No Xbox Live membership required for online multiplayer on free-to

In what was one of the most controversial moves in recent memory, Xbox recently announced that an Xbox Live membership was required for players to access free-to-play games' online multiplayer.

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So, I wanna get into X Box and I'm checking out the subscriptions. I have one question because in the official site it says that every month I get two free games?

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