Sega's fifth Make War Not Love event lets you play a bunch of PC strategy titles to win free games

UPDATE: Oops! This story originally stated that Endless Space 2, Total War: Warhammer 2, Dawn of War 3, and Company of Heroes 2 would be free to play during the Make War Not Love event - which they are not. This has since been corrected. Apologies!

ORIGINAL STORY: Sega has launched its fifth annual Make War Not Love event, offering the chance to win some freebies by playing a number of its biggest strategy games on Steam.

This year's Make War Not Love kicks off tomorrow, February 14th, at 9am GMT. It runs until 9am GMT on Monday February 19th, and is focussed on Endless Space 2, Total War: Warhammer 2 and its predecessor, Dawn of War 3, and Company of Heroes 2.

Each day, Sega will post a "daily hour target" to its Make War Not Love website. If participants manage to meet or beat that target through their combined communal playtime on any of the above featured titles, the publisher will release a bundle of content directly into players' Steam libraries. This might include a free Sega game, DLC or discount coupons.

You'll need to register on the Make War Not Love website to get involved in the event. Participants must be over 18, and have a valid Steam ID and email address (unfortunately you'll have to opt-in to Sega's email marketing to sign up). As an extra incentive, you'll automatically get two free Sega Mega Drive titles added to your Steam library.

All featured Make War Not Love games are on sale through Steam until 6pm GMT on February 19th if you don't have them already. There's 10% off Total War: Warhammer 2, 66% off Total War: Warhammer, 50% off Endless Space 2, 75% off Company of Heroes 2, and 66% off Dawn of War 3 - plus there are savings on a range of other associated Sega titles.

If you're interested, more details can be found on the Make War Not Love Steam page.