Fallout 4 is free to play for Xbox Live Gold and Steam users this weekend

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Last Updated May 24, 2017

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If you have Xbox Live Gold or use Steam you can download and play Fallout 4 and try out all of its mods this weekend.

For Steam users you can try Fallout from 6 pm BST this Thursday to 9 pm BST on Sunday. Xbox players have slightly longer, from 8.01 am BST on Thursday to 7.59 am BST on Monday.

The game and its season pass will be discounted over the weekend too, as well as on the PlayStation Store. Please enjoy this celebratory trailer.

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