Anthem has finally taken down its Christmas decorations Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Anthem has finally taken down its Christmas decorations Ex-mass effect. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 27 Feb 2020 14 comments This week's Anthem update, timed for the game's one-year anniversary, has at last removed its wintry decorations and, days from March, ended its Icetide event. Snow has been replaced by flowers. Flowers are now sprouting on trees in Anthem's overworld, while its Fort Tarsis hub now sports various potted plants in vases. There's more to Anthem's 1.7.0 update, of course. This new patch, available now, sets Anthem off on a "recurring schedule" of rotating challenges and game modes that will keep the game ticking over until BioWare's fabled Anthem 2.0 relaunch - due at some undisclosed point in the future. Rotating features will include previous event modes (Icetide isn't gone after all!) and missions, with mention of specific "small events" with unique challenges to arrive "throughout the year". But it's clear this is the last meaningful update to Anthem for the foreseeable future. "From here on out, we're going to be a bit quieter, though," EA community manager Caden wrote in an accompanying blog post, "during the post-Icetide period. We'll still be around and will provide Community Cortexes and the like when appropriate, but we're otherwise going to be heads-down and working hard towards the future." Earlier this week, Eurogamer's Chris Tapsell stepped back into the world of Anthem for its one year anniversary. "In spite of itself, it is almost brilliant," he wrote. See those potted plants around the 4:08 mark in Anthem YouTuber KhrazeGaming's video below: Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store