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Lola Christina Alao

EA Sports offers FC 24 free to play on Xbox this weekend

Xbox fans will want to clear their weekend plans for this one. As part of Free Play Days, Lego 2k Drive and Aliens: Fireteam Elite are available all weekend for Xbox Game Pass Core and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play. 

This runs from Thursday, December 14 at 8am until Sunday, December 17 at 7:59am, so plenty of time to play to your heart's content. 

As part of Free Play Days for All, Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (Multiplayer Only) and EA Sports FC 24 will also be free for all Xbox members (Xbox Game Pass Core and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate not required). EA Sports FC 24 is unlocked from Thursday, December 14 at 8 am until Sunday, December 17 at 7:59am. Meanwhile, Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (multiplayer/zombies only) is unlocked from December 14 at 6pm until December 18 at 6pm. 

With Game Pass Core, players have access to the advanced multiplayer network, a select collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, plus exclusive member deals. 

Xbox recently released the Xbox Year in Review 2023, which gives you a snapshot of your top gaming moments of the year. A bunch of fun stats are available, including your total time played, total achievements, top genres played, top gameplay month, and more.

How to start playing

To start playing, just find and install the games on each of the individual game details pages on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Core or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.

To download on the console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

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