GTA Online 2018 Festive Calendar Released – New Modes, Vehicles, In-Game Discounts and More

Alessio Palumbo

GTA Online is getting all sorts of Christmas themed in-game events this year and players who log in are also in for new modes, discounts and freebies. For instance, log in today and you'll receive the so-called Vapid Clique car pictured above, clearly inspired by 50s Americana cars. Below you can get the lowdown on everything that Rockstar will give away with each passing day in GTA Online this Holiday season.

In addition to the festively adorned Vapid Clique, play today and also receive a bounty of Christmas Day gifts that includes the Up-n-Atomizer Pistol, Liveries for Chernobog, the Slasher Festive Sweater, and enough throwable explosives to start a large-scale conflict. Then, play every day this week to receive even more holiday gifts:

In addition to the festively adorned Vapid Clique, play today and also receive a bounty of Christmas Day gifts that includes the Up-n-Atomizer Pistol, Liveries for Chernobog, the Slasher Festive Sweater, and enough throwable explosives to start a large-scale conflict. Then, play every day this week to receive even more holiday gifts:

  • Dec. 25 – Vapid Clique, Up-N-Atomizer Pistol, Slasher Festive Sweater, 5 Festive Liveries for the Chernobog, Firework Launcher w/ 10 Firework Rockets, 25 Sticky Bombs, 25 Grenades, 5 Proximity Mines, 5 Molotovs, Full Snacks & Armor
  • Dec. 26 – Blue Bleeder Festive Sweater & Festive Liveries for the Mammoth Avenger
  • Dec. 27 – Green Slaying Festive Sweater & Festive Liveries for HVY Barrage
  • Dec. 28 – Hail Santa Festive Sweater, Free Nagasaki Buzzard & Festive Liveries for the APC
  • Dec. 29 – Blue Cluckin' Festive Sweater & Festive Liveries for Buckingham Akula
  • Dec. 30 – Merry Sprunkmas Festive Sweater & Festive Liveries for Comet Safari
  • Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Gift (Black & Red Bones Festive Sweater, Fireworks and more), free HVY Insurgent Pick-Up & Festive Liveries for the Pegassi Oppressor
  • Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day Gift (Red Bones Festive Sweater, Fireworks and more)

Through January 7th, get a leg up on your Organization's profits with up to 50% off the following:

  • Hangars - 50% off
  • Bunkers - 35% off
  • Mobile Operation Centers - 35% off

Take 25% off ALL Smuggler's Run Aircraft, including:

  • Buckingham Alpha-Z1
  • Buckingham Howard NX-25
  • Buckingham Pyro
  • Mammoth Mogul
  • Mammoth Tula
  • Nagasaki Havok
  • Nagasaki Ultralight
  • Western Company Rogue
  • Western Company Seabreeze
  • FH-1 Hunter
  • LF-22 Starling
  • P-45 Nokota
  • P-996 Lazer
  • RM-10 Bombushka
  • V-65 Molotok

And for the same period take 25% off ALL Gunrunning Weaponized Vehicles:

  • BF Dune FAV
  • Bravado Half-track
  • Declasse Weaponized Tampa
  • HVY APC
  • HVY Insurgent Custom Pick-Up
  • Nightshark
  • Karin Technical Custom
  • Ocelot Ardent
  • Pegassi Oppressor
  • Vom Feuer Anti-Aircraft Trailer

There's also a brand new 'Bomb Ball' mode for the recently released Arena War. Somewhat inspired by 'soccer', as the Americans call it, it actually consists of hurling gigantic explosives into the other team's half of the field.

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All the Arena War modes available in GTA Online will continue to yield double GTA$ and RP until January 14th, while select activities such as Biker Contract Missions and Cargo Sales will yield twice the rewards until January 7th. Lastly, a new car called Grotti Itali GTO is going to be available for purchase at Legendary Motorsport starting tomorrow.

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About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.

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