01-04-2020, 03:23 AM
Three Great PC Games Are Free Right Now
<p>The Epic Games Store is ringing in 2020 by giving away three free PC games until January 9 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. The freebies represent the end of Epic's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-is-giving-away-12-free-pc-games-during-its-ho/1100-6472231/">12 Days of Free Games promotion</a> that actually ended up lasting a full two weeks. To claim the free games, you just need to have a <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/id/register/date-of-birth?redirect_uri=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/&client_id=cd2b7c19c9734a2ab98dc251868d7724">free Epic account</a>.</p><p>Two of the free games come from the Darksiders series. If you haven't played the post-apocalyptic action series that pits angels against demons, now's your chance to start from the beginning of the saga. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders/">Darksiders Warmastered Edition</a> and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-ii/">Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition</a> are remastered versions of the first two games in the series. Both games offer quality hack and slash gameplay and awesome atmospheres. Darksiders received an <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/darksiders-review/1900-6245020/">8/10 in GameSpot's original 2010 review,</a> and Darksiders II earned an <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/darksiders-ii-review/1900-6391210/">8.5/10 in GameSpot's original 2012 review</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-3621718" data-ratio="0.5625" data-width="1280" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 1280px"><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg" srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...siders.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" data-width="1280"></a></figure><figure data-embed-type="gallery" data-img-src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg,https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-3621722,1300-3621723" data-resize-urls="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg,https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg"><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg"><img src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg" alt="Gallery image 1" data-full-srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg 1920w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...s%20ii.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...s%20ii.jpg 480w"></a><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg"><img src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg" alt="Gallery image 2" data-full-srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg 1920w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...-steep.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...-steep.jpg 480w"></a></figure><p>If you like what you play, you can move onto 2018's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-iii/">Darksiders 3</a> and the recently-released <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-genesis/">Darksiders Genesis</a>, which introduces more role-playing mechanics and a new top-down perspective. </p><p>Quite a departure from Darksiders, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/steep/">Steep</a> is a 2016 extreme sports sim from Ubisoft. Though focused on snowboarding and skiing, Steep also has paragliding, sledding, base jumping, and wingsuit flying. Steep earned a 7/10 in <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/steep-review/1900-6416591/">GameSpot's review</a>. Critic Leif Johnson praised the open world mountain and the game's overall variety while lamenting the lack of objective rewards beyond cosmetics.</p><div><div data-embed-type="buylink" data-size="buylink__small" data-title="" data-collection="%7B%22text%22:%22Get%20Darksiders,%20Darksiders%20II,%20and%20Steep%20free%20at%20Epic%22,%22url%22:%22https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games%22%7D" title="" class="norewrite"><a href="https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games" > Get Darksiders, Darksiders II, and Steep free at Epic </a></div></div>
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<p>The Epic Games Store is ringing in 2020 by giving away three free PC games until January 9 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. The freebies represent the end of Epic's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-is-giving-away-12-free-pc-games-during-its-ho/1100-6472231/">12 Days of Free Games promotion</a> that actually ended up lasting a full two weeks. To claim the free games, you just need to have a <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/id/register/date-of-birth?redirect_uri=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/&client_id=cd2b7c19c9734a2ab98dc251868d7724">free Epic account</a>.</p><p>Two of the free games come from the Darksiders series. If you haven't played the post-apocalyptic action series that pits angels against demons, now's your chance to start from the beginning of the saga. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders/">Darksiders Warmastered Edition</a> and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-ii/">Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition</a> are remastered versions of the first two games in the series. Both games offer quality hack and slash gameplay and awesome atmospheres. Darksiders received an <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/darksiders-review/1900-6245020/">8/10 in GameSpot's original 2010 review,</a> and Darksiders II earned an <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/darksiders-ii-review/1900-6391210/">8.5/10 in GameSpot's original 2012 review</a>.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-3621718" data-ratio="0.5625" data-width="1280" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 1280px"><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg" srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621718-darksiders.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...siders.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" data-width="1280"></a></figure><figure data-embed-type="gallery" data-img-src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg,https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-3621722,1300-3621723" data-resize-urls="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg,https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg"><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg"><img src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg" alt="Gallery image 1" data-full-srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621722-darksiders%20ii.jpg 1920w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...s%20ii.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...s%20ii.jpg 480w"></a><a href="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg"><img src="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/square_avatar/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg" alt="Gallery image 2" data-full-srcset="https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/1595/15950357/3621723-steep.jpg 1920w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...-steep.jpg 1280w, https://gamespot1.cbsistatic.com/uploads...-steep.jpg 480w"></a></figure><p>If you like what you play, you can move onto 2018's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-iii/">Darksiders 3</a> and the recently-released <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-genesis/">Darksiders Genesis</a>, which introduces more role-playing mechanics and a new top-down perspective. </p><p>Quite a departure from Darksiders, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/steep/">Steep</a> is a 2016 extreme sports sim from Ubisoft. Though focused on snowboarding and skiing, Steep also has paragliding, sledding, base jumping, and wingsuit flying. Steep earned a 7/10 in <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/steep-review/1900-6416591/">GameSpot's review</a>. Critic Leif Johnson praised the open world mountain and the game's overall variety while lamenting the lack of objective rewards beyond cosmetics.</p><div><div data-embed-type="buylink" data-size="buylink__small" data-title="" data-collection="%7B%22text%22:%22Get%20Darksiders,%20Darksiders%20II,%20and%20Steep%20free%20at%20Epic%22,%22url%22:%22https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games%22%7D" title="" class="norewrite"><a href="https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games" > Get Darksiders, Darksiders II, and Steep free at Epic </a></div></div>
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