Gears of War 2 Free Xbox Live Weekend Begins

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  Few measly bucks? I believe it's about $7 a month if you dont' want to commit to a yearly contract. : Fpsnut
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    I pay about $2.5 per month for a year, yes imo that's very minimal. : Milleh
    • Again, that doesn't mean anything, the monthly fee is around 7 bucks unless you want to buy a whole years... : Fpsnut
• its like steam, only worse, less options and not free! : sanewave
• "I love how all games on the xbox 360 use the same framework for online gaming" Wow, really, because y... : prostyle

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  You need Xbox Live subscription (approx. $7/month) to play games online. This subscription covers all ... : Sturm08
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    you can pick up a 12 month game card for under $45.99, at most it is $3.83 per month with that card : SeanJuan04
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      Or less. I bought my last 12-month card for $36. At $3/month, it's a pretty good deal. : Bold
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        It's a good deal? How the hell do you figure that? : Tchest
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          $3 a month, is that too much of you? is that it? I like playing on the pc, but last time i checked t... : X-GOUKI
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            It's not the price, its the principal.. what are you REALLY paying for? To play online..? How or why shou... : ReckHavoc
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              "How or why should that cost money?" gee well I don't know, maybe WOW should be free too, but those se... : X-GOUKI
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                Terrible anology, but thanks for playing. : ReckHavoc
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                  Ok, here's why I, a sheep, don't mind the fee. XBL is standard across all games. This means I join every... : Sturm08
                  • don't bother with these mouth breathers, if they don't understand there is a demand for it and ppl are wi... : X-GOUKI
              • ^SHEEP, Microsoft loves these suckers. LOL, terrible analogy BTW. WOW takes servers to to host online g... : Fpsnut
      • I got one for $30 a while back. : Milleh
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  Will just stick with my free PC multiplayer games, I agree. : Zerbyte
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    Too bad, you're missing out on a lot of great online multiplayer, integrated into a tight platform. Xbox ... : Rooster Cockburn
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      lol who you fooling? the only real multiplayer he's missing on the pc is the fighting genre or maybe the... : Xulu
      • SF4 destroys the console versions. : ganjatron
      • The PC version of SF4 is THE definitive version, so I don't know where you're coming from with that one. : SabinRaijin
    • LOL. Live is more like the water wings of MP gaming, PC is the pool. yeah you get more kids and retards f... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      I think you're forgetting we have Live on PC. That's how we can be so sure that it sucks. : Tchest
      • what is wrong with it on PC? i've never tried a game that uses it : Mansmells
    • Great online multiplayer..? Ohh, you mean their P2P system that forces at least one person to run the ser... : ReckHavoc
    • Please tell me you're being sarcastic. : ganjatron
    • haha wtf is this post? : azuvatar
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      yeah, shame we're just stuck with free online play (not counting mmo's) and free dlc ... oh wait : ClawHammR
      • oh and mods : ClawHammR
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      Wow. There's a lot of ignorant responses here. My guess is that the majority are not Xbox 360 users or su... : Rooster Cockburn
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        If all you want to do is play online, Xbox Live is inferior to the PC or PS3. That's all there is to i... : Zyrusticae
        • Oh well since you put it that way, I find I must agree with you. Your prowess with words has won me over. : Rooster Cockburn

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• good point,,, why move to a ghost town... unless you like that sorta thing : sanewave
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  Most PC games don't let you do this either. I can see why too, as it requires you to be connected to the ... : SabinRaijin
  • Actually I'd say the vast majority of PC games let you see active players on servers from outside the gam... : PRlME

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• It is pretty annoying. You can usually find sales on the cards for around $30 USD for 13 months. Sucks t... : OmegaRed59
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  It's unfortunate that none of the Live competitors have offered a free service that comes close to matchi... : Nick Breckon
  • ^ never tried Steam. : SabinRaijin
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  Honestly, even if you pay the $50, it's not a bad price at all for what you get. Usually you can get a sa... : pun][sher
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    not a bad price for something that is free on the PC, Wii and PS3? : isy2736
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      PC =/= comparable to consoles. : SniperWolf22
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        I didn't even think to mentiont he Wii because it's not a real console. Try playing SSB Brawl online some... : SniperWolf22
        • How is the PC NOT comparable to consoles? Because its superior? Because all you pay for is your internet ... : ReckHavoc
      • You're right, it's a lot better on PC. : MeestaNob
    • The PS3 online integration is very poor. It lacks many features and has no standards across games. : Sturm08
• You're screwed. The fairest thing MS could do is to offer a vanilla online multiplayer component for free... : jtthe2nd
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  Don't you get a free month of Gold when you make an account? If you don't care at all about your achievem... : House
  • The free month is once per console, not per account. : Rooster Cockburn
• it is a shame. they're using your internet service, your bandwidth... what are they paying for again? oh ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Hasn't this been known for years? I don't think it's a huge financial outlay, especially if you are playi... : nutcrackr