As November winds down, so does your chance to pick up November's Games with Gold. Once you do, you might wonder what's next. Microsoft has answered that question by announcing December's free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. Here are the titles you'll be able to download for free during specific windows during the month of December.
Throughout all of December, Xbox One owners can grab QUBE 2, a first-person game that traps you in a series of puzzle rooms. To find the exit in any given area, you must interact with blocks of various colors, each of which grants you a different ability. In our QUBE 2 review, Alessandro Barbosa wrote that it's 'ultimately a wonderful puzzle game that will often have you exclaiming in joy after solving one of its many riddles.'
Free December 16-January 15 is Never Alone, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer that's steeped in the real-life traditions and folktales of the IƱupiat people of Alaska. Xbox One owners can also grab Race the Sun, an arcade-style endless flying game that's free between now and December 15.
Over on Xbox 360, between December 1-15, you can get Dragon Age II, an action-RPG that Kevin VanOrd wrote in our review, 'makes a strong impression, pulling you through with the promise of another fun quest, another character to meet, and another beast to slay.' December's final game is a 2005 shooter from the original Xbox called Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction; it will be available December 16-31. Both games are backwards compatible on Xbox One.
And if you haven't grabbed November's Games with Gold, there's still time to get Battlefield 1 and Dante's Inferno.
December 2018 Games with Gold
Xbox One
- QUBE 2 (December 1-31)
- Never Alone (December 16-January 15)
- Race the Sun (November 16-December 15)
Xbox 360
- Dragon Age II (December 1-15)
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (December 16-31)
It seems like just yesterday the Xbox 360 was the hottest console on the market, and you'd have to shell out a few hundred bucks if you could find one. Time goes on, however, and the 360 is now over 12 years old (yes, seriously), so now you can find it for very cheap.
One of the best deals we've seen yet is GameStop's Black Friday 2017 sale, one of the retailer's many Black Friday discounts that leaked today. It drops the price of one of the original-model systems down to $60, and then you can get $60 back in a mail-in rebate. GameStop might be trying to just clear inventory at this point, but it's still a good find, especially if you want to check out some amazing games on the cheap.
It's not exactly a free console, since the mail-in rebate is given in a $60 Visa gift card after you've already purchased the console. But hey, might as well use it to pick up a few 360 games for your new console! This deal is only available on Thursday and Friday next week, however, so be sure to get on it if you want a cheap console.
If you're interested in reading more about what GameStop will have on offer as Black Friday approaches, you can read our roundup article here. In addition, check out other Black Friday sales at different retailers below.
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