As gaming is a rather expensive hobby, many fans often look for good deals and opportunities to find something new to play for cheap. As a result, theEpic Games Storeand its free games offerings every week are a great thing for PC users to look forward to, discuss, and theorize which, in turn, serves as a.
While some of the free games can sit on the more niche side of the many genres gaming offers, such as July 6’s Souls-likeGrimebeing followed up with the simplistic Tycoon gameTrain Valley 2, that doesn’t mean that some offerings won’t cause an incredible buzz with players. TheEpic Games Storerecently announced thatThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewould be made available on July 20 alongside the murder mystery picross gameMurder By Numbers. However, soon afterESOwas revealed to be free, it was removed. That doesn’t mean it won’t be free on July 20, though, or at least soon thereafter.
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The Epic Games Store’s Free Games are Reliable Yet Not
Without a doubt, the fact that theEpic Games Store has offered as many free gamesas it has for this long is incredible for players, developers, and the storefront itself. However, as generous and beneficial as the tradition is, sometimes it’s flawed in its execution. While most free games and mystery games given away by Epic Games go off without a hitch, there have been plenty of times when the titles were replaced mid-promotion or outright not offered in certain regions.
On Christmas Day last year, after multiple Epic Games Store social media pages said thatDeath Stranding: Director’s Cutwould be available for free, the standard edition was quickly made available in its place with no notice or explanation given. This led many users to believe the situation to be a mistake. Similarly, there have been other times that games have been announced, then removed, only to be made available for the promotion at the last minute.
The Upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online and Fortnite Collaboration
Even thoughThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewas removed from the Epic Games Store free games page, Epic has backed itself into a corner. A month ago,Fortnitedataminers found a Berserker skinencrypted in the game, suggesting that a collaboration between both titles was coming soon. The timing between both of these events and the fact thatThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewas delisted as a free game rather quickly, suggests that it was meant to be a complete surprise launch next week for Epic Games Store players that may have been revealed too early.
However, this may explainwhyThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewas removedfrom the weekly free games list in two ways. It could very well be that the long-awaited collaboration between Epic and Bethesda forFortnitewas meant to be a surprise that was spoiled every step of the way withESOmeant to be a surprise-free game released on July 20 with no notice. The other answer is that the collaboration event could be delayed for now. Even if it isn’t, it could simply have been a mistake and fans can still expectESOrelatively soon.
There are likely numerous parts to thisElder Scrolls Onlinecollaboration that could easily hit a few snags, from developmental issues to making sure things run smoothly between Epic and Bethesda. Either way, fans likely will get to snagThe Elder Scrolls Onlinefor free on July 20, and if not, then it will most likely come at a later date whenever theFortnitecollaboration is ready. Those interested should keep their eyes peeled on theEpic Games Storefor updates and freebies regularly as more fun surprises are likely still yet to come.
