And just like the previous five years (Xtival ‘07, Xtival ‘08, Xtival Spring ‘09, Xtival Winter ‘09 and Free Live Weekend ‘10) …it’s party time again!

Xbox Nations is your free Gold pass to an Xbox LIVE Weekend packed full of great entertainment and fun. Take part in a world record attempt with Kinect Sports, watch discounted movies in Zune, unlock achievements for the Xbox Nations leaderboard – and pick up great games, music, and Avatar items too!

Want to get your name into the record books? We’ve teamed up with Guinness World Records to set a record for the most people doing a 100m sprint online. To be part of it, make sure you’re logged in and running 100m in Kinect Sports at 6pm on Saturday 23 April. Register now by downloading the world record gamerpic and you’ll get a bespoke Guinness World Record Avatar t-shirt too.

Xbox Nations means great entertainment for everyone over the Free Xbox LIVE Weekend, with discount games, music and movies, tournaments and Avatar items. If you’ve got Free membership, you’ll be able to access some great Gold features for an entire weekend. Take all your favourite games online, share your triumphs with Facebook and take part in multiplayer mayhem.

Check out the XBOX Facebook page for more information