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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Is Free on Xbox One This Weekend

Xbox Live Gold members will have full access to the game until Sunday night.

Donovan Erskine

September 7, 2017 1:15 PM

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Starting today, those with an Xbox Live Gold membership can play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition for free until Sunday, September 10 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Announced earlier this morning by Bethesda.

Four days surely won’t be enough time to experience Skyrim’s endless number of quests, dragons, adventures, and glitches. With that in mind, players can purchase and own the game permanently as Skyrim is on sale for 50% off from now until September 18. If one chooses to purchase the game after the free weekend has ended, all of their progress and achievements will remain intact.

Skyrim will cost you about 16.4 GB of storage on your Xbox One. The hit RPG was also recently announced for the Nintendo Switch, and is scheduled to hit the portable-console hybrid sometime this Fall.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_