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Xbox LIVE Gold 3-Month Membership Card (Xbox 360)

Xbox LIVE Gold 3-Month Membership Card (Xbox 360)
From Microsoft

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Product Description

Go for the Gold and enter the online multiplayer gaming arena. Millions of gamers are online to meet, chat, play, strategize and compete together.


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #273 in Computer & Video Games
  • Brand: Microsoft
  • Released on: 2005-12-02
  • Platform: Xbox 360
  • Dimensions: .23 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer's Description


Go for the Gold and enter the online multiplayer gaming arena. Millions of gamers are online to meet, chat, play, strategize and compete together. With subscription you can get the most out of Xbox LIVE including online play, text, voice and video chat as well as access to exclusive game content. You'll also have access to instant streaming from Netflix.

  • Great online multiplayer game play.
  • Exclusive and early access gaming content.
  • More entertainment choices with access to instant streaming from Netflix in November 2008 (Netflix Unlimited Subscription required).
  • Revolutionary TrueSkill matchmaking.
  • Enhanced gamer feedback.
  • Enhanced friends list management.
  • Enable video chat (LIVE Vision camera required).
* Streaming from Netflix requires Xbox LIVE Gold membership and a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.

The Xbox LIVE Experience


  Xbox LIVE connects you to friends, family and the world's largest online entertainment centre, allowing you to play games, watch movies, and share moments on the couch or around the world.1

Be Entertained
Instant Movie Night: Xbox 360 offers instant streaming of some feature films and television shows from Netflix; free to Xbox LIVE Gold members who also have a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.2
Extensive On-Demand HD Library: The Xbox 360 Video Marketplace has over 1,000 hours of HD movies and TV shows. Download the latest hit television shows like 30 Rock, and The Office, or even get a little old school with A-Team. If it's HD movies you crave, check out the latest blockbusters, the best in family films, cult classics, horror and much more. Movies and TV shows are also available in standard definition.
Your Personal Game Room: Play classics like PAC-MAN, Galaga Legions, Bejewelled 2 and UNO as well as innovative new titles like Braid and Castle Crashers exclusively for download from Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Where Community Plays First: The Community Games channel on Xbox LIVE will include creatively diverse games developed by the community, for the community only on Xbox 360.
The Game Goes On and On: Xbox LIVE extends the life of your favourite games through the ability to quickly and easily download additional levels, map packs, songs and more.3 Downloadable content and entertainment is available on LIVE Marketplace as well as xbox.com.

Be Social
Leading Social Network: Xbox LIVE is the world's largest social entertainment network on your TV. Use text, IM, voice or video chat to connect your friends, family and the entertainment you love.
Entertainment Shared: Xbox 360 allows you to create a virtual party on your TV with up to eight friends. With LIVE Party, voice chat while you play games, share photos real-time and entertain friends across town or around the world.
Online Multiplayer Gaming: Play your favourite games with your friends, no matter where they are. Halo 3, Madden NFL 09, FIFA 09, Call of Duty, Gears of War 2, Fable II and other hot games suddenly have a whole new dimension.

Be Expressive
Express Yourself: Create a customizable, animated Avatar and literally jump into the world of Xbox LIVE.4 Your Avatar is your game face throughout the new Xbox experience — whether you're a LIVE Party host, playing online or chatting with a friend.
Show Off Your Skills: With new ways to earn achievements and set yourself apart with your ever-growing Gamerscore, Xbox LIVE continues to be the best place to play games online.
Master Your Entertainment: Take charge of your entertainment, any day of the week — movie night on Sunday, game show contestant on Monday, share new photos on Thursday, and play video games on Friday. It's ALL at your fingertips with Xbox LIVE.

 
 

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Xbox LIVE Membership Overview


Xbox LIVE features two levels of membership, the free Silver and the paid Gold.

Xbox LIVE Silver Memberships
A Silver membership is included with the Xbox 360 console. All you need is a broadband internet connection to access exclusive game content!

  • Download standard and high-definition movies, TV shows to enjoy great entertainment on your Xbox.
  • Enjoy text and voice chat.
  • Membership is free.

