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If you've let your World of Warcraft subscription go inactive, Blizzard really wants you to come back this weekend. To encourage players with inactive accounts to return, the publisher is upgrading those accounts with all expansion packs through Legion and offering a three-hour trial of the...

Xbox One owners aren't the only ones getting access to a free game this weekend. Anyone with Steam and a PC powerful enough to run it can play Absolver for free between now and August 5. Just visit Absolver's Steam page and click "Play Game" to get started. To encourage anyone who tries the...

Xbox One owners who like fighting games--or think they might like them if only they had the chance to play one--can take Tekken 7 for a spin between now and August 6 for free. The only catch is that you have to be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber to take part in the event. You can find the download...

You might have heard this one before, but guess what: Overwatch is getting another free play weekend for anyone who hasn't purchased the game on PC. Between July 26-30, anyone with a Blizzard account will be able to download and play Overwatch on PC for free. PS4 and Xbox One owners are left out...

If you have a PS4 and you're in the mood to shoot aliens, you're in luck: Destiny 2 is free this weekend for anyone with a PS4 and a PS Plus account. All you have to do is download this free demo and you can play the game between June 29 and July 2 without spending a dime. The demo comes with...

Do you feel like exploring an irradiated Bostonian wasteland? Do you have an Xbox One? If you answered yes to those questions, you're in luck--Fallout 4 is free to play this weekend on Xbox One. You can download the free version of Fallout 4 here and play it between now and Monday, May 21. If...

Here's some good news for everyone who hasn't purchased Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: the game is free to play this weekend on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Between May 17 - 20, you can access the entire game, complete with all the maps, modes, and operators released so far. You can find the specific...

If you have an Xbox One and an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can try out one of the best strategy games in recent years for free this weekend. That's because the Xbox One version of XCOM 2 is free to play between today and Sunday, May 6. All you have to do is download the free trial from the...

PC gamers will find no shortage of free games to play this weekend. But next weekend is looking good on the free gaming front as well, thanks to Ubisoft's announcement that For Honor will be free to play on PS4, Xbox One, and PC May 3-6. PS4 and PC owners will be able to pre-load For Honor on...

Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege, the excellent team-based tactical shooter, will be free to play next weekend as part of a limited-time event. Everyone on PS4, Xbox One, and PC can play completely free from February 15 through February 20. If you decide to buy the game after the free play weekend...

For a limited time, all Xbox Live Gold members can play Halo 5: Guardians completely free. Microsoft announced today that from January 11 through January 14, all subscribers can play the entire game, comprising its campaign (solo, or online co-op) and the full multiplayer suite. This includes...

As part of its ongoing support for The Division, Ubisoft today launched the game's biggest free update ever, while the company also announced sales and promotions around the multiplayer shooter. Starting with the update, 1.8 AKA "Resistance" is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It adds...

The latest Steam Free Weekend game has been announced--and it's a high-profile title. Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski's shooter LawBreakers is free on Steam Thursday through Sunday. Specifically, the game will be free starting at 10 AM PT on Thursday, November 10, with the free weekend...

The next Overwatch free weekend is coming up soon. Blizzard today announced that the hero shooter will be playable completely free on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC next weekend, running November 17-20. It kicks off November 17 at 11 AM PT and runs through November 20 at 11:59 PM PT. All 26...

After acknowledging that LawBreakers' player base is not very big, developer Boss Key today announced a way to try to get more players into the game. A free weekend for the PC version is coming up, running on Steam from September 28th through October 2nd. Additionally, Boss Key has released a...

The Overwatch free weekend is starting soon on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. If you want to play exactly when it starts, Blizzard has announced the specific start times for the major regions around the world. The free weekend begins at 11 AM PT on September 22nd, you can see how that translates to...

For Honor's newest update is slated to arrive next week, but before then, Ubisoft is giving players a chance to try the action game out at no cost. This weekend, For Honor will be free to download and play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC for a limited time. The free trial begins Thursday...