# Free PC game and free weekend notification thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [November 13, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513 "2014-11-13T08:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/643 "2020-05-06T21:00:52Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > The free offer is available here. > > [https://id.rebellion.com/promo/evil-genius-giveaway](https://id.rebellion.com/promo/evil-genius-giveaway)? (that is the same link I provided in my post…just saying) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/644 "2020-05-06T21:27:12Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > (that is the same link I provided in my post…just saying) Apologies. I guess I was trying to get it directly from Steam. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/645 "2020-05-08T14:38:08Z")
[Ashes of the singularity](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ashes-of-the-singularity-escalation-free-game?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_twos_tile_index_1_c_freegame_2020_storetile_ashesofthesingularity_escalation) free on humble. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/646 "2020-05-14T15:25:46Z")
Grand Theft Auto V is free on the Epic store, but you have to enable two-factor authentication to get it. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/647 "2020-05-14T15:31:52Z")
That’s a great game, the online has gone bonkers but just exploring the single player game world is very fun if you like very detailed open worlds. It’s a pretty decent (but smaller) representation of Los Angeles, and there is a lot of beautiful surrounding countryside with oceanfont, mountains, rivers, small towns, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/648 "2020-05-14T15:34:55Z")
And it’s apparently crashed the store as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/649 "2020-05-14T15:35:26Z")
I played it on PS3 and really enjoyed it, but I don’t care to enable 2FA for a service I use only infrequently. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/650 "2020-05-14T15:46:13Z")
They probably have been spending too much time supporting people who had their accounts hacked. Luckily one of the two factors can be email, it isn’t requiring a phone number. The PC version is a large graphical upgrade over the PS3 version, and it offers first-person. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/651 "2020-05-14T15:57:13Z")
I see it crashed. Is this available for a week like everything else or just for the day? I don’t own it and should obviously claim this game. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/652 "2020-05-14T16:11:32Z")
Epic giveaways generally last for a week. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/653 "2020-05-14T16:14:52Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Luckily one of the two factors can be email, it isn’t requiring a phone number. Good to know! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/654 "2020-05-14T16:46:16Z")
How is there anyone left on Earth who doesn’t have GTA V? The game has been in the top 10 in sales every week since 2012? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/655 "2020-05-14T18:19:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Grand Theft Auto V is free on the Epic store, but you have to enable two-factor authentication to get it. Just got this and came to post. Little too slow. I’ve been collecting free games on my Epic acct ever since launch, but I never installed. GTA5 finally made me install. Wow, I’m seeing so many free games I’ve collected. Watch Dogs, Abzu, Observer, Farming Simulator 19, Stanley Parable, Just Cause 4, Batman- Arkham series. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/656 "2020-05-14T18:59:52Z")
Will I be lost if I haven’t played 1-4? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/657 "2020-05-14T19:08:42Z")
No, the numbered GTA games are standalone. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/658 "2020-05-14T19:10:12Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > How is there anyone left on Earth who doesn’t have GTA V? The game has been in the top 10 in sales every week since 2012? 🙂 Me. Although I’ve been a fan of the series since the beginning (no, not GTA3. The beginning), a lack of time means I acquire games at a discount unless I’m really in to the series. And considering that the PC release came out 1 year after the console, and it was then “new,” I don’t think I’ve seen it listed for less than $30. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/659 "2020-05-14T19:10:26Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Will I be lost if I haven’t played 1-4? No. They really arent related except as a genre of game. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/660 "2020-05-14T19:57:47Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > How is there anyone left on Earth who doesn’t have GTA V? The game has been in the top 10 in sales every week since 2012? 🙂 I’ve legit never played a single one. Oh, I’ve seen videos. Many. But never played one. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/661 "2020-05-14T20:51:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’ve legit never played a single one. Oh, I’ve seen videos. Many. But never played one. I’ve never even watched a video - seen a few commercials. Curious to see what it’s like. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/662 "2020-05-14T21:01:14Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I’ve never even watched a video - seen a few commercials. Curious to see what it’s like. It really is a pretty amazing feat of game design as an incredibly realized world that feels alive. Beautiful as well. That said not every genre of game is for everyone but this certainly is one of the best of its kind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=34)