Microsoft Games with Gold December 2016 update: Xbox gamers score with four new great games

Screenshot of Microsoft's December list for its Games with Gold program. YouTube/Xbox

Microsoft has finally announced its full list of goodies for its Xbox Games with Gold December program, and it looks like Xbox Live Gold subscribers are really getting it good this December.

Though the quality of the free games issued through Microsoft's Games with Gold often end up as hit and misses, BGR reports that the tech mogul struck a pretty good spot by making four free great games for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.

For the Xbox One, gamers with an Xbox Live Gold subscription can get the "Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition" from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 and "Outlast" from Dec. 16 to Jan. 15 next year. Through backwards compatibility, Xbox One gamers can also enjoy the other two games being sent out for Xbox Live Gold subscribers using the Xbox 360 — "Outland" which is available from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15 and "Burnout Paradise" which can be acquired from Dec. 16 to Dec. 31.

Compared to Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto," IGN reports that the definitive edition of "Sleeping Dogs" is a great game for those who missed out on its first release in 2012. Featuring a remake of the original game and packed with 24 DLCs, the "Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition" is a pretty solid Games with Gold release.

Meanwhile, the survival horror game "Outlast" has been rated by the site at 7.8 points and has been described as an original and absolutely frightening horror videogaming experience. "Outland," on the other hand, has been given a 9.0 rating as a great combat puzzle game. The game makes payers balance puzzle solving skills and combat skills in order to succeed through each mission.

Last but not the least, "Burnout Paradise" has been ranked as one of the best open world racing games. Rated 8.8 when it was first released, the game is great choice for Microsoft's Games with Gold December list.

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