Microsoft Confirms Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend

If you live in the United States, have a Xbox 360 and broadband access, and want to give Xbox Live a try, you are in luck! From March 31 through April 2 Verizon is sponsoring a Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend. Not only does this mean gamers will have 72 hours of multiplayer gaming online, but there will also be tons of prizes, contests, and other surprises.

Check out the details below and mark your calendar for a weekend you don’t want to miss.

Top Weekend Events
Speaking of things you don’t want to miss, here are just a few of the hot weekend events headed your way:

• 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.
• 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! 

Verizon Million Microsoft Points Giveaway
As if all that wasn’t enough, Verizon is sponsoring a giveaway of one million Microsoft Points! While supplies last, you can grab 500 Microsoft Points courtesy of Verizon. Redeem them for cool Xbox Live Arcade games, themes, gamer pictures, and more in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Note this is for U.S. residents only. Broadband connection, Xbox 360 storage device (hard drive or memory unit), and free Xbox Live Silver membership required. Players who have previously been banned from Xbox Live are ineligible.

If you live in the United States, have a Xbox 360 and broadband access, and want to give Xbox Live a try, you are in luck! From March 31 through April 2 Verizon is sponsoring a Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend. Not only does this mean gamers will have 72 hours of multiplayer gaming online, but there will also be tons of prizes, contests, and other surprises.

Check out the details below and mark your calendar for a weekend you don’t want to miss.

Top Weekend Events
Speaking of things you don’t want to miss, here are just a few of the hot weekend events headed your way:

• 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.
• 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! 

Verizon Million Microsoft Points Giveaway
As if all that wasn’t enough, Verizon is sponsoring a giveaway of one million Microsoft Points! While supplies last, you can grab 500 Microsoft Points courtesy of Verizon. Redeem them for cool Xbox Live Arcade games, themes, gamer pictures, and more in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Note this is for U.S. residents only. Broadband connection, Xbox 360 storage device (hard drive or memory unit), and free Xbox Live Silver membership required. Players who have previously been banned from Xbox Live are ineligible.