If there's one thing the Christmas season brings besides oodles of cheer, treats and hopefully deep discounts on your favorite games, it's Christmas-themed twists in all of your favorite video games.
Whether that's a gift from Santa Claus himself in Stardew Valley or seeing Zombie Santa and his fleet of Vermin flying through the sky in Nuketown, there's a lot to love about the holidays and gaming. For years, those celebrations also included League of Legends and its popular Winter Map. However, for the past seven years that hasn't been the case.
Well, that's about to change come this holiday season, as the Winter Map is slated to return.
In a new video shared on YouTube titled "An Important Message from Pabro," Paul 'Pabro' Belleza, League of Legends' executive producer, shared that the Winter Map is returning via Patch 25.23.
"We know a lot of you have been asking about the Winter Map, and why we haven't been able to do it," Belleza said. "And I'll tell you, it's really difficult. Our tech and tools need some work. Hand painting everything and the map itself is a lot of effort. And not to mention there's gameplay clarity. …
"Because you...