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  • FREE GAME: Hogwarts Legacy

    From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Fri Dec 12 11:04:24 2025
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    [Yes, I know Zaghadka mentioned it in the previous thread.
    I'm just making it 'official' with a fresh post (also, easier
    to find a reference should I go searching for it in future.
    But I happily concede that Zaghadka gets the Internet Points
    for this one.]

    Anyway, after much delay, the free game from Epic was:


    * Hogwarts Legacy
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy
    A title which, apparently, eschews the possessive apostrophe.
    I guess they figured nobody was going to use it anyway (see
    "Baldur's Gate" series, another game where everybody just
    ignores the punctuation). Anyway, this one has already gotten
    a lot of talk and press, so it doesn't need much description.
    It's a good enough game (and very pretty), with my major
    complaint that I just don't like the setting. But if you can
    get past that you'll probably have fun.



    Anyway, you've six days left to claim "Hogwarts Legacy", if you're
    interested. It doesn't seem as if we're getting daily freebies from
    Epic, though; the next free game is only getting announced on
    Thursday. <sigh> A bleak Christmas, indeed.



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  • From Justisaur@justisaur@yahoo.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action on Fri Dec 12 14:23:00 2025
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    On 12/12/2025 8:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    [Yes, I know Zaghadka mentioned it in the previous thread.
    I'm just making it 'official' with a fresh post (also, easier
    to find a reference should I go searching for it in future.
    But I happily concede that Zaghadka gets the Internet Points
    for this one.]

    Anyway, after much delay, the free game from Epic was:


    * Hogwarts Legacy
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy
    A title which, apparently, eschews the possessive apostrophe.
    I guess they figured nobody was going to use it anyway (see
    "Baldur's Gate" series, another game where everybody just
    ignores the punctuation). Anyway, this one has already gotten
    a lot of talk and press, so it doesn't need much description.
    It's a good enough game (and very pretty), with my major
    complaint that I just don't like the setting. But if you can
    get past that you'll probably have fun.

    I loved it, even if I'm lukewarm on Harry Potter. Great deal, though it
    was just on sale for $9 I think.

    Anyway, you've six days left to claim "Hogwarts Legacy", if you're interested. It doesn't seem as if we're getting daily freebies from
    Epic, though; the next free game is only getting announced on
    Thursday. <sigh> A bleak Christmas, indeed.

    Sigh, wish I'd known, I could've saved my PS+ time for something else.
    --
    -Justisaur

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