Wednesday, 23 June 2021 16:39

Saints Row 4, Overwatch, and More Games Are Free-to-Play on Xbox This Weekend

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Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold members can download three games for free and buy them at a discount if they like them.

Microsoft's Game Pass service on its Xbox and PC platforms already offers so many games to its subscribers. Another number of new titles have been confirmed to be added throughout the next couple of months, including the likes of party game Gang Beasts and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the black sheep of the Banjo-Kazooie series. And as if that wasn't enough, Microsoft is offering another, albeit much smaller, selection of games for free to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold subscribers, but it's an offer that will only last until the end of the weekend.

All three games are available to download right now and will remain so till Sunday, June 27th at 11:59pm PDT. The games can be download via the Microsoft Store website or through the Subscriptions tab on an Xbox console. As a reminder, anyone who's subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will already have access to Xbox Live Gold. Xbox Live Gold can be acquired separately from Game Pass.

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And much like when games are about to leave Game Pass, anyone who finds themselves wanting to keep any of the free games they play can purchase them at a discount. Said discount will also be available for a limited time and will vary depending on the region. But users will get to carry over their Gamerscore and achievements.

As for which games are actually on offer, the first is Saints Row 4: Re-Elected, a complete edition of the game that comes with all of its DLC as well. The most recent entry in the Saints Row series, players take control of the leader of the Saints, who now serves as the president of the United States, and must fight back against an alien invasion.

The second game is Overwatch, specifically the Origins Edition of Activision Blizzard's hit multiplayer game, which comes with some exclusive skins for certain characters. Recently, the game finally received cross-play, allowing PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch owners to all play together. Players will be able to purchase the Legendary Edition at a 67% discount until June 28th.

Lastly is Warhammer: Vermintide 2, a first-person co-op action game for up to four players set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. The Warhammer franchise recently saw a large number of new projects announced, from console to mobile games. Among them were also updates on already confirmed titles, such as new details for the next Total War: Warhammer game.

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Source: Xbox

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