The Epic Games Store’s next free titles have been announced

Next week’s free Epic Games Store titles have been confirmed.

Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 will be free to download from July 29 until August 5.

They will replace tower defence game Defense Grid: The Awakening and WW1 first-person shooter Verdun, which normally cost £7.99 and £15.49 respectively, but are currently free to download until July 29.

The Epic Games Store also launched its Summer Sale on Thursday. Running until August 5, the promotion includes savings of up to 75% on select titles.

Epic claimed in January that the Epic Games Store had attracted over 160 million PC users since launching in December 2018.

The company has been giving away free titles on a weekly basis since the marketplace launched, including 103 games in 2020, collectively worth $2,407 based on US prices. Epic said users claimed over 749 million free titles last year.

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The Epic Games Store has launched its Summer Sale

Featuring discounts of up to 75% on select titles

Epic Games spent nearly $12 million securing titles for its regular free game giveaways during a nine-month period, according to a document released as part of the legal battle between Epic and Apple.

It shows that Epic gave away 38 games during the store’s first nine months, each of which involved paying their developers a different ‘buyout price’.

Games like Super Meat Boy, World of Goo and Rime cost Epic $50,000 or less, while three games cost more than $1 million to secure – Subnautica ($1.4 million), Mutant Year Zero ($1 million) and Batman Arkham Collection ($1.5 million).