One of the announced free games for Xbox Live Gold members this month is "Halo 3."

Good news for the Xbox Live Gold members - Halo 3 is the free game for Xbox Live Gold members beginning next week, particularly on Wednesday, October 16. Halo 3 is one of the two free games for Xbox Live Gold members announced by Microsoft during E3 2013, alongside Assassin's Creed 2.

Well, it has been 3 months of waiting for the ardent fans, but starting mid-next week, they can already enjoy Halo 3 for free. yes, the game will be available for zero Microsoft Points for about the second half of the month.

Originally released in 2007, Halo 3 is developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. This first-person shooter video game "centers on the interstellar war between twenty-sixth century humanity and a collection of alien races known as the Covenant," according to its Wiki site. The gamer plays the role of Master Chief who is a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier in a mission to win over the Covenant.

On October 16, Halo 3 will replace "Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes" as one of the free games for Xbox Live Gold members. This free game offering is available through Microsoft's Xbox Live promotion called "Games with Gold."

This program is currently the counterpart of Sony's Instant Game Collection, which offers five free PS3 and/or PS Vita games this October. Sony's free game offering this month include "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning", "Shadows of the Colossus HD", "Hotline Miami," "Sine Mora" and "Poker Night."

The free games for Xbox Live Gold Members is part of Games with Gold program, offering free two free titles to the subscribers each month. The program will run until December 31, according to GameSpot. Furthermore, free games downloaded by Xbox Live Gold members are theirs to keep, even if their subscription expires.

Download Halo 3 from October 3 to October 31.