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On 1/1/2026 8:00 AM, Ant wrote:

Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> wrote:

On 12/31/2025 5:08 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Is this the last free game of the year? Well, it is from Epic, anyway.
(We still get one more freebie tomorrow, but that's in 2025 so it
doesn't count). So, does Epic end this year with a bang?


* Chivalry II
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/chivalry-2
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of this game. Partly because
it is mainly a multiplayer-focused experience, but mostly
because I never find first-person melee combat very convincing.
The dream is that you'll have intense sword fights, blade
against blade like some electronic Errol Flynn, but the reality
is just button-mashing and weak animations. Chivalry is a fine
game, I'm sure, but it doesn't scratch any itch I have.

[Also, I'm grumpy because I already have it on Epic because I
got it from an Amazon Prime give-away. I want a free game I
don't already own! ;-)]


You've got the usual 24 hours to claim this one. Tomorrow we get TWO
games! Be there, or be square!

Ah, I already have that one.
They are running out of games to give. Why, Epic? I spend so much money
on you and this is how you reward me?

(don't actually look up my purchase history)

I still haven't paid any games on Epic. ;)

I technically also, I bought a DLC for one of their freebies.
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On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:00:45 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I've bought 3 games there. Outer Worlds because it was exclusive and I >really wanted it... and then they gave that away (yes, years later, but >still.) Disco Elysium as I has some $10 giveaway I had to use quickly
and it was on sale, so technically that doesn't even count as I used
their coupon to buy it... did they give that one away later too?!

Yes, they gave away Disco Elysium: Final Cut on Christmas Day.
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On 1/3/2026 3:20 PM, Mike S. wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:00:45 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I've bought 3 games there. Outer Worlds because it was exclusive and I
really wanted it... and then they gave that away (yes, years later, but
still.) Disco Elysium as I has some $10 giveaway I had to use quickly
and it was on sale, so technically that doesn't even count as I used
their coupon to buy it... did they give that one away later too?!

Yes, they gave away Disco Elysium: Final Cut on Christmas Day.

I think they did before as well. And I got it at HB at one point. I feel
by now everybody should have that game in their library.
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Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> wrote at 20:56 this Saturday (GMT):

On 1/3/2026 3:20 PM, Mike S. wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:00:45 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I've bought 3 games there. Outer Worlds because it was exclusive and I
really wanted it... and then they gave that away (yes, years later, but
still.) Disco Elysium as I has some $10 giveaway I had to use quickly
and it was on sale, so technically that doesn't even count as I used
their coupon to buy it... did they give that one away later too?!

Yes, they gave away Disco Elysium: Final Cut on Christmas Day.

I think they did before as well. And I got it at HB at one point. I feel
by now everybody should have that game in their library.

Dang, I bought it at full price.
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