{"id":598743,"date":"2026-03-20T12:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:35:51","slug":"borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Borderlands 3 is free on the Epic Games Store for the next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-epic-mega-sale-kicks-off-today-with-discounts-up-to-75-and-some-free-games\">Epic MEGA Sale<\/a> has kicked off on the Epic Games Store, and the first of four free games being offered during this time is <strong>Borderlands 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can download Borderlands 3 from today through May 26 at 11am ET.<\/p>\n<p>If you have never played the looter-shooter before, it&#8217;s free, so now there is no excuse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/borderlands-3-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-for-the-next-week\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Epic MEGA Sale has kicked off on the Epic Games Store, and the first of four free games being offered during this time is Borderlands 3. 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