Black Forest Games announces the release of a free Christmas level for Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams as a holiday gift for owners of the platformer, saying this will also soon be released on Steam for all as a free demo. Here's word on the level: "Giana runs, jumps and ice--�]skates through a captivating snow--�]covered winter wonderland, which transforms into a nightmarish barren wasteland at the press of the button. To get into the spirit, the designers created a whole lot of morphing holiday objects to be discovered by the players. And it requires all the skills that players can muster to make it through and to bash the vicious Santa-Owls. Here's word on availability and big picture support:

Owners of the game will receive this content automatically. It can be selected via the “Extras” entry in the game’s main menu and is available as a free update on Steam, GOG.COM and GamersGate, as well as the backer versions of the game. This Level will be also available as a free, stand-­‐alone download on Steam and gog.com, as a gift to gamers who haven’t played the game.

Similar to the full length game, players can change between cute and punk Giana, each with their own look and abilities. Anyone craving more morphing madness can always get the full game boasting 23 rich levels across 3 distinct worlds, each transforming into the two dream worlds. The new Steam version features two major improvements. In addition to the full controller support on Steam, Black Forest Games added Steam Big Picture functionality. Now players will be able to launch the game without the need of their mouse and keyboard and works on TV-sets with 1080p screen resolution.