December Xbox Live Gold Games Add ‘The Escapists 2’ And ‘Tropico 5: Penultimate Edition’
by Sage Ashford
Microsoft’s Games with Gold premium service adds another set of games for the month of December. For Xbox One owners, the service adds The Escapists 2 and Tropico 5: Penultimate Edition, while Xbox 360 will get Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Orcs Must Die!. Check out more about all the titles from the Xbox Wire blog post:
The Escapists 2
From the tundra to the desert, join up with three of your friends to form the ultimate crew and engineer the wildest escapes from some of the toughest prisons in the world. Live by the rules, attend roll call, and follow strict routines, all while secretly planning and executing your bid for freedom!
Tropico 5 – Penultimate Edition
In this Penultimate Edition, including The Big Cheese and Hostile Takeover add-ons, expand the reign of your dynasty from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century. Build your city’s infrastructure, plan your trading routes, and utilize new technologies, in the fifth installment of the fan favorite city-building series.
Orcs Must Die!
As a powerful War Mage, defend twenty-four fortresses from a mob of beastly enemies, using all manner of weapons and traps at your disposal. No matter how you get it done, you’ll have a blast destroying rampaging monsters in this fantasy, action-strategy game.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Explore unique environments in the 2D action-adventure game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Make your way to the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet, all while solving complex puzzles and battling bizarre creatures, as you fight to save your home world.
The Escapists 2 will be available from December 1st to December 31st, while Tropico 5 will be available from December 16th to January 15th. Meanwhile, Orcs Must Die will be available from December 1st to December 15th, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet will be available from December 16th to December 30th.
