Free Xbox Live Gold Deal: How to Get Xbox Live Apps, Online Gaming Services and Kinect
Here's a last minute gift idea for your Valentine if he or she has Xbox 360: From Friday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, Feb. 16, all Xbox Live subscribers in the United States and Canada (North America) will have full and free access to all gameplay and entertainment apps through the Xbox Live Gold member service, a service which normally costs $9.99 per month for a monthly recurring subscription, or otherwise users can pay $59.99 for a one-year subscription and also $24.99 for three months.
The free weekend is not available for Xbox One users, who will need a Gold membership to play the Titanfall beta launch, although a 33 percent discount on 12 months of Xbox Live Gold membership will drop the price from $59.99 to $39.99 in this Valentine's day promotion.
The free Xbox Live Gold trial coincides with the release of World of Tanks for the Xbox 360, a team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to tank warfare, featuring fast and maneuverable light tanks, all-purpose medium tanks, super strong giant tanks armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers, each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.
The game will be downloadable and free-to-play for Gold and Silver subscribers on Xbox Live, along with matchmaking, a new user interface and other features such as in-game purchases such as premium tanks, consumables and premium accounts to increase experience and currency rates.
The free time period for Xbox Gold membership will end at 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, but before then, users will be able to utilize all games with online multiplayer features as well as access all the streaming media apps for the Xbox 360 along with video chat through the Kinect add on camera.