The latest free game on the Epic Games Store is going to be an even bigger deal than GTA 5 for sim fans. The free game is Civilization 6, which will remain available from now through May 28 at 8:00 am. More importantly, though, Civilization 6 was the first game listed on a supposed leak of upcoming free Epic Games Store games. Civilization 6 now being confirmed adds credence to the leak.
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According to the EGS free games leak, there are two more confirmed free games coming to the Epic Games Store. Following Civilization 6, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection will be available starting on May 28. The Handsome Collection bundles together Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Following that, Ark: Survival Evolved will 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 the Epic 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, and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection are all awesome pick-ups.
Civilization 6’s release on the Epic Games Store coincides with the launch of the Civ 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 into Civilization 6 than now.
The Epic Games Store Mega Sale lasts through June 11.
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