Better late than never?

The latest free game from Microsoft’s Games with Gold promotion is another one you may have gotten years ago, but if not, great — it’s worth nabbing. Queue your download forRainbow Six: Vegasover here. This is one of the rare few that I never got around to playing, so don’t mind if I do. More than anything, I was eager to share that infamous picture of the baby-faced soldier.

Barring a change of heart, we know what to expect from Microsoft in terms of free games by now. Glad I didn’t have particularly high expectations going into this. You could argue that we should be thankful for getting anything at all, and I see that point, but it would’ve been in the company’s best interest to delight us. Microsoft could use some goodwill right now.

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The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.