Experience multiplayer and entertainment apps this weekend for free

Apr 30, 2013 08:03 GMT  ·  By

After sharing with North American Xbox 360 owners a free Xbox Live Gold weekend this month, Microsoft has just confirmed that a similar offer will be presented to those in the UK between May 3 and May 5.

Xbox Live Gold subscribers enjoy quite a lot of benefits, ranging from multiplayer access for games that support it, to the ability to download and use applications like Netflix.

Now, in order to give Xbox Live Free users the chance to try out some of these features, Microsoft has confirmed that it's going to run a special free Xbox Live Gold Weekend between May 3 and May 5 in the UK.

During this time, all Xbox 360 owners can access online multiplayer in games and take advantage of various festivities like Double XP in Gears of War: Judgment, Assassin's Creed 3, or Far Cry 3, as well as competitions in FIFA 13, Forza Horizon, or Forza 4.

Users will also be able to access entertainment apps like Netflix, Lovefilm, or Now TV, according to Joystiq.