One of the very best decisions that console makers Microsoft and Sony have made, is to offer free games to those who are members of their Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus programs each month. Hundreds of dollars worth of games for free each year. It makes the pill that is having to pay to play (online) much, much easier to swallow.

The four free games being offered to Xbox Live Gold members for Games With Gold in December 2017 have been revealed, and you can see what they are below along with information on each of the four titles.

Greetings, gamers! It’s time to welcome the holidays with a new collection of games coming to Games with Gold this December. Starting with the fantastical co-op first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, followed by another great Telltale adventure game as we rejoin Marty and Doc on a new time-traveling escapade in Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition.

On Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility is the rhythm-action game Child of Eden created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi (best known for the classic Rez), then later in December is the pulp-inspired action game Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death to dish some hack-n-slash adventure.

All games will be available for a limited time as part of Games with Gold, so get Xbox Live Gold today to ensure you get your hands on these and any future Games with Gold games as an Xbox Live Gold member.

• Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide ($39.99 ERP): Available December 1 to December 31 on Xbox One
• Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition ($19.99 ERP): Available December 16 to January 15 on Xbox One
• Child of Eden ($29.99 ERP): Available December 1 to December 15 on Xbox One and Xbox 360
• Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death ($14.99 ERP): Available December 16 to December 31 on Xbox One and Xbox 360

Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
Set in the renowned Warhammer Fantasy world, this four-player co-op first-person shooter is full of gorgeous graphics and immersive multiplayer gameplay. Enhanced for Xbox One X with native 4K support and more detailed textures, only help to heighten the game’s unique visual look. Choose from five characters with differing abilities and strengths in your quest to drive the Skaven out of the proud city of Ubersreik. Use the loot and crafting system to your advantage as you amass weaponry ideal for your character. You’ll have to defeat hordes of Skaven as well as many special enemy types in your quest to defeat the Vermintide!

Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition
Marty’s back! In this fan-favorite adventure game, the time-traveling DeLorean returns to Hill Valley, minus a driver, and Marty must protect the space-time continuum. With creative input from the film’s producer, Bob Gale, and vocal contributions from Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, and introducing A.J. LoCasio as Marty McFly in a stellar performance, this is a thrill ride you definitely need to buckle in for.

Child of Eden
Experience the breathtaking sights and sounds of Child of Eden. With sound and vision in one display of synesthesia, Child of Eden brings simple, yet intuitive controls together with unique visuals and music that adapts to your playing style. Electrify your senses with this unparalleled music-action experience from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment.

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Jump into the action as Marlow Briggs in this 3rd-person hack-n-slash homage to blockbuster action movies and comic book heroes set in the Mayan jungle in Central America. Save your girl and save the planet with a little help from a 2000-year-old Mayan Death Mask.

You can find more information on Xbox’s Games with Gold program right here.

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