Winter is blowing in across the bay to Paragon City and settling on the Rogue Isles like an icy blanket. New presents and threats await both heroes and villains this holiday season.

By simply logging in and visiting Paragon City or the Rogue Isles between 14 December and 2 January, your character will receive the Cold Front badge, a Fuzzy Earmuffs costume piece (so you can look stylish and keep warm while patrolling the streets or committing nefarious deeds), and the Holiday Spirit Temporary Power, which grants 24 hours of Debt Protection.

You’ll also receive the Holiday Cheer Temporary Power - a real gift of giving. By targeting another player and using Holiday Cheer, you’ll award them a Mystery Gift - which could turn out to be a sack of Influence, Infamy or Prestige, a Temporary Power, or maybe even a very recognizable hat.

But that’s not all…

Time of Cheer

The sounds of holiday cheer not only lighten the hearts of heroes and deepen Recluse’s frown - they also seem to lure old foes back from distant defeats to the present time.

And time is what it’s all about! While winter lasts, a new contact can be found in Pocket D - Old Father Time himself. The keeper of the new year has a crisis on his hands that could bring an end to the whole universe! Heroes and Villains can band together to tackle this task, which sees an old foe make a vengeful return.

Old Father Time can be found through a doorway in Pocket D that leads to a ski chalet built on a piece of the Shadow Shard. If you help him out, he’ll give out a choice of one of several fabulous holiday presents.

Naughty or Nice!

On top of everything else, the Gamester will soon be loading the streets and rooftops with his dubious gifts once more. His presents might hold an Inspiration or Temporary Power, or they might reveal less favourable items like a Lump of Coal, a Snowbeast, or maybe even a Winter Lord!

The Gamester’s presents will be found throughout the Cities from 18 December.

Let the holiday fun begin!