Epic Games Store’s holiday sale kicks off today, packed with discounts and more importantly: 15 days of free video games. They started with a game that I’m certainly curious enough to play for free but without purchase: Shenmue 3. Yeah gwan, I’ll take it. Epic is also raving about coupons again, giving away a £10 (or $10) coupon for every game you buy that costs as little as £13.99 (or $14.99). With Epic’s timed checkout routine, they have discounts on some games that you won’t get elsewhere, or at least none of those coupons.
For starters, hit Epic for free Shenmue 3. Ours Review Shenmue 3 calling it “a game that is often boring and sometimes brilliant, where brilliance depends on boredom,” it’s something to be curious about.
Follow them free game page for daily giveaways, refreshed at 4pm GMT. They are giving away some trinkets for Fortnite, Rocket League, and Warframe. Plus, coupons make many discounted games even cheaper.
“Every full game you purchase for $14.99 will receive an applicable $10 coupon at checkout, with no limit to the number of games you can purchase” Epic’s Announcert explained. “That means no matter how many games are in your cart, at least reaching the 50-item trade limit, any game that costs more than $14.99 after applying the discount. Additional $10 coupon will apply.If you want to purchase ten full games for exactly $14.99 each, your coupon will accrue up to $100 on deals. your current purchase. You can do this as many times as you like. The coupon is unlimited until the sale ends.”
To hit Epic Holiday Deals List for all discounts. For those who are not in the UK or USA, coupon page has detailed information on discount rates and thresholds in other currencies.
The sale (and giveaway) ends on January 6, 2022. Sorry, that must have been a typo, surely what they meant by 2020.
Disclosure: Oh hey, I guess that announcement post was co-written by Craig Pearson, an occasional RPS freelancer? OK!
