Here it is: A Total War Saga: TROY is an Epic Games Store exclusive for 12 months – and will be available for free if you claim it in the first 24 hours.
That’s right – we’re giving away TROY for free, to keep, as long as you claim it in the 24 hour window!
https://www.totalwar.com/blog/a-total-war-saga-troy-on-epic-…
Full RRP after 24 hour period so pretty good for a new game
Mod: NZ time 14/8/20 1am to 15/8/20 1am.
I don't think so, should be just whoever claims it within 24 hours - Epic games giveaway doesn't have a limited quantities afaik
I saw that email and just rolled my eyes -what is the point of teling us over 2 months before?
Haha, I just re-read it as well… Thought it said 72 hours at first!
No… this game is not even released yet.
Its part of the TW Saga series (Last being Thrones of Britannia)
PS, dont have huge hopes for this game.
Theory is they are doubting the game (CA) , so took a wad of cash from Epic to make it exclusive on their store.. no modding support etc etc etc.
Expect Warhammer 3 to be on Steam still however.
Most reports suggest it should have modding support post launch? Probably in September
What's the point of posting this when we have to wait 71 days to get it? Might as well post all the upcoming freebies from Epic Games all the way till next year and the year after that.
If anyone has a list it would be great to post it even if not as individual deals. AFAIK we generally only know 1 week in advance what next freebies will be. There was the "leak" for the sales specials which were up to 4 weeks but I don't think those fake leaks are common are they?
You're missing the point. You can't CLAIM the games until they make it available on that day. It's like posting dates for a bunch of upcoming games and movies. Can you watch them or play them NOW? No you can't. Can you claim the freebies or get discounts on those deals NOW? No you can't. I could be dead 2 weeks later and I still would have to wait bloody 40 odd days to get to the 70th day just to claim this game. It's a waste of a post.
This deal is a bit unusual because it's a game that is free on launch and I assume they didn't accept pre-orders. But let's say there was a leak of August's free games. If someone had published this leak at the time of your comment, even as a forum post rather than a deal, and I'd seen that, I probably wouldn't have bought Wilmot's Warehouse, Remnant or Enter the Gungeon in the Steam sales at the end June. (I didn't, but you get the idea.)
Actually having at least a few days notice is often a very good thing especially for food and similar. If I buy KFC on Wednesday then they have Gimme 5 on Friday-Monday, I'm probably less likely to get the deal twice than if I didn't have KFC on Wednesday.
For week long online game deals, other than the point I highlighted earlier of waiting rather than buying which doesn't apply, it maybe matters less. But even for this particular case, since this deal was only 24 hours, a few days early is likely a good thing so people are less likely to miss it.
I mean okay some people may see it, then forget about it by the time the deal comes. But OTOH, not everyone checks Cheapies at least once every 24 hours, so some may miss it without any advanced notice. And with mobile phones etc, it's easy to set reminders.
(And yes there are various ways to highlight deals, email alerts etc. But I'd suggest it's far harder to set up a system where you receive alerts for deals you want, but not for deals you don't really care about; then it is to set up a reminder for deals you are particularly interested in but aren't yet available.)
Bumping post, soon!!!
Available now
Receipt for game in my inbox and currently downloading (16GB). Didn't have to enter credit card, and logged in saying my location was NZ. It did take a minute to get an email to confirm my EpicGames account, but other than that smooth-sailing (thus far).
Reviews seem good/average, which is similar to total war Brittania and only slightly lower than Three Kingdoms.
![[PC] Free - Total War Saga: TROY at Epic Game Store](https://files.cheapies.nz/n/21/23721.jpg?h=6d4b919a)
probably limited quantities :/