Rainbow Six: Siege free for PC gamers this weekend on Steam and Uplay

There's also big discounts available if you want to buy the game after playing it

Rainbow Six: Siege puts the players in the shoes of either cops or criminals, storming or defending a barricaded stronghold (Ubisoft)

Rainbow Six: Siege, Ubisoft's super-destructive FPS, is free to play this weekend for gamers on PC.

From Friday 15 April to 9 p.m on Sunday 19, everyone can get a chance to play the full game for absolutely nothing.

To get access, users need to launch or install Uplay PC and click the big Rainbow Six banner at the top to start the download.

The free trial can also be accessed through Steam - just go to Siege's Steam page and click the banner to get started.

If you enjoy using the trial to breach doors, destroy walls and shoot up the environment, it's also available to buy at a decent discount - it's been reduced on Steam by 33 per cent, taking it from £39.99 to a more reasonable £26.79.

The 'Gold Edition' of the game, which gives players access to the season pass and new in-game perks and characters, is reduced by 40 per cent, going from £54.99 to £32.99.

Like the free trial, these offers end on 19 April, so act fast if you want to snap them up.