Or, if you’re feeling particularly selfish, sign yourself up. See, here’s how it works: if you sign up to receive PopCap’s Passport newsletter, you can then gift a free copy of Peggle Nights "to a friend or relative."

But let’s be honest, here. If your friends are cool, they read Maximum PC. So, of course, they’re thinking, “Hey, I should take advantage of this great deal and use it to show my undying appreciation for my most memorable of pals, [INSERT FRIEND HERE].” Next thing you know, you and your friend who probably owns a cutting-edge PC which he/she put together him/herself using one of many helpful guides are exchanging gifts, only to discover that you’re both gunning for brownie points with the same gift. Awkward!

We don’t want you to have to suffer through 15 excruciating seconds of awkward silence, so -- getting to the point of this whole spiel -– we’re going to diffuse this ticking time bomb by suggesting that you simply send a copy of the game to another one of your own email accounts. Phew. Close one.

You know, when you think about it, Conan the Barbarian is kind of like Santa Claus. He’s offering free gifts to everyone from mid-to-late December and… er, actually, we’ve got nothing. Well, aside from some “sleigh” and “slay” puns, but no one wants to hear those. Anyway, the blood-spattered MMO is offering an “unlimited” free trial, but – despite what the dictionary says about the word “unlimited” – there are a couple of strings attached.

“This trial allows you to play all of the content on Tortage Island - for as long as you want at no cost whatsoever. Please note that a trial account has some limitations to avoid 'spam' and 'gold farmers': you cannot trade with others, use in-game mail, public chat channels and you cannot post on the forums,” says the game’s website.

In addition, sign-ups are out as soon as 2010 is in, so it’s a limited time offer. So hop to it right now, unless you hate copious amounts of gore, scantily clad women, and everything else that America stands for.