Today we celebrate the 4th of July, Independence Day in the United States.
We prepared exclusive cosmetics for this day. Basically, everyone that logs into the game today (00:01 AM till 11:59 PM CET) will receive the Small Backpack USA learned on their account.
That's right, you don't need to do anything extra, just play and enjoy the game. The rewards will roll out 1 day after.
As a little extra, the Riot Shield America will have a discount of 50% in the Arcade game mode.
We wish everyone a great day!
Independence Day Event - Day 3
Today we are going to jump into day 3 of our Independence event. The following events are going to start right now:
Double GD
All the currency you earn in the game mode Arcade is going to be doubled.
Double XP
Any kind of earned character XP is going to be doubled during this period time.
Start: 03.07.20121 12:00 PM CET End: 05.07.20121 12:00 PM CET
More Information: https://playnewz.com/event
So hop in-game and we wish you a great weekend!
Independence Day Event - Day 2
Today we are going to jump into day 2 of our Independence event. We have prepared a lot of small events like the following:
Double GC
All the purchased GC are going to be doubled during this period time. *The amount of GC on Steam are already doubled. **Benefits are only available through our website Store
Start: 02.07.20121 12:00 PM CET End: 05.07.20121 12:00 PM CET
Giveaway
Once again we started a giveaway where you can win awesome prizes, everything from cosmetics to GC. What do you have to do? Just follow the link and get as much entries as you can to increase your chance. Follow this link to join the Giveaway
Start: 02.07.20121 12:00 PM CET End: 12.07.20121 12:00 PM CET
Free Premium Weekend
Everyone gets free premium over the weekend. This is the best chance to try out and see if you like it. If you are not sure, what benefits all the premium classes have, just follow this LINK and you will see all info you need.
Start: 02.07.20121 12:00 PM CET End: 05.07.20121 12:00 PM CET
Double Daily Reward
You also get daily rewards, if you have premium and since everyone is going to have it during this weekend. You can get nice items but just playing. Usually you get 1 every 24 hours, but now you will get 1 every 12 hours. We just wanna make sure, you enjoy all the benefits during this period time.
Start: 02.07.20121 12:00 PM CET End: 05.07.20121 12:00 PM CET
Super Zombie Loot
After the release of the USA skinbox, we decided to also add them to all kinds of Super Zombies, this includes all kind of Super Zombie types. Good luck!
So hop ingame and we wish you a great weekend!
Independence Day Event!
Hello everyone,
We are happy to bring you an awesome eleven-day long Independence Day Event!
We have planned a lot of small events planned during this big event. Let's jump into details with when which event will start and what can you do there:
To kick it off we will be bringing back the Twitch Drops for everyone Streaming the event on Twitch during the whole event! Remember to stream under our games (Infestation: The New Z, Infestation: Survivor Stories or Infestation: Battle Royale)
All viewers watching Streams on Twitch will receive the NEW USA Skinbox and the TV Skinbox during the event!
We will also be releasing new character clothes on the 4th of July theme which will be available in the ingame Market!
Another part of the event is going to be the seasonal leaderboard, where you can earn awesome prizes on the top 3 ranks overall.
Start: July 1st at 12PM (CEST) End: July 12th at 12PM (CEST)
So hop ingame and celebrate this beautiful event with us!
Patch 4.8
GENERAL CHANGES
GENERAL FIXES & CHANGES:
Fixed some issues with the game Localization.
Fixed a problem with the new Stims in Battle Royale.
Added an extra confirmation to the sort feature.
Fixed a backpack problem that was causing slots to be unusable.
Added a way to give group leader in the menu.
Content for the next two events has been added.
GENERAL CHANGES:
We have added a new type of smoke grenade called Toxic Smoke Grenade. This smoke grenade does 10 damage per second, for 6 seconds and infects you.
We have optimized the textures on all Skinboxes. Some players may have to re-download some extra files.
Reworked the rig of the IBA Star model.
Added an extra tab in the store for the upcoming bundles.
Fixed the flying bullets behind the anaconda pistol.
Fixed the iron sights for the following weapons:
UZI
AS VAL
Tec9
EVENTS
4th of July will be our next event. This event will contain missions, cosmetics, and more!
We are also preparing a Medieval event, which will bring a lot of new weapons and cosmetics!
Detailed information about the events will follow soon.
SERVERS
The OCE region is temporarily offline. We are going to change the provider since the hardware of the old one broke down and something was causing a lot of the downtimes. More information will come soon.
ARCADE
FIXES & CHANGES
GENERAL CHANGES
Added new variants of the airdrop now on Arcade. You can now find Ammo and Medic Airdrops.
MAPS
Colorado v2
Added a street sign at Boulder City on the bridge in honor of the player GVNNN, who passed away a couple of weeks ago.
