{"id":19544,"date":"2015-06-26T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=19544"},"modified":"2015-06-25T21:11:24","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T04:11:24","slug":"free-games-gold-july-2015-many-gears-vs-creed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/free-games-gold-july-2015-many-gears-vs-creed\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Games with Gold July 2015: Many Gears vs. Creed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Behold, the tyranny of\u00a0<\/a>Pool Nation FX<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>has ended. Microsoft is offering four games across its two consoles free to Xbox Live Gold members in July, and none of those games are repeats from the previous month, nor do they feature big shiny balls as their primary draw.<\/p>\n

Microsoft, in its post on Xbox Wire<\/a>, announced a change to the month-to-month rules regarding the free games. The Xbox One will now feature two games new to the program every month, in stark contrast to the aformentioned billiards tsunami. Also, while games will be available for free download for a month’s worth of time, that time isn’t necessarily spread over the course of just one month. Take special note of the dates on the Xbox One games.<\/p>\n

The availability on the Xbox 360 games looks to remain the same, splitting half of each month as usual.<\/p>\n

Another note: with the announcement of backwards compatibility coming in waves to the Xbox One, it might benefit owners of both consoles to boot up the Xbox 360, queue in those free games when they’re availability and cross the fingers in hopes that the game eventually makes the jump to the Xbox One.<\/p>\n

In any case, here are the four free games this month. It’s a promising start to Microsoft’s renewed enthusiasm for the monthly promotion.<\/p>\n

Xbox One Games with Gold July 2015<\/h2>\n

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag<\/em> (July 1-31)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Assassin's<\/a><\/p>\n

Undeniably the most exciting and best reviewed\u00a0Assassin’s Creed\u00a0<\/em>title since it’s release in 2013.\u00a0Black Flag\u00a0<\/em>drops any pretense of seriousness and let’s the player loose in the pirate-infested waters of the Caribbean. Command and upgrade your own ship, island-hop in search of treasure and, of course, assassinate fools with psychopathic glee.<\/p>\n

So Many Me\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(July 16 – Aug. 15)<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the absolute opposite end of the spectrum from\u00a0Assassin’s Creed\u00a0<\/em>is the peculiar side-scrolling platformer\u00a0So Many Me<\/em>. The main twist here is your ability to duplicate yourself, hence the title, and use your copies in various and creative ways to reach that flagpole. Take a peek at the trailer for a better idea.<\/p>\n