May your Christmas be Historically Accurate

Ok, so they’re hardly the kindest of Holiday gifts, but developer DICE is offering up two free weapons to all players who log intoBattlefield Vat any point over the next fortnight.

The two death-bringers up for grabs are the Ribeyrolles 1918 rifle and the M1897 Shotgun, best saved for close encounters of the worst kind. This offer is open forBattlefield Vplayers on all platforms and will end on January 3.

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This news will likely be treated a little more positively than the backlash that faced the shooter over its recent TTK (Time To Kill) update. The patch, which altered the amount of damage a player could take before dying, had to be rolled back due to overwhelming negative feedback from players.

Battlefield Vis available now on PS4, PC and Xbox One.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.