Xbox LIVE Gold Memberships
With a Gold membership you get all of Silver level benefits PLUS much more.

  • Experience great online multiplayer game play including additional exclusive and early access gaming content.
  • More entertainment choices with access to instant streaming from Netflix in November 2008 (Netflix unlimited subscription plan required).
  • Features video chat along with text and voice chat.
  • Membership for a monthly subscription fee.

Xbox LIVE Gold Packs and Subscription Cards
Pick the membership that best fit your needs. Get more for your money with a 12- or 3-month Gold Pack or pay as you play with 12-month+1, 3-month, or 1-month subscription cards.

Microsoft Points
Microsoft Points enhance game play and entertainment on Xbox 360. Redeem them on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for exclusive game content, arcade games, themes, HD movies and TV Shows, and more. Microsoft Points can also be used to purchase music in Zune Marketplace.

   

 

Xbox LIVE Services Overview


  Xbox LIVE Marketplace
Xbox LIVE Marketplace is your one stop gaming and entertainment shop. Download new game content, try out game demos before you buy, watch trailers of upcoming games, try and buy great arcade titles, and purchase new themes and gamer pictures to customize your Xbox 360 Dashboard and Gamercard. You can also download and watch the latest HD movies and TV shows, music videos and more.
  • Free Demo Games - There's no need to wait for a disc in the mail! Grab playable game demos from Xbox LIVE Marketplace and check them out now.
  • New Game Content - Use Microsoft Points to download new maps, vehicles, characters, weapons, and more for blockbuster titles like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and Call of Duty. Even download your favourite tunes to play on Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

Xbox LIVE Arcade
Xbox LIVE Arcade is the place to check out a variety of games for your Xbox 360 console. Try challenging puzzle games, family board and card games, retro arcade favourites, and more! Download fun and easy-to-play classics like Frogger and Sonic The Hedgehog, or with a Gold membership play online with friends and conquer games like Castle Crashers, Geometry War 2 and Assault Heroes 2. Get the family together for UNO or Marble Blast Ultra. Xbox LIVE Arcade has the largest collection of fun social games.

 

1Hard drive recommended for LIVE, and is required for some features. LIVE Gold membership and/or other fees may apply. See xbox.com/live.
2Streaming from Netflix requires Xbox LIVE Gold membership and a Netflix unlimited subscription plan.
3Games and downloadable content sold separately.
4256 MB memory unit or greater required to customize avatars.


Customer Reviews

Brilliant Idea5
When i first signed up for xbox live, i got the standard 1 month free but After that i wasn't sure i wanted to make the commitment for monthly payments coming out of my bank. Now i have another option, i get one of these cards every 3 months so if i'm not playing it as much after 3 months i can wait a while before getting the next card without money being taken from my account; and it's atcually cheaper to buy these cards than it is to pay for 3 months of xbox live on direct debit.

Just dont do what 2 of these reviewers did and buy this thinking it will work with the origional xbox, this is xbox 360 only! And those two didn't really rate the product, they just rated their own stupidity when they gave it 3 stars.

I'm Gamertag Teris IXI, feel free to find me on Xbox Live.

Want to buy a short subscription? Don't pay by Direct Debit, buy this card.5
I signed up for Xbox Live about 9 months ago and used up my free trials on my Xbox 360, so decided to buy a one-month subscription from the xbox.com website. I was under the assumption that buying Xbox Live for a month meant that I would have it FOR the month, then I'd carry on without for a while. I was a little irritated to find out that I was Direct Debited for the next month's subscription after my one month was up. I couldn't understand why anybody would want to buy one month at a time if they only intended to continue with their subscription. Surely, if I wanted to keep Live, I'd have bought the 12 month package in the first place and saved myself some money instead of buying one month at a time? In the end, I had to call up a terrible call centre in India, and wait for about 30 minutes to speak to anybody. It wasn't worth the hassle, and I'd recommend buying this card if you're after a quick subscription that you'll want to expire and not keep paying money for.

Brill5
This is brill if you want to connect to xbox live for 3 months or only have £13 and need to save up to get the 12 month. You must get xbox live