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[The_Mike]

Also, serious question for those who sit waiting for free games - why not just pirate them?

To be clear, I'm not advocating it, I'm just wondering what the thought process is. Nobody is getting your money either way. Is it that you don't know how? Can't be bothered? Don't wanna break the law? Genuinely curious.

Pirating is illegal.

And epic still pays the developer for this. You're talking like devs are being hold at gunpoint by epic.

Claim your free games!

Dang, no death stranding!

Still bigly Hzd?





Dec 17: Dying Light

Dec 18: Resident Evil 3

Dec 19: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Dec 20: Mass Effect: Andromeda

Dec 21: Assassin's Creed Origins

Dec 22: Metal Gear Solid V

Dec 23: The Evil Within 2

Dec 24: Far Cry 5

Dec 25: Fallout 4

Dec 26: Borderlands 3

Dec 27: Monster Hunter: World

Dec 28: Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dec 29: Horizon Zero Dawn

Dec 30: Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Dec 31: Hitman 2

That list is too insane to be real.
Any of these games are more interesting than a walking Simulator.

 

[Kazza]

Like everyone else, I'm calling bullshit on that list. Despite that, now that I've seen it I just know that I'm still going to be a little disappointed as the real list is revealed. Shame on you for getting everybody's hopes up, longdi

If the first game revealed tomorrow is Dying Light though...

 

[Fat Frog]

Also, serious question for those who sit waiting for free games - why not just pirate them?

To be clear, I'm not advocating it, I'm just wondering what the thought process is. Nobody is getting your money either way. Is it that you don't know how? Can't be bothered? Don't wanna break the law? Genuinely curious.

I'm a lazzy mother fucking cock sucker !

Download a game ? Ohhhhhh
Install a game ? Ouch
Looking for cracked keys ? Go fuck yourself !

Stadia fanboy here, Voost Kain alt obviously....

 

[longdi]

Like everyone else, I'm calling bullshit on that list. Despite that, now that I've seen it I just know that I'm still going to be a little disappointed as the real list is revealed. Shame on you for getting everybody's hopes up, longdi

If the first game revealed tomorrow is Dying Light though...

my bad!

 

[Fuz]

Principle, safety, convenience, someone is getting "money", or at least benefiting from stats and empirical, recordable, marketing data.

Disagree on underlined.
Convenience? An installer that quickly installs the game - and only the game - in the exact folder you want versus the need to install a launcher that often doesn't even give you that option?

No, convenience is NOT a strong point of being legit.

 

[Rentahamster]

Disagree on underlined.
Convenience? An installer that quickly installs the game - and only the game - in the exact folder you want versus the need to install a launcher that often doesn't even give you that option?

No, convenience is NOT a strong point of being legit.

Disagree on your disagreement.

I always have the game stored in my digital library in the cloud that I can access from any location on any computer, which is great when travelling or at a friend's house.

I don't have to worry about getting the latest pirated update since everything is fully updated.

I don't have to waste local space on a game when I'm not playing it for a long period of time.

If I need to download an updated version, it's already there on Steam or Epic, rather than having to search for the pirated, fully updated copy out there in internet land, which saves time.

The time saved for all of that makes the convenience highly in favor of Steam/Epic/other digital sites.

 

[jshackles]

Today's game:

Cities: Skylines

 

[Stuart360]

Cities Skyline lol

 

[myfriendtim]

Here is the link.

Cities: Skylines | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Cities: Skylines at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

 

[dottme]

Cities Skyline is a good game from what I’ve read on the web. But it looks like the leaked list is wrong already.

 

[AV]

Skylines is great, go get it.

Cities Skyline is a good game from what I’ve read on the web. But it looks like the leaked list is wrong already.

Scientology is more believable than that list.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Skylines is great, go get it.



Scientology is more believable than that list.

+holiday sale... Site is creaking.

App is working fine.

 

[myfriendtim]

The $10 off coupon is only available for games $14.99 and higher. You can scroll down to the bottom of the homepage to select "All Games," on the right side tick "14.99 or higher," and then at the top left click to sort by price low to high. There are 50 games at 14.99 before you hit the 15.19 price point.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Great free game

 

[Kazza]

longdi 's list:

I'm happy though. I've had my eye on City Skylines for a while now. I was a massive fan of Sim City (2000, 3000, and 4) so hope I will enjoy it.

 

[Guileless]

Strategy selection onEpic store is lacking.

Is Anno 2205 worth a fiver?

 

[vpance]

Disco Elysium may be the cheapest it's been with the discount and coupon. How much of a commie manifesto is it?

Is Anno 2205 worth a fiver?

Definitely. I got it for the same on Steam a few weeks ago, put 50 hrs in so far. I recommend turning off invasions though.

 

[SpiceRacz]

Super Meat Boy Forever is out next week on Epic Store. Will probably use the $10 off coupon for that or (God help me) Shenmue 3.

Here's the link:

Cave Story+ | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Cave Story+ at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

I've vaguely heard of this game, so hopefully it'll be good. I wonder (hope) if Epic will have a big blowout the week after next, it being Christmas and all.

Make sure you try Kero Blaster after playing through Cave Story. It's amazing.

 

[Kazza]

Oddworld: New & Tasty is today's free game:

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

While it's not Resident Evil 3 Remake, I'm pretty happy with it. That's 2 out of 2 now that I was already after, and now I have them for free

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm happy though. I've had my eye on City Skylines for a while now. I was a massive fan of Sim City (2000, 3000, and 4) so hope I will enjoy it.

As a Simcity fan (all main entries) who was disappointed in 5, this game is great.

 

[Kazza]

As a Simcity fan (all main entries) who was disappointed in 5, this game is great.

