Epic games
If you are a player – or only occasionally visit the Cheapskate sites – you probably know that Epic games gives away one or more free games every week. This week’s giveaway continues Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and continues the recent trend of giving away amazing titles (last week’s giveaway was Sid Meier’s Civilization VI). Don’t you recognize the name? The Handsome Collection contains Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and a lot of additional content. And of course, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is free at Epic for the next seven days, so you can download it anytime between now and Thursday, June 4th.
I was excited to get Civ 6 for free last week. And GTA 5 the week before. This week isn’t a gap either – Borderlands 2 was one of the best games of 2012, a significant improvement over the original game, and a title that other shooters would be judged by for years. GameSpot gave Borderlands 2 an 8.5 out of 10 pointsand says, “Borderlands 2 does almost everything better [than Borderlands]. Additions, refinements and corrections together result in a noticeably improved experience that fully lives up to the promise of the first game. This sequel is full of content and life, which makes it an absolutely delightful way to spend hours and hours and hours of your free time. “
Getting Borderlands 2 for free is great in itself, but this bundle also includes Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. It doesn’t quite match the standard of Borderlands 2, mainly because there aren’t many new ideas in this game, so it sometimes feels a little repetitive. But in the GameSpot review from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, it still deserves a solid 7 and remains a worthy game, especially free.
One last reminder, so you won’t be surprised: Epic must now have two-factor authentication enabled in your account to receive these free games. If your account is not set up with 2FA, Epic will prompt you before you can download The Handsome Collection. It’s a good idea anyway and only takes a few minutes.
Bonus game: Chex Quest HD is here
If you’re a 90s kid, you might remember the marketing campaign that was so crazy that it was awesome: Chex Quest was a nonviolent video game that was priced in cereal boxes. For some kids, it was an introduction to the first person shooter genre of video games before they even played Doom, the game it was based on.
General Mills has released Chex Quest HD, an update to the venerable title that improves graphics and adds a local multiplayer split-screen mode. You can Get Chex Quest HD for free on Steam.
After you receive the game, you can unlock playable Chex Mix characters by accessing codes on the Chex Mix Instagram account, on specially labeled Chex Mix bags, and below ChexQuest.com.
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