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[SpyderTracks]

Postal 2 free on gog:

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

www.gog.com

Also Epic will be giving a game away each day from 19th Dec to the new year:

The Epic Games Store is giving away 12 free games before January

Starting next week, get a game a day.

www.pcgamer.com

Oh, god, here we go, MORE FREE GAMES, it's such a burden

 

[SpyderTracks]

For those who aren't aware, the GOG Launcher 2 beta is out, which is nothing special in itself, BUT, this bad boy connects to multiple stores to integrate into one centralised game hub.

I've had it installed for a week or so now, and although I haven't connected any secondary stores, the interface is very nice and it seems very stable for a Beta. I'm just about to try connecting my Epic Store to it, will leave Steam for now.

Launcher can be found here:

GOG GALAXY 2.0 - All your games and friends in one place.

Connect GOG GALAXY 2.0 with other gaming platforms and bring together games you play and the friends you play them with in one powerful app. With GOG GALAXY 2.0 you won't have to juggle between multiple clients to access your games and see what your friends are playing. Join the Open Beta and...

www.gogalaxy.com

Little mini write up by GOG here:

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

www.gog.com

 

[Oussebon]

I got into the closed beta a little while ago, it seems decent for the stage it was at.

I connected my Steam account, works fine, though loses the connection and needs you to re log in quite a bit.

What GOG are doing is essentially what things like

Playnite - video game library manager

Video game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games.

playnite.link

do, but with the support of a bigger company I guess. Playnite is probably the game library organiser for it to beat.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I got into the closed beta a little while ago, it seems decent for the stage it was at.

I connected my Steam account, works fine, though loses the connection and needs you to re log in quite a bit.

What GOG are doing is essentially what things like

Playnite - video game library manager

Video game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games.

playnite.link

do, but with the support of a bigger company I guess. Playnite is probably the game library organiser for it to beat.

Haven't heard of that one, thanks.

Yeah, I think the advantage of someone like GOG doing it is they have an excellent reputation already and are known for privacy and user choice.

 

[Cricky]

I just read on PC Gamer that the Epic Games store is going to be giving away 12 games over Christmas, starting from the 19th!

 

[SpyderTracks]

I just read on PC Gamer that the Epic Games store is going to be giving away 12 games over Christmas, starting from the 19th!

It’s very rude, isn’t it! How un-Christmassy of them!

 

[Oussebon]

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games forst of the 12 days has begun

 

[Cricky]

Superhot is the current free game on the Epic store. Excellent FPS game with an excellent time mechanic. Almost a puzzle game at times.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Retro game here, this is the first time I've heard of it.

In 1997 they released the Blade Runner game (same studio that did Command & Conquer), they only released a few copies which were extremely successful. The Studio moved to a bigger premises and in that move, they lost the entire source code for the game. It became a cult classic as there were so few copies in the wild.

A team of programmers spent eight years reconstructing the game from retail discs instead of the original source code, and they apparently worked with film studio Alcon Interactive Group to legally release it through GOG.

It's now available on GOG for £6.89 and I'd highly recommend picking it up, it's a beautiful adaptation of the film and stays true to the vibe. It's also aged incredibly well.

Blade Runner

In 1997 Westwood Studios released a title that won universal praise from gamers and criti

www.gog.com

 

[Oussebon]

Superhot is the current free game on the Epic store. Excellent FPS game with an excellent time mechanic. Almost a puzzle game at times.

It's the most innovative shooter I've played in years

 

[stegor]

Little Inferno is the freebie on Epic Games today. Play it - it's brilliant! But then I'm a bit of a pyromaniac....

 

[Oussebon]

Epic store are doing £10 off everything that's ~£14-15 or more. Voucher automatically applies at checkout. Click buy now for the price in a pop up window - you still need to press another button before purchasing

So you could buy:

Metro Exodus for £7.49

Vampyr for ~£5

The Division 2 for £6.79 (base game is £12.49, so excluded from offer, but the Gold edition is £16,79 so does get £10 slashed off the price)

Outward for like £4 - great if you want a hardcore RPG / coop experience. Normally £15ish even on sale.

Borderlands 3 for £22.49, Red Dead Redeption 2 for £33.99, Jedi: Fallen Thingy for £35.64 I think

And plenty more - think you can get Breakpoint for a tenner.

 

[Oussebon]

Also free Warhammer Total War copy with any GW online purchase:

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/TW_Warhammer_Free_Game_Card

 

[Cricky]

The current free Epic game is Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. A silly but fun game where you find out who would win, a knight or 200 peasants, 5 vikings or a catapult, etc...

 

[Oussebon]

TABS was great

FTL today, which is also awesome

 

[SpyderTracks]

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is the free game on Epic today:

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Never played it but looks fun.

 

[SlimCini]

Anyone watched the witcher? Pretty good but above all else has made me want to plough another 40 hours into starting another 'from scratch' playthrough of witcher 3 and the two DLCs. Which has in turn wanted to me to impulse buy a new gaming laptop to play it on again in beautiful gsync. Vortex anyone?! Mmmm. Damn you Netflix.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Anyone watched the witcher? Pretty good but above all else has made me want to plough another 40 hours into starting another 'from scratch' playthrough of witcher 3 and the two DLCs. Which has in turn wanted to me to impulse buy a new gaming laptop to play it on again in beautiful gsync. Vortex anyone?! Mmmm. Damn you Netflix.

I'm all prepared to binge watch it after the Mandalorian. I've still gotta finish off Witcher 3, got stuck quite early on.

 

[SlimCini]

I'm all prepared to binge watch it after the Mandalorian. I've still gotta finish off Witcher 3, got stuck quite early on.

Having only ever played witcher 3 and nothing else lots of the characters were randoms to me. But I now feel more invested in the witcher world to the point I think playing the game again would make me appreciate lots of side detail that meant nothing to me the first time. And I also therefore didn't realise the show is completely canon with the books. And the timeline of when each strand of the three main story lines of the show takes place takes a bit of getting used to! But the geralt sword fight at the end of episode 1 is epic and exactly like the game.

 

[SpyderTracks]

The Talos Principle puzzle game on Epic Store today, well worth picking up:

The Talos Principle | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

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

www.epicgames.com