Microsoft to hold free Xbox Live Gold weekend for UK

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A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft offered a free Xbox Live Gold weekend for U.S. owners of the Xbox 360 console. This weekend, it's time for the mother country to have its share of free access to Xbox Live Gold. U.K. Xbox 360 owners will be able to check out the Gold features and services starting Friday at noon BST and ending on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. BST.

As with the free U.S. Gold weekend, the U.K. version will let Xbox Live Silver players access the multiplayer online features for games that normally would need a paid Gold subscription. In fact, during the free weekend the games "Gears of War: Judgment," "Assassin's Creed 3" and "Far Cry 3" will all have double XP for multiplayer matches.

Netflix and LOVEFILM subscribers will be able to check out the Xbox 360 streaming video apps this weekend without the need to get the Xbox Live Gold service. If you are already a Gold member, Microsoft will offer you some free tokens that can be used to purchase TV episodes on Xbox Video.

While Microsoft recently said that it currently has 46 million people signed up worldwide to use the Xbox Live service, it has never revealed any official numbers on how many choose the paid Xbox Live Gold service.

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SynybunPosted:

Tide Stupid Microsoft only letting certain country's take advantage of this


Yea I don't get why they don't just make it for everybody at once.

WhirlpoolPosted:

Stupid Microsoft only letting certain country's take advantage of this

slapshot101Posted:

Conspiracies Yeah if you set your console from the UK you can still do it.

Really? I was wondering if that would work but I thought that the accounts region lock would pervent this from happening.

KixaPosted:

have fun uk

ConvergePosted:

Conspiracies Yeah if you set your console from the UK you can still do it.


haha, that's quite an obvious flaw can't believe they haven't fixed that.

IntPosted:

Yeah if you set your console from the UK you can still do it.

iPlayDirtyPosted:

farcry 3 double xp might check it out for a bit but not to keen on the MP

SynybunPosted:

KeepCalm
Slytherin
-Flux Why don't they do this for all around the world


That's what I'm saying

Cause U.S already had it


UK had one before US did.

IlIuminatiPosted:

Joselyn So the listed games that have double xp is that only for UK or is that also for the USA? Just a bit confused, I understood it was free gold weekend for UK only..


Only UK sadly

elsePosted:

So the listed games that have double xp is that only for UK or is that also for the USA? Just a bit confused, I understood it was free gold weekend for UK only..


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