GTA Online Celebrates Lunar New Year With Special Themed Gifts, Bonuses & More
Rockstar Games is ushering in the Lunar New Year in GTA Online with a multitude of festive events and bonuses. The Year of the Snake celebration will run until February 12, leaving gamers plenty of time to participate in the event.
As announced in a post on their website, Rockstar Games' Lunar New Year event will see exclusive gifts, a brand-new collectible, and other discounts that will run through the whole festive period. A huge bonus from the event is the double money and RP available through Nightclub activities, which is an easy way to build up some GTA$. Race enthusiasts will also receive double money and RP for participating in a select few stunt races, and many other rewards will be available in the last Lunar New Year before GTA VI's arrival later this year.
GTA Online Lunar New Year Event Brings Stunt Races
Brand New Stunt Races With $100K Available
To commemorate the Year of the Snake, GTA Online has introduced three new Lunar New Year Stunt Races which will run as the Featured Series in Legion Square until February 12.The Stunt Races use the nitrous boost system, with festive fireworks and lanterns utilized for some beautiful scenery. The Lunar New Year Stunt Races will award participants with double money and RP, along with an exclusive livery for the excellent Penumbra FF (discounted by 30% on the Southern San Andreas Super Autos webpage).
As a bonus for the Lunar New Year Stunt Races in GTA Online, the current weekly challenge is to win two stunt races in a multiplayer lobby. While this doesn't have to specifically be the three new maps, players will be able to find public lobbies incredibly easily as they are in the current Featured Series. As with all weekly challenges, $100,000 in-game currency will be instantly provided if the challenge is complete.
New Collectibles, Nightclub Bonuses & More Hit GTA Online
Lots Of GTA$ Can Be Made Easily In The Lunar New Year Event
Along with the new stunt races, a plethora of new bonuses is available in GTA Online for the Lunar New Year event. A fun new addition is the Yuanbao Collectibles, which reward players with $888 and 888 RP for every pickup, with the last collectible offering $88,888 (a total of $119,968 for finding all the Yuanbao). Locating all of these tokens will provide the player with a stylish Santo Capra Gold Snake outfit, which is just one of the various free New Year clothing items that players can redeem simply by logging in.
For GTA Online players who still haven't invested in a Nightclub, they are currently discounted at a 30% rate, along with their dedicated upgrades and modifications. Nightclubs are an excellent way of making passive income in GTA Online, and all related Nightclub activities will provide double rewards this week too. Huge car sales, new vehicles at Simeon's Motorsports and the Luxury Auto Showrooms, and lots of other discounts are all available too. GTA Online's Lunar New Year event will be sure to entertain players, as they patiently await more information on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI.
Source: Rockstar Games, YouTube - PlayStation
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Released
- October 1, 2013
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
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- Rockstar North
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- Rockstar Games
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- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
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- Online Multiplayer
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- Grand Theft Auto
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