South Korea is giving its entire population free access to AI, no token limits
About a quarter of South Koreans already pay for AI services, compared to just 2% of Americans
A four-day Steam freebie turned into $250,000 for an indie game
The takeaway: A recent free-game promotion on Steam is drawing attention to how giving away a title can still generate substantial revenue when there is a clear path to selling additional content. A four-day free giveaway of Graveyard Keeper, a title published by tinyBuild, generated roughly $250,000 in revenue, according to CEO Alex Nichiporchik. Most of that money came afterward, as new players who claimed the free copy went on to purchase downloadable content for the game.
Fortnite "Save the World" mode will return as a free-to-play game in 2026
Epic is resurrecting Fortnite's original vision
Epic Games Store's holiday free games keep on coming – could Red Dead Redemption 2 be included?
Epic might celebrate Commander Keen's 35th anniversary on Christmas Day
Timesplitters Rewind is finally available (for free), after 13 years in development hell
Better late than never
Dead Island 2 free giveaway kicks off Epic Games Store Mega Sale
Grab two free games every week through Epic's Mega Sale
Google offers free Gemini AI tools and 2TB storage to US college students
AI companies are fiercely competing to win over the highly sought-after student userbase
As Half-Life 2 turns 20, Valve celebrates with a free to download weekend, new Episode 3 footage reveal
Valve releases new two-hour documentary, Raising the Bar reprint coming in 2025
What just happened? Valve is celebrating Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary with a massive update, a temporary free giveaway of the full game, and a bundle including the two episodic expansions and new developer commentary. Additionally, a two-hour YouTube documentary sheds light on the canceled third expansion, revealing new details for fans.
Amazon Prime Gaming's October giveaways include Doom Eternal, BioShock Remastered, and A Plague Tale: Innocence
A mostly horror-themed month, naturally
Finding free games and demos on Steam just became a lot easier
A new "Trending Free" section lists separate pages for demos and other free promos
Amazon subscribers can grab a slew of games ahead of next month's Prime Day, including Star Wars: KOTOR 2
Hitman Absolution, Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition, Fallout 3, and more are available to subscribers
VMware Workstation and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisors are now free for personal use
A welcome silver lining emerging from Broadcom's messy VMware acquisition?
Nvidia GeForce Now will start showing ads to free tier users
But only while you're waiting in a queue, not during gameplay
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is available for free from the Epic Games Store
In brief: Looking to grab one of the most underappreciated games in years for nothing at all? Then head over to the Epic Games Store, where the current freebie is Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, a hugely enjoyable space opera that lives up to the franchise's movies and comics.
Play Diablo IV for free: Steam's 7-day trial is now running, with major discounts on all editions
Play right up to level 20
The Evil Within is currently free on The Epic Games Store, The Evil Within 2 next week's giveaway
Just in time for Halloween
Those free 55-inch 4K TVs that show nonstop ads on a second screen are now shipping
A free television with a few caveats
New Alone in the Dark starring David Harbour and Jodie Comer lands in October, prologue now free on Steam
From the writer of SOMA and Amnesia: The Dark Descent
PowerToys get new Peek and 'Mouse without Borders' utilities
PowerToys introduces "Mouse without Borders" which allows you to control multiple computers with one mouse and keyboard, share the clipboard and files. Peek, a file preview utility, has also been added.
Grab a free copy of Death Stranding for a limited time
Epic Games Mega Sale 2023 is in full swing
Free games alert: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and The Elder Scrolls III are currently available for nothing
Via the Epic Games store and Amazon Prime Gaming
Amazon is giving away 10 more PC games to Prime subscribers
Pick up Dishonored 2 and several classic SNK games
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam are now free to download and keep
So is Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition, if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber