Things to do this weekend. Play Modern Warfare 2. Raise money for charity. Mingle with celebrities. All on Microsoft’s and Activision’s wallets. Yes it is possible.

This weekend only Xbox Live Gold access will be free so UK gamers can get online and play Modern Warfare 2. For every UK gamer playing MW2 Activision will donate money to the War Child Charity. So that’s free XBL Gold from Microsoft and Activision coughing up to a quarter of million GBP for a damn good cause. That’s about four hundred thousand US dollars. All you need to do is play a little MW2 online this weekend to dip into Activision’s pockets then go and play whatever else you want with your free XBL this weekend. If you don’t have MW2 UK retailer GAME is sponsoring this event and probably very happy to sell a copy to you if you ask nicely.

Lay some hate down in Modern Warfare 2 this weekend and you can raise money for children impacted by war. Sounds odd, but it’s true. So I expect to see every UK gamer with MW2, a 360, and an internet connection playing this weekend. It’s for good, so please find it in your heart to go online and frag someone this weekend. Thanks for listening folks and thanks to Microsoft, Activision, and GAME for putting this together. See you in my crosshairs.