Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Free on Xbox Live August 16, 2013

It is the 16th, and Microsoft has made two Xbox 360 games free to Xbox Live Gold Members for the rest of the month as part of their Games for Gold promotion.

Dead Rising 2, the sequel to the Xbox 360 exclusive Dead Rising, takes place in a city heavily inspired by Las Vegas, Nevada.  Just like the first game, you’ll have 72-hours to brave the city, completing quests and rescuing survivors.  However, unlike the first game you’ll be traveling through an entire city, instead of just one large location!  You’ll be able to visit multiple different casinos, a mall, a main street, and even more!

However, Dead Rising 2 is not all that Microsoft has made free this weekend.  The prequel game, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, is also free for the rest of the month.  Case Zero introduces Dead Rising 2’s main characters and provides a back story as to what they did just before the events of the main game.  I highly recommend completing this game before playing Dead Rising 2, as character statistics will carry over from this Xbox Live Arcade Game to Dead Rising 2, giving you an edge before the main game starts.

Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero will be free until the end of the month to all Xbox Live Gold Members.  DLC for the game, as well as the prices of other games in the Dead Rising series, have been discounted.  No mention has been made about what game will be made free next month, but Microsoft has promised that Halo 3 will be part of the Games With Gold promotion when it was announced, so that will be coming soon.