Free Xbox Live Gold, Prizes This Weekend
date posted: 10:20 AM Mon Mar 27th, 2006
last revision: 10:21 AM Mon Mar 27th, 2006
This weekend (March 31-April 2) Microsoft is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to open up Xbox Live Gold for all Xbox 360 owners. In addition to the free Gold-level multiplayer online games, Microsoft has set up three days of contests and tournaments in Geometry Wars, Project Gotham Racing 3, Fight Night Round 3, and more.
The big events this weekend are:
- Lucky 7 Play & Win: You could win simply for playing! Play a total of at least seven hours over the weekend to be entered into a drawing for sweet Xbox Live gear. Find out more.
- Frag Doll Friday: Take on Ubisoft\'s fierce gaming crew on Sunday, April 2, starting at 6 P.M. Eastern (3 P.M. Pacific) in Tom Clancy\'s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter?. Get the details.
- Beat the Xbox? Team: Challenge Xbox insiders to College Hoops? 2K6, Bankshot Billiards 2?, and EA SPORTS? Fight Night Round 3. Earn bragging rights and win awesome Xbox prizes!
- Try your hand at the wheel in the Project Gotham Racing? 3 Play & Win happening every night at 6 P.M. PST. Rated E10.
- Spend Saturday in the Arcade and try your luck in the Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved Challenge. Rated E.
- Drop a member of the Xbox? team to the canvas in EA SPORTS? Fight Night Round 3 and win prizes. Rated T.
Check out
the full calendar of events on Xbox.com for more details about the weekend. We\'ll see you online!
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