)
• I'm No Santa (Adam)

Complete Eve's look with the Santa Girl hairstyle and accessories like Snow Crystal Glasses, Wreath Earrings, and Sleigh Ear Cuffs.

A Festive Xion and a New Mini-Game

Xion transforms into a winter wonderland with warm lights and festive decorations. The Last Gulp and Eve's camp also receive holiday makeovers, complemented by seasonal BGM ("Dawn (Winter)" and "Take me away").

A new mini-game awaits! Details are scarce, but targeting a holiday drone promises special rewards.

Control Your Holiday Content

The update introduces an option to enable/disable seasonal events (including the Nier:Automata DLC) in the Gameplay settings under "Seasonal Event Content." Choose from:

• Auto: Automatically enables/disables based on the season.
• Disable: Deactivates seasonal content.
• Enable: Activates seasonal content.

Note: Changing this setting requires a game restart.

Mixed Reception

Following the December 16th announcement, fan reaction was largely positive, with many creatively dubbing Eve "Christmas Eve." However, some questioned the frequency of event updates for a single-player game with a relatively short playtime (around 30 hours). The need to restart the game to fully experience the seasonal content was also a point of contention. Many games with seasonal content offer multiplayer or high replayability, allowing players to enjoy cosmetic items over a longer period. Stellar Blade's shorter playtime necessitates restarts to fully enjoy the updates.

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