Xbox Live · announcement

Free Play Days – ARC Raiders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, Screamer, and More

Microsoft published this on 08 October 2026. Below is what our monitor is reading from Xbox Live’s own status feed right now, and how the servers have held up lately.

Checked 08 Oct 2026, 17:50 GMT·Re-checked every 5 min·Source: operator feed

Xbox Live servers right now

Operational

Announcement published	08 October 2026, 15:00 UTC
Uptime we measured	100% over 7 days

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What the announcement says

One Weekend. Seven Worlds. Endless Possibilities. Screamer and Family Man are available in Free Play Days this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 11. Additionally, ARC Raiders is free for all XBOX members to try from October 8 until October 11 (XBOX Game […] The post Free Play Days – ARC Raid

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Announced by Microsoft on 08 October 2026. Source: news.xbox.com. We quote a short extract for identification and link to the original.