Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend starts today, details on all special offers

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Xbox Live’s Gold subscription service is being unlocked for all to enjoy over the course of this weekend. That’s right, from March 8th to March 10th you’ll be able to take all your games online and enjoy all the treats and services that your Gold purchasing cousins are currently enjoying, for free. To access the promotion, simply fire up Xbox Live and you’ll find the promotion front and centre. You can’t miss it.

Current subscribers, fear not, because Microsoft are throwing in Double XP sessions on the likes of Far Cry 3 and the chance to challenge developers like Rockstar in Max Payne 3′s multiplayer modes. 2K are even throwing in a one-use code (below) for Borderlands 2 so you can help yourself to some rare weapons. Ser-weet.

To save you time and effort, we’ve compiled a list of all the special deals you’ll be able to sample this weekend in one handy article. Check it…

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II: Save 800MSP on Season Pass
  • Halo 4: Play Halo multiplayer for one hour this weekend to earn an exclusive Halo Avatar
  • Forza Horizon: Drive the McLaren MP4-12C and take part in the Gold Unlocked Weekend Challenge
  • Tomb Raider: Sample the multiplayer mode
  • FIFA 13: Create your Ultimate Team, and for a limited time get the Gold Players Premium Pack featuring 12 players including 3 rare for 280MSP
  • Far Cry 3: Double XP on all official multiplayer maps
  • Borderlands 2: Redeem this code 5BCTT-XX6SC-ZSXJX-KFJBJ-66R5W during the Xbox Live Gold Unlock Weekend at the Loot Chest in Sanctuary mode for a chance to grab an exclusive Gold Key
  • Assassin’s Creed III: Earn Double XP in co-op and multiplayer modes
  • Max Payne 3: Play the Rockstar developers on 8 March, between 5pm and 6pm. Look out for the following gamertags: GwRockstar1, GwRockstar2, GwRockstar3, GwRockstar4
  • Red Dead Redemption: Play the Rockstar developers on 8 March, between 6pm and 7pm. Look out for the following gamertags: GwRockstar1, GwRockstar2, GwRockstar3, GwRockstar4
  • Midnight Club Los Angeles: Play the Rockstar developers on 8 March, between 7pm and 8pm. Look out for the following gamertags: GwRockstar1, GwRockstar2, GwRockstar3, GwRockstar4
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: Play the Rockstar developers on 8 March, between 8pm and 10pm. Look out for the following gamertags: GwRockstar1, GwRockstar2, GwRockstar3, GwRockstar4

You can find full details of the Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend on the official page.

And if you’re in the market for deals, check out the list of games in the Xbox Live Bag a Bargain promotion for March or our recommendation for Xbox 360 and PS3 games in Something for the Weekend.