this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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Free Video Game Giveaways

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

And yoink

Thanks for the heads up!

[–] BiggestBulb@kbin.run 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, epic! Thank you for the heads up!!!

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

No, its on Steam, not Epic.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Good deal, I loved these games when they were new. The original is $3 too

[–] speck@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the motivation when they offer an older game 100% discounted?

I know more recent games are based on micro transactions and selling your data.

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A guess would be marketing / goodwill for their next release.

[–] Comradesexual@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I am 100% sure it's marketing. Dead Island 2 is coming to Steam. Riptide 100% discount banner is paired with DI2 banner and when you click on it, you get taken to a page for DI2 coming soon to Steam.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, I loaded up steam to get the freebies, then went and finally bought Cyberpunk, so probably fence-sitters like me!