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Xbox Rewards Program announced (prizes for nerd points)

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
Since launching in November 2005, Achievements and gamerscore have taken the gaming world by surprise. The “Achievement Unlocked” alert makes not firing once in the first 60-seconds of “Geometry Wars Retro Evolved” appear perfectly normal. Looking for hours on end for the 50th survivor in “Dead Rising” – just another day’s work. In fact, since the Xbox 360 launched, more than 200 Million Achievements have been unlocked.

Achievements and gamerscore allow gamers to compare success, attempt unique in-game challenges and find value in playing games over and over. The reward for Achievements is an exciting and challenging way to play games, and only Xbox 360 offers it.

Since Xbox 360 gamers love to be rewarded, we are happy to announce the Old Spice Experience Challenge.

Xbox 360 is teaming up with Old Spice to bring the first Rewards Challenge to Xbox Live. Gamers will be charged with increasing their gamerscore by 1,500 between February 12 and April 12, 2007. That’s 60 days to bring your overall gamerscore up by 1,500 for the chance to earn a bounty of rewards. In order to participate, you need to have a valid Windows Live™ ID with your Xbox LIVE® gamercard linked, be a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (expect future challenges to be global in scope) and at least thirteen years-old.

Reward Package Qualifications

* Level 1 (Gamers who have an annual gamerscore between 0-4,999 at time of entry): Game Picture, Dashboard theme, Contra for Xbox LIVE Arcade
* Level 2 (5,000-9,999 annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 100 Microsoft Points and a contest T-shirt
* Level 3 (10,000+ annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 200 Microsoft Points, contest T-shirt and Fusion Frenzy 2

In addition, Old Spice will give Level 1 and 2 the gift of experience by upgrading their Rewards Level for 2007.

Think you can do it? With more than $500,000 in total rewards, such as Microsoft Points and Xbox 360 games, it is time to tackle those unbeaten games and start unlocking Achievements, because this Spring the rewards go beyond just having an impressive gamerscore.

Be sure to log on to www.xbox.com/rewards on February 12 to sign up for participation. Reward quantities are limited so gamers who reach the set goal will be awarded on a first come, first served basis only.
 
So I should wait 6 more days before playing another 360 game so I can get Contra for free? Ok, I'll buy that (or rather, play for it)...
 

Wollan

Member
'XXXX points at the time of entry'

Does this mean MS is sending out a T-shirt to everyone with over 5000 points? Or do you need to get an additional 5000 points after registration to get that shirt?

nubbe said:
America >_>

Always. :/
 
Wollan said:
'XXXX points at the time of entry'

Does this mean MS is sending out a T-shirt to everyone with over 5000 points? Or do you need to get an additional 5000 points after registration to get that shirt?
Sounds like you need 1500 points gained during the period to qualify but your "level" is what you start with. Sounds good to me, I'm in Level 2
 

GhaleonEB

Member
Wollan said:
'XXXX points at the time of entry'

Does this mean MS is sending out a T-shirt to everyone with over 5000 points? Or do you need to get an additional 5000 points after registration to get that shirt?
I think that's your starting score. Increase it by the target from that base, and you get the rewards at each level.

Gamers will be charged with increasing their gamerscore by 1,500 between February 12 and April 12, 2007.
Rental places are going to go bananas for this.
 

NinSoX

Banned
:lol Hardly any incentive to earn these 'rewards'.

They should have 20 levels with prizes for each additional 1000 gamer points earned.
 
Wario64 said:
Since launching in November 2005, Achievements and gamerscore have taken the gaming world by surprise. The “Achievement Unlocked” alert makes not firing once in the first 60-seconds of “Geometry Wars Retro Evolved” appear perfectly normal. Looking for hours on end for the 50th survivor in “Dead Rising” – just another day’s work. In fact, since the Xbox 360 launched, more than 200 Million Achievements have been unlocked.

Achievements and gamerscore allow gamers to compare success, attempt unique in-game challenges and find value in playing games over and over. The reward for Achievements is an exciting and challenging way to play games, and only Xbox 360 offers it.

Since Xbox 360 gamers love to be rewarded, we are happy to announce the Old Spice Experience Challenge.

Xbox 360 is teaming up with Old Spice to bring the first Rewards Challenge to Xbox Live. Gamers will be charged with increasing their gamerscore by 1,500 between February 12 and April 12, 2007. That’s 60 days to bring your overall gamerscore up by 1,500 for the chance to earn a bounty of rewards. In order to participate, you need to have a valid Windows Live™ ID with your Xbox LIVE® gamercard linked, be a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (expect future challenges to be global in scope) and at least thirteen years-old.

Reward Package Qualifications

* Level 1 (Gamers who have an annual gamerscore between 0-4,999 at time of entry): Game Picture, Dashboard theme, Contra for Xbox LIVE Arcade
* Level 2 (5,000-9,999 annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 100 Microsoft Points and a contest T-shirt
* Level 3 (10,000+ annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 200 Microsoft Points, contest T-shirt and Fusion Frenzy 2

In addition, Old Spice will give Level 1 and 2 the gift of experience by upgrading their Rewards Level for 2007.

Think you can do it? With more than $500,000 in total rewards, such as Microsoft Points and Xbox 360 games, it is time to tackle those unbeaten games and start unlocking Achievements, because this Spring the rewards go beyond just having an impressive gamerscore.

Be sure to log on to www.xbox.com/rewards on February 12 to sign up for participation. Reward quantities are limited so gamers who reach the set goal will be awarded on a first come, first served basis only.
source?
 

Ace 8095

Member
Does this mean I need to increase my gamerscore to 5,000 before the 12th or just before the contest ends to get the prizes?
 

GhaleonEB

Member
Beaulieu said:
dude, discovery channel sponsored the gears of war new maps.
Right, but the show that sponsored it was Future Weapons, a show about big guns and explosions. It kind of made sense.

Old Spice?
 

hyp

Member
TFD-Splash-1.jpg
ftw.
 

GhaleonEB

Member
Ace 8095 said:
Does this mean I need to increase my gamerscore to 5,000 before the 12th or just before the contest ends to get the prizes?
No, the prize you get is based on the gamerscore at the time the contest starts. So if you have 3,000 and raise it to 4,500 you get the Level 1 prize package, etc.
 
I don't know why people are bitching about the prizes. It's free shit for playing games. I'll gladly take $2.50 and a free game for doing something I was going to do anyway.
 

GhaleonEB

Member
No6 said:
Would it make more sense if the sponsor was Febreeze?
Gamers are smelly? That's the connection?

It just struck me as an odd partnership. Deodorant isn't something I usually associate with gaming. Now if you'll excuse me I gotta take a shower.
 

Vrolokus

Banned
Kiljaro said:
Here. Run with it.

Not a bad list, but it rates getting Eragon's achievement points as "effortless". Judging by the reviews, I guess playing all the way through a shitty game doesn't count as "effort".
 
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