[previewyoutube=a60t830hrV4;full][/previewyoutube] With the end of the year approaching fast, the winter festivities are kicking off with a familiar celebration in [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition![/i] We've prepared an avalanche of new, winter-themed goodies—available alongside last year's rewards—for you to unlock and enjoy over the next month. All of these presents are yours to open as a part of the [b]WINTER FESTIVAL EVENT![/b] [list][*] Unlock three new [b]Winter-Themed Profile Icons![/b] [*] Unlock the [b]Snowman-At-Arms[/b] mod to replace your Man-At-Arms with festive snowmen! ⛄⛄⛄ [*] Unlock [b]Snowman Decorations[/b] for your Town Center! [*] Unlock [b]Sparkling Winter Bells[/b] to replace Gold deposits![/list] [table][tr] [td][img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/avatar_sled.png[/img][/td] [td][img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/avatar_longsnowman.png[/img][/td] [td][img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/avatar_present_onager.png[/img][/td] [/tr][/table] [h1]New Rewards![/h1] [b]Starting TODAY through JANUARY 1st,[/b] complete the in-game tasks within the time limit to unlock exclusive goodies! Here are the challenges available over the next two weeks: [code]🎯 [b]Sign into Xbox Live.[/b] 🏆 Unlocks the [b]Viking Berserker[/b] profile icon. 💾 [b]*Required* if you want to save any rewards unlocked during the event![/b] [/code]Each of the following challenges must be unlocked in order and on separate days: [code]🔒 [b]Play any Campaign mission and receive a medal.[/b] 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks [b]Town Center Snowman Decorations.[/b] 🔒 [b]Defeat an AI at any difficulty in Skirmish.[/b] 🏆 Unlocks the [b]Two-Handed-Snowman[/b] profile icon. 🔒 [b]Play any standard game.[/b] 🧱 [Mod] Unlocks the [b]Snowman-At-Arms[/b], a visual replacement for the man-at-arms. 🔒 [b]Defeat an AI at Standard or higher difficulty in Skirmish.[/b] 🏆 Unlocks the [b]Present Onager[/b] profile icon. 🔒 [b]Play The Art of War mission “Booming” and receive a medal. [/b] 🧱 [Mod] Gold Mine visuals replaced by [b]Piles of Bells[/b]. [/code] [img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Snowman-Fight.gif[/img] [h1]Get 2019's Rewards![/h1] In addition to this year's rewards, all of [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/news/2019-winter-celebration/]last year's rewards[/url] are available for you to keep! 2019's profile icons are already in your icon library to select and show off your festive holiday spirit, and the [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/2245/][b]2019 Winter Celebration Mod[/b][/url] can be found and downloaded in the [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/mods][i]Age[/i] mod database[/url]! [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/2245/][img]https://xforgeassets001.xboxlive.com/xuid-2535407124244772/3c5ea24a-dedc-440a-83a9-eca43369dc3a/DecUpdate.png?width=1280&height=720[/img][/url] [h1]Keep It All![/h1] Remember: if you [b]sign in to Xbox Live[/b] during the event, you’ll get to keep all of the [b]mods[/b] and [b]profile icons[/b] you’ve achieved! Sign in, earn your rewards, and enjoy the winter-themed event! We hope you enjoy the Winter Festival Event! And don’t forget to sign into Xbox Live to ensure you keep everything you unlock! —The [i]Age of Empires[/i] Team [h1]Event Wallpapers[/h1] [img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WinterCelebration_1920x1080.jpg[/img] [code][h3]:savedisk: [url=https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WinterCelebration_1920x1080.jpg]1920x1080[/url] || [url=https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WinterCelebration_1920x1200.jpg]1920x1200[/url] || [url=https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WinterCelebration_2560x1440.jpg]2560X1080[/url][/h3][/code]