{"id":26978,"date":"2013-10-18T06:21:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=26978"},"modified":"2013-10-18T06:21:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:21:07","slug":"fancy-free-xbox-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2013\/10\/18\/fancy-free-xbox-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy some free Xbox games?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is extending the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/live\/games-with-gold\">Games with Gold<\/a> program indefinitely. The program allows Xbox Live Gold members to download and keep two games a month for free. According to Microsoft&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/news.xbox.com\/2013\/10\/xbox-360-games-with-gold\">Xbox Wire<\/a> post, the free games offer has proven popular enough to keep around for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At E3 2013, we launched Games with Gold as a limited-time program to thank our Xbox Live Gold members. Within that short period of time, we&#8217;ve seen an overwhelming response, with more than 120 million hours played with Games with Gold titles. Today, as a part of the &#8220;Week of Xbox Live,&#8221; we&#8217;re excited to announce that we are making Games with Gold an ongoing benefit for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox 360.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Previous games given away in Games with Gold have included Rainbow Six: Vegas, Crackdown, Assassin&#8217;s Creed II, and Fable 3. The current game offered to Gold subscribers is <a href=\"http:\/\/marketplace.xbox.com\/en-US\/Product\/Halo-3\/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5307e6\">Halo 3<\/a>. Unlike Sony&#8217;s similar <a href=\"http:\/\/us.playstation.com\/psn\/playstation-plus\/\">Instant Game Program<\/a> for PlayStation Plus members, Games with Gold allows  gamers to keep any game they&#8217;ve downloaded if their subscription lapses. Microsoft has not said if Games with Gold will continue with the Xbox One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is extending the Games with Gold program indefinitely. The program allows Xbox Live Gold members to download and keep two games a month for free. 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