Microsoft offering free Skype group video calls, worldwide call minutes for Xbox One

Microsoft is offering Xbox Live Gold subscribers with Xbox One consoles some Skype perks for the next six months. Group video calling will be free as well as 100 worldwide minutes per month for the next six months, which will allow you to call landlines and mobile devices in over 50 countries with 1080p video using the Kinect sensor.

Source: Skype

Xbox Live Gold goodies this October

If you’ve been thinking about becoming an Xbox Live Gold member, then let Microsoft help you make the decision. Xbox Live Gold games and apps will be unlocked and be accessible to everyone on the Xbox 360 for free this weekend from October 4 to 6.

Meanwhile, existing Xbox Live Gold members are in for a treat as well. From October 1 to 15, the game Might & Magic Clash of Heroes will be available for free and then from the 16^th to the end of the month, Halo 3 will be up for free download.