Xbox's Next Free Play Days Event Has Begun

Xbox's Next Free Play Days Event Has Begun

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Games discussed: , Unturned, Resident Evil Resistance

Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to try out three titles this weekend. 

On the Xbox Wire, it was announced that this weekend Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to take part in a Free Play Days event. The event starts December 17th, and will last through December 20th. 

The first game that will be available this weekend is Black Desert Online. Black Desert Online is an MMORPG that features fast-paced, action-filled combat and various life-skill content. The game features robust character creation, allowing gamers to create a character that is all their own. Those who create their Nova by December 22nd will receive special rewards. 

The second title that players will be able to try this weekend is Unturned. Unturned is a survival sandbox title that puts gamers into the shoes of a survivor getting through the zombie infested ruins of modern-day society. Gamers will scavenge for clothes, weapons, food, supplies, as well as craft resources in order to create equipment and defenses. Players can form alliances with others, or fight against up to 23 others as they try to stay among the living. 

The final game that will be free this weekend is Resident Evil Resistance. In Resistance, gamers take the role of either a Survivor or a Mastermind. Survivors try to escape from the obstacles and dangers that Masterminds can drop on them. Resistance features a number of maps for that Survivors have to escape from. Masterminds are equipped with a number of dangers that they can unleash on Survivors, including bioweapons such as Nemesis. 

For those who want to continue playing these three games after the weekend comes to an end, they will be sold at a discount. Gamers will keep their Gamerscore and earned achievements that they received during the event. 

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