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If you’re looking for a massive open-world game to play this weekend that isn’t Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 or Cyberpunk 2077, it might be worth checking out Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running series is free to play right now on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Stadia Pro and Amazon Luna. You’ll get access to the full game until February 28th.
Players can take on the guise of a Viking raider named Eivor as they explore ninth-century versions of Norway and England. You can lead raids against fortresses and enemy territories, grow your own settlement and build out a version of Eivor that suits your preferred playstyle.
The free weekend arrives ahead of a paid DLC called “Dawn of Ragnarok,” which Ubisoft has described as the “most ambitious expansion” in the history of the franchise. That’ll arrive on March 10th.
The trial doesn’t include AC Valhalla’s expansions, but given that the main story alone can take around 60 hours or so to beat, it’s unlikely you’ll get that far by Monday anyway. If you want to keep Eivor’s adventure going after February 28th, it’s worth noting AC Valhalla is currently on sale on all platforms.
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If you missed the Galaxy S22 pre-order window and the perks that came with it, Amazon has another offer that sweetens the deal if you go there to buy one of the handsets. For all three models — the S22 Ultra, S22+ and S22 — you can get a $100 Amazon credit if you input the promotional code on the product page when you checkout. Look for the “extra savings” banner under the price to get the appropriate promo code for the model you’re buying, and you’ll get an email after your order has shipped with details of the credit being added to your Amazon account.
Buy Galaxy S22 Ultra at Amazon – $1,200Buy Galaxy S22+ at Amazon – $1,000Buy Galaxy S22 at Amazon – $700
If you’re picking up the Galaxy S22, Amazon also has a $100 coupon that you can clip on the product page before you add the phone to your cart. That means you can get the handset for $700 instead of $800, and get the $100 credit on top of that when adding the promo code at checkout.
We’ve had time to test all three of Samsung’s latest smartphones and we’ve been mostly impressed. The Galaxy S22 Ultra earned a score of 89 from us; being the biggest and most expensive of the bunch, it has all of the advanced features you may be looking for in your next smartphone. Note lovers will like that Samsung brought over some signature elements of that lineup, including the built-in S Pen, and we liked its big, colorful Super AMOLED panel with its 120Hz refresh rate and Vision Booster. The phone’s triple rear camera array took shots that could easily compete with those taken by the iPhone 13 Pro and the Pixel 6 Pro, and the phone’s ability to handle pretty much any task we threw at it. Our biggest gripe was with its relatively short battery life: we got just more than 17 hours in our testing, which is a few hours less than last year’s Galaxy S21 was able to last.
While the Galaxy S22+ and S22 aren’t huge departures from last year’s models, Samsung improved them in nearly every way. You’re getting a more refined design, a brighter screen, improved performance and better low light image from the main camera. Both handsets earned a score of 87 from us — we liked the lovely display, solid performance and UWB support on the Galaxy S22+, and we liked the slick design, strong performance and relatively low starting price on the Galaxy S22.
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