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# Free Gaming Campaigns
Xbox Live Gold Members Will Receive Free EA Game Streaming for a Week

By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-01-15 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-streaming
References: [geeky-gadgets](http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/xbox-live-gold-offers-all-ea-access-games-on-xbox-one-free-for-a-week-15-01-2016/) & [majornelson](http://majornelson.com/2016/01/14/xbox-live-gold-members-can-play-every-game-in-ea-access-free-next-week-only-on-xbox-one/)

Xbox Live Gold membership holders are in for a treat the week of January 19th to the 24th as EA games is providing users with free game streaming for this short period.

To obtain the free perk, users simply need to download the EA Access Hub app and start checking out new games they might not have played before.

Being that [EA Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dead-space-remake) is one of the premier game manufacturers for the [Xbox One](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ubisoft-plus-xbox), this free game streaming initiative is an impressive perk for Xbox Live Gold members to take advantage of.

Once this limited-time promotion is over, users can continue to play games such as FIFA 15, Battlefield 4, Madden 25 and much more for just $5.99 a month or $29.99 for the year.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.4/10
- Popularity: 23% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Game Streaming:** The rise of free game streaming offers an opportunity for the gaming industry to explore new business models and revenue streams.
- **Subscription Gaming:** The success of Xbox Live's free game streaming initiative highlights the potential for subscription-based gaming services to disrupt the traditional gaming market.
- **Partnerships with Manufacturers:** The collaboration between EA Games and Xbox Live demonstrates the potential for fruitful partnerships between game manufacturers and gaming platforms to drive user engagement and loyalty.

### Where This Applies

- **Gaming:** The gaming industry can explore innovative ways to offer free game streaming as a strategy to attract and retain customers.
- **Technology:** The rise of game streaming presents technological opportunities for companies to develop and enhance streaming platforms, infrastructure, and services.
- **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can adapt the concept of game streaming to offer similar experiences for other forms of media, such as movie or music streaming platforms.

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