Goat Simulator

Goat Simulator, XCOM: Enemy Unknown free for Xbox Live Gold members in June

If you’re paying for Xbox’s premium online service, you’re getting some nice rewards next month.

Microsoft today revealed which games its Xbox Live Gold subscribers can download for free during the month of June. For Xbox One, the quirky Goat Simulator will be available from June 1 to June 30, while the racer The Crew will be free from June 16 to July 15. On the Xbox 360 front, 2D platformer Super Meat Boy becomes available during June 1 to June 15, with the turn-based tactics game XCOM: Enemy Unknown following on June 16 to June 30.

Both of those Xbox 360 games are backwards compatible with the Xbox One, so you can download them onto Microsoft’s newest console with no problems.

Sony was the first to give away free games each month, and the practice was popular enough that Microsoft eventually offered a similar service. Who could have guessed that people would like free games?

Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.