YOU can bag four free games for the new Xbox Series X – as well as previous-gen consoles too.
The titles are available through Microsoft’s Games with Gold programme, which is getting a brand new selection of free games for January 2021.
What is Xbox Games with Gold?
Games With Gold is Microsoft’s answer to the free games you get with Sony’s PlayStation Plus.
You can get the free games on Xbox if you subscribe to Xbox Live Gold – something that’s required for online play.
Then, each month you receive four free games, two on the latest console and two for the previous generation.
These are yours to keep for as long as you have your Xbox Live Gold membership running.
- Buy Xbox Gold one-month membership – £6.99 (UK) / $9.99 (US)
Xbox Games with Gold January 2021 – the full list
There are four freebies available for Xbox owners this year.
The first free game is called Little Nightmares, a puzzle-platformer horror.
You’ll be able to play that on the Xbox One as well as the new Xbox Series X from January 1 to 31.
Next up is Dead Rising, an action-adventure survival horror.
It’s available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X from January 16 to February 15.
The third game is The King of Fighters XIII, an SNK fighting game.
That’s up for grabs on Xbox Series X, Xbox One and Xbox 360 between January 1 and January 15.
And finally there’s Breakdown, a 2004 first-person action game.
You can play it from January 16 to January 31 on all Xbox consoles.
All prices in this article were correct at the time of writing, but may have since changed. Always do your own research before making any purchase.
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