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For 48 hours, GOG.com isgiving out free copiesofAliens versus Predator Classic 2000to people who register their email address for the GOG Galaxy beta test. Easy enough.

But what is Galaxy, exactly? It’s an upcoming DRM-free online gaming platform,as previously described here. Think of Steam as imagined by the GOG.com folks, essentially.

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For the beta, “You’ll be helping us to analyze and improve the performance of the multiplayer component of GOG Galaxy,” hence the free game with multiplayer. Note that keys will be sent in batches so there will almost certainly be some waiting required on your part.

AVP 2000looks dated but it’s possible to get past that after a while. The last time I played — three or four years back, I think — it held up fairly well. Still fun after all these years.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.