Xbox owners handed free games worth £200 to play in event including latest Call of Duty game & Football Manager 2024

Gamers will get completely free access to some triple A titles
BOX CLEVER! Xbox owners handed free games worth £200 to play in event including latest Call of Duty game & Football Manager 2024
XBOX owners are being handed access to free games worth £200 as part of a special weekend event.
Gamers using the Microsoft platform will be able to get their hands on a slew of games during the event this weekend.
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The free games will be available all weekend
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All of the titles can be purchased at a discounted price after the event
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The games will be free to access and play for Xbox owners between May 29 and June 1 as part of the Free Play Days event.
It will include access to the latest Call of Duty and Football Manager 2024 as well as several other top rated titles.
An Xbox game pass membership will be required to get access to most of the titles.
Both the latest Call of Duty and Tom Clancy's The Division 2 will be available until June 3.
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Football Manager 2024, Killer Klowns From outer Space: The Game and ARK: Survival Ascended will all be available until June 1.
Gamers can get access to the titles by hunting them down in the Xbox store.
Installing them onto your device will require you to be signed in, from their you can install the titles with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership.
Downloading the titles on console will require gamers to click on the subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigating to the Free Play Days collection.
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Each of the titles available during the Free Play Days event will be available at a discounted price during the event.
To keep the fun going gamers can purchase the titles at discounted rates and keep their achievements and Gamerscore earned during the free play event.
Xbox has warned though that discounts, percentages and title availability may vary by region.
Both the Xbox One and Xbox Series XS will have access to the Free Play Days event.
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The latest Call of Duty is available for free as part of the event
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Some games will require a Games Pass membership to gain access during the event
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ARK: Survival Ascended, Football Manager 2024 and Killer Klowns from Outer Space are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members
These titles will be available from Thursday May 29 until Sunday, June 1.
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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is free for all Xbox members to try from May 30 until June 3
Xbox Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership not required for this title.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is free for all Xbox members to try from May 29 until June 3
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership not required for this title either.
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All points that are earned and downloadable content (DLC) that you bought during the event carries over if you buy the full game at the end of the free period.

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Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 11 Olivia Rodrigo at a Beverly Hills party earlier this year Credit: Getty 11 Young Olivia with parents Chris and Jennifer Credit: Disney Channel/Youtube 11 Olivia playing New York last year on her world tour Credit: Getty Her meteoric rise to fame has taken her from Disney Channel starlet to 46million monthly listeners on Spotify, 14 Grammy nominations and collaborations with David Byrne and Lily Allen. So how did a Disney child actor come to make this journey through the ranks to grab the most prized slot at Worthy Farm? Known for her heart-on-sleeve hits including Drivers License and Good 4 U, it seems Olivia was always destined to achieve her goals. 'I want to be a songwriter — I don't want to be the biggest pop star that ever lived,' she said in an interview. 'I worked my whole childhood and I'm never going to get it back. 'I didn't go to football games, I didn't have this group of girlfriends that I hung out with after school. 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Even last week, she was accused of making a Nashville venue take down Taylor Swift imagery before filming there in 2023, though it was later confirmed the removals were done for legal reasons. 'I was so green as to how the music industry worked, the litigious side,' Olivia has said. Headlining Glastonbury alongside The 1975 and Neil Young shows that Olivia has come a long way, especially amid rumours her third album could be released this year. She may look like the sweet girl next door, but her determination to direct her own career proves she is as punk as the rest of them.