The new winter and holiday-themed event for Hunt: Showdown has arrived. The Blood and Ice event in Hunt: Showdown will allow players to unlock exclusive equipment and hunters thanks to in-game challenges and Twitch drops.
In a similar manner to the Halloween event for Hunt: Showdown a couple of months ago, Blood and Ice sees players destroying items around the map to earn event points. Successfully blowing up a present, slicing down a Christmas tree, finding presents by killing bosses, and investigating holiday clues will give players event points, which are used to progressively unlock limited-time items.
Players can also gain event points via Twitch drops. Every 30 minutes watched gives players another 10 event points. The limited-time gear includes a Legendary First Aid Kit named Cold Snap, a Hailstorm Mosin sniper rifle, a Winter Rose Vetterli, and some dusters that are very comically named Nutcracker. Perhaps the most exciting addition is a Scrooge looking skin that was teased for Hunt: Showdown recently.
The official name for the new Legendary Hunter is The Skinflint, but it is very clear that he is based on Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. The bio for Skinflint, also known as Timothy Stone, says that three strange apparitions appeared to him bearing portents of his past, present, and future. He is also "slow to his wallet but quick to his rifle." The Christmas Carol was written in 1843, so not too far off from the late 1800s in which Hunt: Showdown is based. The Skinflint may end up being added to the long list of great Ebeneezer Scrooge variations.
Hunt: Showdown is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.