Weekend Gamer here. Here are a few more free games to add to your digital library.
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A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE
epicgames.com
I’m very excited to see that A Plague Tale: Innocence, a game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive, is currently free on the Epic Game store.
I’ve always wanted to check out this horror/survival game since it came out in May 2019, but have always resisted on buying it, because I’m just not a fan of steath games. I entertain buying the game on the Nintendo Switch in July 2021, but due to the Switch’s lack of power and hardware limitations, the game requires an always-on internet connection to get it to run properly.
Although I happily added the free game to my Epic Game library, I probably won’t have the time to play the game. I’ll probably initialize the download today and probably check it out later.
Anyway, all these free games from Epic is good for gaming fans … but there are concerns.
First of all, according to PC World, Chinese company Tencent owns 40% of Epic Games. The fear is, based on China’s anti-free speech, human rights issues, and cybersecurity, that somehow the Chinese Communist government can use this data against Americans. I am worried, but until it’s proven that Epic is doing wrong… then I’m fine with accepting their free games.
The other concern is a report that mentioned that Epic have spent $500 Million Dollars on free games… and won’t turn a profit until 2027, according to PC Gamer. I personally doubt they can turn a profit. Epic can write off these loses because they’re making so much money on their flagship Fortnite. However, what happens when that game is out of fashion?
Anyway, for now, enjoy the free A Plague Tale game. The promotion ends on August 12 at 10am. The next free Epic game will be for Rebel Galaxy, which is free August 12 through August 19th. The sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem, is set to be released in 2022.
epicgames.com
I’m very excited to see that A Plague Tale: Innocence, a game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive, is currently free on the Epic Game store.
I’ve always wanted to check out this horror/survival game since it came out in May 2019, but have always resisted on buying it, because I’m just not a fan of steath games. I entertain buying the game on the Nintendo Switch in July 2021, but due to the Switch’s lack of power and hardware limitations, the game requires an always-on internet connection to get it to run properly.
Although I happily added the free game to my Epic Game library, I probably won’t have the time to play the game. I’ll probably initialize the download today and probably check it out later.
Anyway, all these free games from Epic is good for gaming fans … but there are concerns.
First of all, according to PC World, Chinese company Tencent owns 40% of Epic Games. The fear is, based on China’s anti-free speech, human rights issues, and cybersecurity, that somehow the Chinese Communist government can use this data against Americans. I am worried, but until it’s proven that Epic is doing wrong… then I’m fine with accepting their free games.
The other concern is a report that mentioned that Epic have spent $500 Million Dollars on free games… and won’t turn a profit until 2027, according to PC Gamer. I personally doubt they can turn a profit. Epic can write off these loses because they’re making so much money on their flagship Fortnite. However, what happens when that game is out of fashion?
Anyway, for now, enjoy the free A Plague Tale game. The promotion ends on August 12 at 10am. The next free Epic game will be for Rebel Galaxy, which is free August 12 through August 19th. The sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem, is set to be released in 2022.
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ULTIMA UNDERWORLD/SYNDICATE
gog.com
Last month, major game publisher Electronic Arts, asked GOG to remove their games Ultima Underworld and Syndicate from their store.
The move was seen as a move to make these games exclusive to EA’s Origin game store. For those that already purchased the game on GOG, it probably wasn’t good news.
I’ll be 100% honest and say that I would never buy these old games from EA directly. That’s because Origin has DRM-restrictions over its games. And to be completely honest, I probably wouldn’t have bought these games on any platform.
I won’t deny their importance to the gaming genre, I mean the Ultima series inspired many games that came after… but they’re just very old games. The graphics and game mechanics are very dated and the only reasons why you would want these games is out of nostagia. I totally understand, I’ve have bought old Might and Magic games, because I remember playing them when I was younger … but could never commit to playing them in the modern age.
Anyway, I am assuming GOG cut a deal, behind closed doors, with EA to make these games available to GOG customers. To celebrate, for a limited time (until September 3rd), all four games are free: Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus, and Syndicate Wars.
It’s awesome that they are free, but as I previously mentioned, I’m not so sure I’ll be playing them any time soon. There are later versions of Ultima that I would rather play first…
P.S. All this talk about old dungeon crawler games, made me want to revisit my Forgotten Realms Achive Collections (I purchased them during a sale a few years ago). I’m going to play Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor for the first time.
gog.com
Last month, major game publisher Electronic Arts, asked GOG to remove their games Ultima Underworld and Syndicate from their store.
The move was seen as a move to make these games exclusive to EA’s Origin game store. For those that already purchased the game on GOG, it probably wasn’t good news.
I’ll be 100% honest and say that I would never buy these old games from EA directly. That’s because Origin has DRM-restrictions over its games. And to be completely honest, I probably wouldn’t have bought these games on any platform.
I won’t deny their importance to the gaming genre, I mean the Ultima series inspired many games that came after… but they’re just very old games. The graphics and game mechanics are very dated and the only reasons why you would want these games is out of nostagia. I totally understand, I’ve have bought old Might and Magic games, because I remember playing them when I was younger … but could never commit to playing them in the modern age.
Anyway, I am assuming GOG cut a deal, behind closed doors, with EA to make these games available to GOG customers. To celebrate, for a limited time (until September 3rd), all four games are free: Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus, and Syndicate Wars.
It’s awesome that they are free, but as I previously mentioned, I’m not so sure I’ll be playing them any time soon. There are later versions of Ultima that I would rather play first…
P.S. All this talk about old dungeon crawler games, made me want to revisit my Forgotten Realms Achive Collections (I purchased them during a sale a few years ago). I’m going to play Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor for the first time.
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