Yeah, I heard bad things about 5, so never tried it. It seems that Skylines is where it's at right now.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Epic continues to be... epic.

 

[Rentahamster]

Yeah, I heard bad things about 5, so never tried it. It seems that Skylines is where it's at right now.

5 was a disaster, but I still played it a lot.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

The Long Dark | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play The Long Dark at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

 

[Bonfires Down]

Here is the real leaked list.

 

[bender]

Here is the real leaked list.

More realistic but we'll need to wait a day or two to declare it is real. Solid list I guess.

 

[AJUMP23]

List looks reasonable

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

I'll have Darkest Dungeon. Meant to be hard as balls so I've never bought it as I suck at that kind of game. Free, though? Yes, please.

 

[The Time Of Mario]

It's not as good as the fake leaked list, but still pretty decent.

 

[Werewolfgrandma]

The long dark is fantastic. Don't miss it

 

[Jokerevo]

got
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happy xmas

 

[Mexen]

Just claimed The Long Dark

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Is The Long Dark good?

 

[Patrick S.]

Is The Long Dark good?

On paper, it reads like the best survival game out there. But somehow I don't really enjoy playing this game. I'd much rather just play DayZ.

 

[SentientStone]

oh man I got so many free games now but I don’t ever plan on getting a gaming PC. Hopefully one day these will work magically on a console or Mac.

I would get an Xbox if somehow Epic Game Store games worked on it.

 

[Rockondevil]

Hopefully one day these will work magically on a console or Mac.

Some of the games are on Mac, such as today with The Long Dark.

 

[Digity]

Is the free game changing every day until the list is done?

 

[fermcr]

Another rumoured list about the games to be offered...

17/12 - Cities Skylines
18/12 - Oddworld: New n' Tasty
19/12 - The Long Dark
20/12 - Defense Grid 1
21/12 - Alien: Isolation
22/12 - Metro 2033
23/12 - Tropico 5
24/12 - Inside
25/12 - Darkest Dungeon
26/12 - My Time in Portia
27/12 - Night in the Woods
28/12 - Stranded Deep
29/12 - Solitairica
30/12 - Torchlight II
31/12 - Jurassica World Evolution

Saw this list yesterday before Epic offered The Long Dark...

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Is the free game changing every day until the list is done?

yes

 

[SentientStone]

Some of the games are on Mac, such as today with The Long Dark.

I understand, but I feel like most of the ones that I do want to play are not.

 

[Windom Earle]

Also, serious question for those who sit waiting for free games - why not just pirate them?

One of the dumbest questions I have seen on this forum.

 

[The Dead Flag Blues]

Is The Long Dark good?

Been playing it on and off for years and yeah, I think it's great.

 

[Bonfires Down]

oh man I got so many free games now but I don’t ever plan on getting a gaming PC. Hopefully one day these will work magically on a console or Mac.

I would get an Xbox if somehow Epic Game Store games worked on it.

Should be able to stream them through Geforce Now.

 

[pr0cs]

but I don’t ever plan on getting a gaming PC.

Considering how easy it is (at least here) to get a competitive pc on Kijiji /craigslist it seems like a no brainer to have one.
Gamepass and endless epic goodies makes it very easy to have a ridiculous amount of good games to play for next to nothing

One of the dumbest questions I have seen on this forum

PC piracy doesn't make a lick of sense anymore. Games are retardedly cheap.
How can you justify paying close to a grand on a video card but not pony up for gamepass or a 100 during steam /epic sales and have more games than you can shake a stick at.

Piracy on pc is just plain fucking stupid

 

[AV]

One of the dumbest questions I have seen on this forum.

Dumb questions have one answer, not a choice of many. I'm not asking because I'm not aware of any of those reasons (do you really think I don't know that people morally object to piracy and/or can't do it?), but to see what individuals think.

One person brought up three points and not one of them was about morality or legality. So, remind me how it's a dumb question, when people clearly have different opinions on it?

 

[zeomax]

PC piracy doesn't make a lick of sense anymore. Games are retardedly cheap.
How can you justify paying close to a grand on a video card but not pony up for gamepass or a 100 during steam /epic sales and have more games than you can shake a stick at.

Piracy on pc is just plain fucking stupid

Cheap is not free. Most of the time they pirate a new AAA game that cost 70€/$ and not a 5 year old indie game on sale.

 

[pr0cs]

Cheap is not free

Oh I know, people will justify anything. Even if it is stupid and only really hurts themselves

 

[Rikkori]

PC piracy doesn't make a lick of sense anymore. Games are retardedly cheap.
How can you justify paying close to a grand on a video card but not pony up for gamepass or a 100 during steam /epic sales and have more games than you can shake a stick at.

Piracy on pc is just plain fucking stupid

Most piracy happens in 3rd world countries where people barely have the money to buy a PC in the first place, where the whole system cost is like $300-400. But even if you're in a 1st world country if you do a tally of game costs for a single year it will still be comparable to a total system cost.
Talking systems like these for most 3rd world countries (and also why you see them mostly play F2P games like DotA 2, CSGO, PoE etc):



And here's the kind of savings possible (storage cost for download vs buying the disc - a spreadsheet I did for fun some years ago so prices might not be current, plus there's obviously a lot of blurays being sold second-hand too etc), but I cropped the list (applicable to games too, not just movies):

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Here is the real leaked list.

Defense Grid: The Awakening | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Defense Grid: The Awakening at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Seems real...

 

[Kazza]

Defense Grid: The Awakening | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Defense Grid: The Awakening at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Seems real...

Fuck, I much preferred that first list . Oh well, can't complain too much about free.