Free Xbox LIVE weekend inbound

Silver members, rejoice! According to Xbox Live's Major Nelson, Larry Hyrb, the LIVE team will be unlocking several applications this weekend, calling it a "free Gold weekend." Hyrb tweeted the following today regarding the event: 

"PSA: Everyone is upgraded to Xbox LIVE Gold this weekend for #free Details at the bottom of this blog post http://bit.ly/KPgDY1" 

Major Nelson's blog post listed the following apps as unlocked for this weekend, though subscription fees for some will still apply: 

  • Amazon Instant Video
  • IGN
  • Manga Entertainment
  • MUZU.TV

Incase you missed the link to full blog post above, you can check out the post in its entirety by clicking here

We definitely appreciate Microsoft for providing these weekends for gamers who are still classified as Silver members, but are there really that many out there? If you happen to still be one of these members, please let us know by commenting below.

Source: [Major Nelson]