A tank about to roll over a soldier in Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1 is free right now, and Prime Gaming will give away Battlefield V in August

Itā€™s the standard PC edition playable on Origin

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Straight to the point: Battlefield 1 is free-to-claim on PC until August 4 via Prime Gaming, and then Battlefield V will be grabbable from August 2 through October 1. (Yes, weā€™ll post a reminder next month.) Youā€™ll get a standard-edition code thatā€™s redeemable on Origin.

Thereā€™s a lot of fluff on the Prime Gaming page, so if you want to make a beeline for Battlefield 1 (or any of the other free games), jump straight to the bottom.

Even if itā€™s not my favorite Battlefield, I dug the frantic and paranoid feeling youā€™d get when charging into battle, and I mostly have fond memories of Battlefield 1 in general. What an intense game. As for the most recent entry, I liked Battlefield V well enough at launch, but it never came together the way it shouldā€™ve in the years that followed, and I donā€™t expect to ever play it again, especially not with Battlefield 2042 looking the way it does.

I canā€™t speak to Battlefield 1ā€˜s current player population, but itā€™s worthy of a nod, for sure.

As someone with an Amazon Prime membership and, as a result, access to free games and digital trinkets given out with Prime Gaming, I tend to gloss over these deals more often than not. I havenā€™t formed a habit of checking in and claiming stuff Iā€™m never going to touch like I have on other platforms, you know? Itā€™s just not in my routine.

But thatā€™s a moot point ā€” I already own both of these. Iā€™ve had my fun.

As for whatā€™s next, weā€™ll see more of Battlefield 2042 on July 22 at EA Play Live. Theyā€™re showing the second of the gameā€™s three major ā€œmultiplayer experiences.ā€


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