TheEpic Games Storeis firing on all cylinders. The storefront’s Epic Mega Sale is ongoing, offering huge discounts as well as a reusable $10 coupon for games $14.99 and up. And if that wasn’t enough, Epic just partnered with Rockstar to give awayGrand Theft Auto 5for free. While theGTA 5giveaway may be over, there’s a lot more to come. That’s something that can be said with confidence, because the new free Epic Games Store game confirms an earlier leak revealing several upcoming free games.
The latest free game on theEpic Games Storeis going to be an even bigger deal thanGTA 5for sim fans. The free game isCivilization 6, which will remain available from now through May 28 at 8:00 am. More importantly, though,Civilization 6was the first game listed on a supposed leak of upcoming free Epic Games Store games.Civilization 6now being confirmed adds credence to the leak.
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According to theEGS free games leak, there are two more confirmed free games coming to the Epic Games Store. FollowingCivilization 6,Borderlands: The Handsome Collectionwill be available starting on May 28.The Handsome Collectionbundles togetherBorderlands 2andBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Following that,Ark: Survival Evolvedwill become free starting June 4. No further games were leaked.
The leak in question comes via an anonymous post on Reddit. While a context for the leak isn’t given, it looks like it’s an internal message, a PR message, or something similar. The post listed all of the games that would be featured as part of theEpic Mega Sale, which lasts for four weeks. Free games will almost certainly continue after the sale, but that’s where the leak’s information ends.
There doesn’t seem to be any sort of trend regarding the games being released for free on the Epic Games Store. EGS must have just gotten the biggest games that it could get, which, at least for the first three games, it accomplished very well.GTA 5,Civilization 6, andBorderlands: The Handsome Collectionare all awesome pick-ups.
Civilization 6’s release on the Epic Games Store coincides with the launch of theCiv 6’s Frontier Pass. The Frontier Pass features 6 DLC packs, which will be released bimonthly. Each pack adds a mix of new civilizations, leaders, game modes, city-states, resources, natural wonders, districts, buildings, maps, and great people. The first DLC includes both the Maya and Gran Columbia civilizations. There’s no better time to get intoCivilization 6than now.
