User blog comment:ShadowCatz0/Need advice for Xbox 360/@comment-158109-20100721000742

If you do not have gold subscription, you cannot play games ONLINE with other people, EXCEPT on special weekends. If I were you, I'd get gold, I recommend the year one for 50 bucks.

Xbox 360: Ranged price 3 month gold subsciption: About 20-30 bucks 1 year/12 month subscription: 50 bucks