Intel has provided free video games previously with the acquisition of various merchandise, and now it is again with an up to date Holiday Offer that features two tiers of free goodies. The firm was already giving freely Battlefield 6 with a large number of processors from its present lineups (together with some Arc GPUs) beforehand, however that bundle is gone, changed with a brand new one that allows you to stand up to a few completely different video games and productiveness software program. The provide runs from right this moment until January 31, 2026, and you’ve got until March 15, 2026, to redeem any provided codes. Let’s break all of it down.
The first tier is the Standard Offer, which applies to Core Ultra 200-series merchandise, together with desktop and laptop computer SKUs. You can select between both Battlefield 6, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Dying Light: The Beast, and Civilization VI — all of that are price $70, apart from Dying Light, which has a $60 worth. You additionally get a bunch of different subscription-based apps without cost that we have listed under. All of this comes out to round $185 in real-world worth (at full worth), making even the Standard bundle a fairly candy deal.
Free software with Standard Offer:
- Canvid
- VEGAS Pro 23
- XSplit Premium Suite
- Cephable™ Plus
- Marvel Rivals (in-game content)
The second tier is the Platinum Offer, which is only available with select Lunar Lake laptops equipped with H or HX processors from MSI, Lenovo, HP, Asus, and Monster. You get two free games, including Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition and Assassin’s Creed Shadows Digital Deluxe Edition — both upgraded from standard. On top of these, you can choose between Civilization VI and Dying Light: The Beast as your third free game. It’s unclear whether you get free productivity software with this offer, but the real-world value of these three games is still roughly $270-$280, depending on what you pick.
If you’re not in the U.S., other retailers around the world are also running this program, so make sure to tally up from the above list and check your local vendors for discounts. When we searched on Newegg, we found that this Holiday Gaming Bundle is exceedingly rare: only one MSI Vector laptop qualifies for the Platinum Offer, however loads of merchandise, together with desktop CPUs and graphics playing cards, qualify for the Standard Offer. Even this obscenely costly $3,800 Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 laptop solely will get you one free recreation.
The link below takes you directly to the Intel Holiday Bundle page on Newegg, which neatly gathers every SKU eligible for this offer.
Keep in mind that Intel hasn’t officially announced this offer; it was originally spotted by Videocardz whereas looking Newegg, however it’s legit nonetheless, and we would see it increase quickly. You can nonetheless get Arc Raiders without cost if the laptop computer you are enthusiastic about has an Nvidia GPU, however that is a special bundle.
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