{"id":337918,"date":"2025-10-20T22:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/watch-dogs-legion-free-weekend-september-2021"},"modified":"2025-10-20T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:20:50","slug":"you-can-play-watch-dogs-legion-for-free-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/you-can-play-watch-dogs-legion-for-free-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"You can play Watch Dogs Legion for free this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/you-can-play-watch-dogs-legion-for-free-this-weekend.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>If you fancy giving <strong>Watch Dogs Legion<\/strong> a go on <strong>PS5<\/strong>, <strong>PS4<\/strong>, <strong>PC<\/strong>, or <strong>Google Stadia<\/strong>, you&#8217;re in luck: the game can be tried completely for free from September 3 until September 5.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft has announced that the London-based RPG will be available in a free-to-play weekend in a press release, and that you can prepare for the fun by getting the game downloaded on your platform of choice ahead of the trial period kicking off.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re just getting started with the game and want to get primed on how best to play it ahead of jumping in, you can check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/10\/28\/watch-dogs-legion-recruitment-guide-best-skills-perks-unique-operatives-recruit-albion-employees\/\">Operative Recruitment guide<\/a> here, as well as learning about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/10\/28\/watch-dogs-legion-uprising-guide-how-to-turn-a-borough-defiant\/\">how to make a Borough Defiant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/10\/28\/watch-dogs-legion-tech-points-guide\/\">where to find Tech Points<\/a>, how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/10\/28\/watch-dogs-legion-stormzy-fall-on-my-enemies-mission\/\">unlock Stormzy&rsquo;s Fall on My Enemies mission<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2020\/10\/28\/watch-dogs-legion-how-to-fast-travel-around-london\/\">how to fast travel around London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/watch-dogs-legion-free-weekend-september-2021\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/watch-dogs-legion-free-weekend-september-2021\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you fancy giving Watch Dogs Legion a go on PS5, PS4, PC, or Google Stadia, you&#8217;re in luck: the game can be tried completely for free from September 3 until September 5. Ubisoft has announced that the London-based RPG will be available in a free-to-play weekend in a press release, and that you can prepare for the fun by getting the game downloaded on your platform of choice ahead of the trial period kicking off. 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