What you need to know
- Microsoft is kicking off another set of free play days for Xbox Live Gold members this weekend.
- You can check out Black Desert and Puyo Puyo Champions for free through August 18.
- Both games are also on sale, with Black Desert for $21 and Puo Puyo Champions for $5.
Black Desert is an open world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that gives players the chance to take the fight to gods and monsters, or sit back and relax with some crafting. Because it's an MMORPG, you can team up with friends to take down foes as a guild, as well as trade and adventure with players you run across in the wild. Kamasylvia, the birthplace of the game's elves, has also been added to the game, giving player new areas to explore and lore to experience.
Puyo Puyo Champions, on the other hand, is a classic puzzle game that will take some strategy to dominate. You can play in both single player and multiplayer modes, with the latter providing some interesting gameplay as you try to foil your opponent. The game also comes with varying rulesets, so you can change up the action on the fly.
Both games are available to play for free and can be installed to your Xbox without paying a dime during the free play days. The only requirement is that you have an active Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to download the games.
Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold in one
Xbox Game Pass gives you access to over a hundred games for one monthly fee. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate also adds Xbox Live Gold to the package so you can play online with your friends.
