Expedition 33’s GOTY wins have resulted in a massive influx of new players and sales, and it’s about damn time

After Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s nine wins at The Game Awards last week, gamers everywhere are flocking to see what all the fuss is about.

A new report from Alinea Analytics highlights just how much of a boon the awards season has been for E33 (including Destructoid’s own GOTY honors), as it has now pushed the game past six million copies sold while also boosting overall engagement on Game Pass.

My only question is: what the heck took you all so long? Was it stubbornness? Discussion around the game has been glowing since it launched in April (my review of the game was quite glowing from day one), but now that it’s one of the most awarded games ever, you’re ready to take the plunge?!

I jest. I’m glad people are playing it now, and in droves. Alinea says over 200,000 copies of the game have been sold since TGA aired, with 76 percent of that coming from Steam and 21 percent on PS5. Game Pass, meanwhile, is “cannibalizing premium sales,” with 52,000 players trying it on the subscription service.

“The commercial impact of Expedition 33’s historic nine-award sweep at The Game Awards was immediate and dramatic, providing a pretty definitive case study in the power of critical acclaim,” Alinea’s report concluded. “However, many of the other nominees and winners saw very little boosts (if any) following the event, so TGA is not a guaranteed post-event sales engine for every winner and nominee.”

On Steam, E33 still sits at “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews, with over 27,000 recent ones. That number will likely continue to rise, further cementing Sandfall Interactive’s debut as one of the biggest and best new IP in recent memory.

A new, free update to coincide with all of the awards has only helped the buzz. I haven’t had the time to try it just yet, but I have reinstalled the game on Steam, so I’m looking to hopefully give it a shot whenever I have time over the holidays.

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You better watch out, you better not die (in Call of Duty), you better not pout, I’m telling you why: Black Ops 7’s Naughty and Nice event is here.

The latest seasonal holiday event for BO7 is bringing the gifts, or maybe the lumps of coal, depending on how bad you’ve been in CoD this year. But the Naughty & Nice event in BO7 is mostly nice, as it brings along a new free weapon and animated camo for gamers to unlock along the way.

Here’s the full list of challenges and rewards you can get by playing Naughty & Nice.

Black Ops 7 Naughty & Nice event

There are 10 total challenges to complete in Naughty and Nice, and the two main rewards are the Sokol 545 LMG and Snowfall animated camo. Five challenges are Naughty (sacks of coal) while five are Nice (holiday gifts), and completing the associated challenge allows you to open up whatever is inside (a mystery, for now).

Naughty challenges are for the naughtiest CoD players who only chase down kills and don’t care about wins or objectives, while Nice challenges are for those of you who play for the team and not just the individual accolades. But hey, both are needed and necessary!

All 10 challenges can be completed in either BO7 multiplayer, Zombies, Endgame, or Warzone. Just finishing one of the tasks listed below will unlock the reward for it, including everything from emblems, weapon charms, and a blueprint like the Sweet Tooth Peacekeeper Mk1 blueprint and more.

Several of the challenges have to do with playing limited time modes like Snowfight in multiplayer or Holiday Rush in Warzone, so make sure to be in the holiday spirit before logging on.

Naughty challenges and rewards

Completing all five Naughty challenges unlocks the Sokol 545 LMG.

• Naughty Challenge 1
  • Multiplayer: Get 200 eliminations
  • Zombies: Eliminate 500 zombies in holiday modes
  • Endgame: Get 500 eliminations
  • Warzone: Get 20 eliminations in Holiday Rush
• Naughty Challenge 2
  • Multiplayer: Get 10 snowball kills in Snowfight
  • Zombies: Eliminate 500 zombies in holiday modes
  • Endgame: Use snowballs or Cryo-Freeze to freeze 25 zombies in holiday modes
  • Warzone: Get 3 kills with lethals in Holiday Rush
• Naughty Challenge 3
  • Multiplayer: Get 10 kills with scorestreaks acquired from Care Packages
  • Zombies: Get 50 zombie kills using scorestreaks from present boxes in holiday modes
  • Endgame: Get 50 kills with scorestreaks
  • Warzone: Get 10 kills with killstreaks in Holiday Rush
• Naughty Challenge 4
  • Multiplayer: Get 25 eliminations using weapons stolen from other players
  • Zombies: Steal Loose Change Essence by going prone in front of a Perk machine 5 times
  • Endgame: Use vehicles to run over and kill 25 enemies
  • Warzone: Get 2 eliminations without dying 5 times in Holiday Rush
• Naughty Challenge 5
  • Multiplayer: Get 20 kills with fire damage
  • Zombies: Kill 50 zombies with fire damage
  • Endgame: Perform 5 finishing moves
  • Warzone: Get 5 eliminations in a single match 3 times in Holiday Rush

Nice challenges and rewards

Completing all five Nice challenges unlocks the Snowfall animated weapon camo.

• Nice Challenge 1
  • Multiplayer: Earn 40,000 score in Sleighjacked
  • Zombies: Earn 100,000 Essence in holiday modes
  • Endgame: Earn 25,000 Power
  • Warzone: Pick up 4 regular presents in Holiday Rush
• Nice Challenge 2
  • Multiplayer: Earn 25,000 Holiday Cheer score in Holiday Havoc
  • Zombies: Contribute to 25 Door Buys in holiday modes
  • Endgame: Complete 7 assignments
  • Warzone: Purchase a golden present in Holiday Rush
• Nice Challenge 3
  • Multiplayer: Win a match in Sleighjacked and appear in the Winner’s Circle
  • Zombies: Open 10 present boxes in Holiday Modes
  • Endgame: Clear 5 Guild Strongholds
  • Warzone: Purchase 5 Advanced UAV killstreaks from buy stations in Holiday Rush
• Nice Challenge 4
  • Multiplayer: Get 25 objective kills in objective modes
  • Zombies: Drop a Mystery Box item for a teammate by meleeing it
  • Endgame: Use the Supply Link ability to resupply 15 armor plates for your squad
  • Warzone: Deploy 10 utility boxes in holiday modes
• Nice Challenge 5
  • Multiplayer: Call in 10 UAV, Counter UAV, Care Package, or HARP scorestreaks
  • Zombies: Revive or heal yourself or a teammate 5 times
  • Endgame: Use the Crash Cart ability to revive yourself or a teammate 5 times
  • Warzone: Revive or buy back 5 squadmates

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