Heads up, Xbox 360™ gamers in the United States! Clear your schedule from March 31 through April 2 as we bring you the Free Xbox Live® Gold Weekend, exclusively sponsored by Verizon. You get 72 hours of multiplayer gaming bliss as we grant every U.S. Xbox 360 gamer* Xbox Live Gold status for the entire weekend!

LIVE the excitement! PLAY the hottest games! COMPETE with friends
worldwide and CONNECT to the biggest online party in the world!

Along with a full weekend of Gold status, we're partnering with Verizon to give gamers tons of great programming, contests, and surprises. Check the details below and mark your calendar for a weekend you don't want to miss.

Top Weekend Events
Speaking of things you don't want to miss, here are just a few of the hot weekend events headed your way:

• Beat Ubisoft: You’ve got two opportunities to take on the Ubi-dudes who brought you Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. Own them and you could win some Ubi-schwag. Get the details…
• Game with Fame: The Roots. Play NBA 2K6 with Kamal from the Roots on Friday, March 31 starting at 3:00 pm Eastern/noon Pacific. Look for the gamertag: RootsGWF.
• Lucky 7 Play & Win: You could win simply for playing! Play a total of at least seven hours over the weekend to be entered into a drawing for sweet Xbox Live gear. Find out more.
• Frag Doll Friday: Take on Ubisoft's fierce gaming crew on Friday, March 31, starting at 6 P.M. Eastern (3 P.M. Pacific) in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter™. Get the details.
• Beat the Xbox® Team: Challenge Xbox insiders to College Hoops® 2K6, Marble Blast Ultra, and EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3. Earn bragging rights and win awesome Xbox prizes!

Full Calendar of Events >

Verizon Million Microsoft Points Giveaway
As if all that wasn't enough, Verizon is sponsoring a giveaway of one million Microsoft® Points! While supplies last, you can grab 500 Microsoft Points courtesy of Verizon. Redeem them for cool Xbox Live Arcade games, themes, gamer pictures, and more in the Xbox Live Marketplace. Conditions apply, so find all the information here.

About Verizon
Verizon is giving gamers the goods. We’re sponsoring the Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend. Play free for 72 hours straight. That’s three full days of online multiplayer gaming so you can invite all your friends … to stay home. Plus, we’ve got the broadband hookup—high-speed DSL and FiOS—our super-fast Fiber Optic Service. Are you ready to play?

*U.S. residents only. Broadband connection, Xbox 360 storage device (hard drive or memory unit), and free Xbox Live Silver membership required. Players who have previously been banned from Xbox Live are ineligible.