Shadowrun now free on 360 with a silver Live account

News has hit the Internet (starting over on the Xbox.com fourms) that Shadowrun has become a very unique Xbox Live game, as it can now be played online on the Xbox 360 even if you only have access to a Silver Xbox Live account. The reason for this is not yet fully known, but many are hinting the reason behind it is due to Windows Live for PC being recently made a free service, and due to the fact the game allows cross-platform play it is now free to play online on both platforms.

If this is true, then Sega’s Universe at War: Earth Assault should also be free-to-play on Xbox Live, as it also offer cross-platform play, however we don’t have a copy of the game to try that out.