Epic is giving away big games for the next few weeks again

Dark Light · 17 May 2021 at 09:00

Last year Epic gave away GTA V, Borderlands 2 Handsome Jack Collection, Ark Survival Evolved and Civilisation 6. They are doing it again this year with next week's game listed as a mystery. They are going to be large budget highly rated games, probably 4 of them to promote their summer sale, which is what happened last year. Anyone have any guesses to what they might be?

I'm going to say:

Week 1: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Week 2: DayZ
Week 3: Wolfenstein: The New Order + Wolfenstein: The Old Blood + Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Week 4: South Park: The Stick of Truth + South Park: The Fractured But Whole

doodah · 17 May 2021 at 09:28

Thanks - might take up the Wolfenstein games and South Park sequel (really enjoyed The Stick of Truth).

Dark Light · 17 May 2021 at 09:30

doodah said:
Thanks - might take up the Wolfenstein games and South Park sequel (really enjoyed The Stick of Truth).

Those are just my predictions.

I kill Bunnies · 17 May 2021 at 09:33

What Epic considers a big game now may not in fact align with what most people consider a big game. In fact I have barely played the few good ones that they have gave away.

Dark Light · 17 May 2021 at 09:38

I kill Bunnies said:
What Epic considers a big game now may not in fact align with what most people consider a big game. In fact I have barely played the few good ones that they have gave away.

I was calling it a big game based upon what they did last year, which was to promote their summer sale, and there is a presumption that they are doing the same again.

chroniclard · 17 May 2021 at 09:38

Epic are great for giveaways, yeah some of the titles will be older but in the past I have had plenty of top games. Will grab all these, albeit probably never play them. :cry:

Alien isolation, GTA V, Subnautica, Metro Last Light, Citites: Skylines, Elite Dangerous, Watch Dogs 2, Ark, Civ VI, Just Cause 4, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Metro Redux to name a few, all (arguably) top games.

No idea what they will give away but more than likely well worth the effort to click and grab. :cool:

StephenJ · 17 May 2021 at 09:47

Lets hope we get something nice in the give away

Frubeling · 17 May 2021 at 09:55

I'd forgotten to grab any freebies for I think a month.
First two of these I either have or don't care about, but I'll definitely go for the Wolfenstein sequels and Fractured But Whole

McBain · 17 May 2021 at 10:29

The Fractured But Whole would be very nice I've had my eyes on that for a while but never bitten.

AWPC · 17 May 2021 at 13:48

Epic are not likely to give away any Bethesda games now MS own them and have the lot on PC Game Pass!!

Rimsy · 17 May 2021 at 14:11

If ever there was an example of people not reading an OP then this is a good one! :lol:

.Lethal · 17 May 2021 at 15:16

Rimsy said:
If ever there was an example of people not reading an OP then this is a good one! :lol:

Await the replies next week when there's anger about how Epic lied to us all.

petridish · 17 May 2021 at 15:18

Rimsy said:
If ever there was an example of people not reading an OP then this is a good one! :lol:

Who has time to read these days? Give me my free games!

In all seriousness what evidence is there it'll be 'big' games? I'm sure we've had quite a few 'mystery game' weeks before that weren't always good. Sure the summer sale theory is reasonable but there's nothing saying they have to do the same as they've done in the past. Hopefully someone will leak a list if there is one.

.Lethal · 17 May 2021 at 15:25

petridish said:
Who has time to read these days? Give me my free games!

In all seriousness what evidence is there it'll be 'big' games?

OP is going off historically during the Winter and Summer sale which are the 2 big sales we get each year including the £10 voucher. Each year we've been given some big name games during those events.

petridish · 17 May 2021 at 15:31

.Lethal said:
OP is going off historically during the Winter and Summer sale which are the 2 big sales we get each year including the £10 voucher. Each year we've been given some big name games during those events.

Has it happened for more than one year? :eek:

I must have lost track of how long I've been collecting these games. I thought there had only been one run of big games and the odd one here and there.

chroniclard · 17 May 2021 at 15:34

Happened at least twice from what I recall.

.Lethal · 17 May 2021 at 15:35

petridish said:
Has it happened for more than one year? I must have lost track of how long I've been collecting these games. I thought there had only been one run of big games and the odd one here and there.

Since Dec 2018.

loftie · 18 May 2021 at 16:31

Was thinking Witcher 3, it's been rumoured before, AFAIK it's now cheaper than ever, and CDPR has cyberpunk out. It is currently on sale on GOG though, so.

Dyson · 18 May 2021 at 16:34

Bound to be GTA 5 - missed it last year, and only just bought it this weekend

Glanza · 18 May 2021 at 16:39

No mans sky would be a surprise if they gave that away.