Fixed a helicopter crash that wasn't spawning any zombies next to Smallville.
Fixed a missing building in Boulder City.
Lounge
Summer themed lounge is back online.
SURVIVAL
MAPS
COLORADO
Added some missions for the upcoming event.
BATTLE ROYALE
Fixed a problem with the new Stims in Battle Royale.
You earn now more points for your rank if you play solo.
Q&A Stream
If you haven't seen it yet, our newest Q&A is online and you can watch it by following the link below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjeXpbyFo0
Estimated patch size: 200MB Estimated downtime: 60 minutes Estimated patch time: June 29, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM CET
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: https://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com
Weekend Event!
Dear Community,
It's Friday and you know what that means! We will be starting our Weekend Event, which will run for 3 days.
START: June 25, 2021 12:00 PM (CET) END: June 28, 2021 12:00 PM (CET)
Let's get down to the details on this Weekend Event:
Shields Up! [AC] We are releasing the Protection Shields to the Arcade Game Mode now!
Shoot 'em Up! [SV] We are releasing a couple of DMR guns to Survival! AS VAL and VSS Compact will be available for looting.
Aim Up! [BR] We will be doing another Sniper Only event in Battle Royale
Quickscope 360 MLG [PVP] We will be doing a FPS only, Sniper only event on PVP Servers!
We are also doing a GC Sale on the Website on the 50 Euro Package! Buying the 50 Euro package through our website (CLICK HERE), you will receive 50% Extra GC! From 15000GC to 22500GC!!!
AC = Arcade SV = Survival/I:SS BR = Battle Royale ALL = All game modes PVP = PVP servers CP = Competitive
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: http://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com/
We wish everyone a great weekend!
Weekend Event!
Dear Community,
It's Friday and you know what that means! We will be starting our Weekend Event, which will run for 3 days.
START: June 18, 2021 12:00 PM (CET) END: June 21, 2021 12:00 PM (CET)
Let's get down to the details on this Weekend Event:
Release of the new 9MM mags [AC] We will be releasing two new extended mags for the 9MM pistols. They can hold 26 bullets and 50 bullets respectively.
Cliffside PVP No Shotguns [SV] We will be enabling Cliffside PVP Servers with no Shotguns in Survival for the PVP fans on that game mode!
Duo Only [BR] We will make it so Battle Royale is only played in Duos
Sniper Only [CP] Since the last one was so popular, we will be doing another Sniper Only Competitive event
We are also bringing back for this weekend the Xsolla skinbox!
When purchasing the 5 Euro package, you will receive 1 Xsolla Skinboxes When purchasing the 15 Euro package, you will receive 4 Xsolla Skinboxes
AC = Arcade SV = Survival/I:SS BR = Battle Royale ALL = All game modes PVP = PVP servers CP = Competitive
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/ Twitter: twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: https://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com/
We wish everyone a great weekend!
Weekend Event!
Dear Community,
It's Friday and you know what that means! We will be starting our Weekend Event, which will run for 3 days.
START: June 11, 2021 12:00 PM (CET) END: June 14, 2021 12:00 PM (CET)
Let's get down to the details on this Weekend Event:
Double Rep Caliwood [AC] All reputation earned in Caliwood will be doubled
GD Skinboxes [SV] You will be able to find GD Skinboxes from map airdrops and Alien zombies
Double rewards [BR] Every reward received in Battle Royale will be doubled
AR Only Smallville (Double Rep) [PVP] AR only Smallville is back with a bang! Double Reputation this weekend!
SEASON PASS GIVEAWAY! We are also celebrating the new season pass with a giveaway. Just click the link below and follow the instructions! Giveaway: https://playnewz.com/giveaway
AC = Arcade SV = Survival/I:SS BR = Battle Royale ALL = All game modes PVP = PVP servers CP = Competitive
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: https://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com/
We wish everyone a great weekend!
Season Pass Giveaway!
Hey Survivors,
The new Season Pass is running already and we decided to give away 5x Season Pass. Even if you have the Season Pass already, then you just gift it to a friend and you can grind together!
Now you wonder what you have to do? Follow the link below and get as many entries as you can.
⚡Giveaway: https://playnewz.com/giveaway
Good luck! 🍻
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: https://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com
Season Pass 08 NOW AVAILABLE!
Hey Community!
The new Season Pass is available. Now it's time to grind alone or with your friends! The Season Pass 08 bring also a new unique skinset with it that you can only get through leveling up.
Season 08 ends on October the 11th at 4:00 PM CET.
and more!
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://support.playnewz.com/suggestions
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz Discord: https://discord.gg/thenewz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial Twitch: https://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz Website: https://playnewz.com
