Rats bring Bubonic plague, not presents

December is a time for holiday cheer — snow glistening on the ground, people singing about reindeer, hot chocolate in a thermos. All feel-good stuff. Xbox’s Games with Gold for December harness none of that spirit.

Over on Xbox 360, the surprisingly-excellentChild of Edenis free for the first half of December. Although it was originally marketed as a Kinect game (and one of the better-functioning ones at that), it’s still playable with a controller. For the second part of the month, pulpy action pieceMarlow Briggs and the Mask of Deathtakes over. As usual, both Xbox 360 titles are available on Xbox One through backward compatibility.

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