Although Microsoft made little reference to this whilst they were surrounded by negativity during E3 last week many are not aware that Microsoft is running a new promotion which is (finally) giving Xbox Live Gold members more value which they deserve.
The promotion, “Games With Gold”, is expected to run until the end of this year offering some of the best titles which are available on the Xbox 360 to those with gold memberships for free! Next month Assassin’s Creed II and Halo 3 will be made available for free (the game is yours to keep whether your subscription is active or not, something which PlayStation Plus does not offer!) although many gamers questioned why the promotion did not start immediately. But it has.
If you make your way to the marketplace on your Xbox 360 and find Fable III, you will see that the entire game is available to download for free! This offer will stay in place until 30th June where the game will return to its once costly state.
Although Microsoft is stating that this is an “unrelated bonus”, we believe it should receive more publicity.
After all, a free game is a free game no?
[Source: GameSpot]
[…] of each month, and will last for half of the month before being switched out for the next game. Fable III is the current free game, and the offer ends on June 30th; in July, Assassin’s Creed II and Halo 3 will offered. This […]