Does it cost money to pay games on xbox live? and What games would you recommend for a boy?

my friend said you have to pay to play games over xbox live is this true or false. Whoever answer both and i might like the game wins best answerDoes it cost money to pay games on xbox live? and What games would you recommend for a boy?
It does cost money to play on xbox live, while ps3 is free online, HOWEVER on xbl you get many more updates, more DLC, and especially the huge community. 50$ a year roughly 8$ a month, it is much cheaper to pay for a year as you can see.

As for games i am a 15 year old boy and I really like the call of duty games of course. Especially World at War, for the Nazi zombies, and Modern warfare 2, both a must. Halo 3 is also a good game for FPS

if RPG is what you're looking for i highly recommend Oblivion, a huge map full of diverse monsters and long quests, Fallout 3 is basically oblivion with guns, making it a FPSRPG. Another game in this unique category is borderlands, it too has a huge map, and also, boasts thousands, yes thousands of guns.

Hope i helped, xbox is highly recommended, and Xbox liveDoes it cost money to pay games on xbox live? and What games would you recommend for a boy?
Yes, you have to pay for a 3 or 12 month membership.

As for games, HALO and Call of Duty are among my favorite franchises, but Madden NFL games are popular, too.Does it cost money to pay games on xbox live? and What games would you recommend for a boy?
call of duty
Yeah you do and i think you can find cards cheaper on like amazon--its like 36 for 13 months or something. but anywayyyy i really like Fallout 3 Dragon Age and castle crashers. but i am an rpg nerd. the only two shooter games i like are half life 2 and bioshock.