The Battlefield 1 Holiday Event adds a new game mode and dog tag

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Logging in during the event will also net you a free Battlepack or two.

In the spirit of the holiday season that is now almost upon us, Electronic Arts is giving away some free stuff in the Battlefield 1 Holiday Event that gets underway today. 

First up is a new custom game mode called Blind Delivery, a variation of the War Pigeons mode that turns off the minimap and limits players to handguns and explosives. Following that, from December 22 to the end of the event on December 29, EA will award the Holiday Truce dog tag to all players who log into the game. The 22nd will also see the introduction of a pair of new vehicle skins to Battlepacks, the Distinguished SchnucK and the Legendary Desert Gold.   

(The Holiday Truce, also known as the Christmas Truce, took place in 1914, when British and German troops agreed to an unofficial ceasefire, took part in joint burials and other ceremonies, exchanged food and gifts, and most famously played a bit of soccer. It's one of the most enduring images of the war, although the relentless, crushing horror of trench warfare snuffed out any possibility of a widespread repeat of the event in subsequent years.)

Finally, beginning on December 23, EA will give a free Battlepack to all players who log into the game, or two Superior Battlepacks to Premium Pass owners, while the holiday event is live. Battlepacks are those in-game trunks that contain different sorts of weapons, skins, and other such bits. More on that here. 

The Battlefield 1 Holiday Event runs until December 29. Details are up at battlefield.com. 

Andy Chalk
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.