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Star Wars: Battlefront 2 free on Epic Games Store, Galactic Civilizations 3 coming next week

Just a friendly reminder that Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is free this week on the Epic Games Store.

The Epic Games Store is handing out Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Edition this week for free.

This edition of the game contains the complete collection of customization content acquirable through in-game purchases from launch up to – and including – items inspired by The Rise of Skywalker. This means you will get more than two years’ worth of free content updates along with the complete collection of customization content.

Next week, Stardock Entertainment's Galactic Civilizations 3 will be your free download.

In the turn-based strategy game, you can choose between Human, Drengin, Altarian, and other races to lead your civilization into a "golden age." Each of the many included alien civilizations come with its own history, technology tree, ship components, and more.

You will research new technology, design starships, and colonize new worlds as you face threats and conquer challenges from new and mysterious sources. Negotiate trade and treaties, wage wars, spy on your enemies, and promote citizens.
Galactic Civilizations 3 now bundles in the Crusade and Retribution expansions, plus the Mega Events add-on content. Below you will find a list of features.
Features
  • The ultimate sandbox experience: Each game has a unique map, worlds, and challenges to face -- all on a massive scale. Play against 16 to 100 opponents.
  • Multiple paths to victory: Win through military conquest, cultural domination, technological ascension, or political alliance.
  • Massive technology tree: Research a technology tree with immense breadth and depth. Each playable faction has its own unique specializations.
  • Faction & Ship Customization: Create a civilization with its own look, ships, technologies, and even options for how the AI will use them.
  • A deep economy: Every world is unique with many different resources that can change the course of your strategy in each game.
  • Planetary Governors: Utilize individual planetary leaders to govern your worlds, deciding what improvements to build and when, which leaves you to focus on larger strategic goals.
  • Artifacts: Powerful items buried on planets across the galaxy will give your civilization instant-access to new abilities.
  • Hypergates: Construct powerful gateways that, when linked, allow your fleets to travel even faster across hyperspace.
  • Espionage: Spies can steal technologies, circulate rumors to create civil unrest, sabotage enemy worlds, or even go so far as to assassinate enemy citizens.
  • Galactic Citizens: Shape the course of your civilization’s destiny with talented individuals called citizens. Choose from over a dozen unique roles - commander, engineer, farmer, celebrity, and more.
  • Galaxy-wide Events: Deal with issues on a galactic scale

The game will be made available for free from January 21-28.

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