New MS Rewards

[derekm91]

Microsoft to reward Xbox Live achievers with freebies

Posted Feb 6th 2007 6:50PM by Kyle Orland
Filed under: Arcade, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online

It seems that the recent rumors about real world rewards for virtual world Xbox Live Achievements are true. Microsoft has just announced a cross-marketing promotion with Old Spice deodorant to give some freebies to American Xbox Live users who add at least 1,500 Achievement points to their gamerscore between Feb. 12 and April 12.

Players have to be at least 13 years old and register at Xbox.com/rewards after Feb. 12. Prizes are divided in to three tiers, depending on the participant's "annual gamerscore" (which we can only assume is the number of points you've gained in the last year):

* 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.

All told Microsoft will be giving away $500,000 in prizes to gamers who would probably be earning these Achievements for free anyway. Sure, T-shirts and a few hundred MS points aren't anything to write home about, but Fusion Frenzy 2 is a $50 game that can be had for nothing but some diligent gaming. We applaud Microsoft for showing a bit of tangible recognition to some of its most loyal customers. Sony, Nintendo, the freebie ball is in your court.

Source: Joystiq
http://www.joystiq.com/

[Blaze Lord]

Seems like a pretty decent way to go about it.

[phatmuther]

Nice one MS (Y)

Seems like a pretty good deal for alot of people since a fair few have 10000+

[Raisedbyflames]

soo do we get rewarded on our old achievements??, because contra for free sounds nice, i would rent all ea sports games to get an easy 10,000 points and a free game

[damien©]

to give some freebies to American Xbox Live users

Nothing more to say than that!

[phatmuther]

Nothing more to say than that!

Holy crackatoo, I missed that!

Well ---- YOU MS.

[HotFish]

Our very own Art posted it earlier...from reading seems like a US thing only...another kick in the teeth for us across the pond


http://www.360monster.com/newspost.php?id=0000001649

:@

[Killer 57]

You only have companies in the UK to blame.

[Blaze Lord]

I dunno, doesn't seem like anyone but MS is sponsoring this on, Kills. Verizon Free Gold Weekend this isn't.

[phatmuther]

Honestly, how hard is it to implement this worldwide??

Why not make this EU only? Huh? Why does freeking everything have to be USA only? I pay for Xbox Live aswell, Bill.

[carocat]

Calm down....

Actually, I agree with you. I'm starting to get really pissed off that any country bar the US is constantly missing out.

[HotFish]

Yeah way to go M$...just as the ps3 is being launched in the EU aswell......the dark side is calling me now.......:s

[Raisedbyflames]

id play open seaon and cars for free ----, oh well i have my dignity back now

[Blaze Lord]

I imagine it's just that they don't feel like giving more free stuff to more people.

[Killer 57]

I dunno, doesn't seem like anyone but MS is sponsoring this one, Kills. Verizon Free Gold Weekend this isn't.

Well I say Old Spice was involved, so I assumed they were the ones signing most of the checks.

[phatmuther]

I imagine it's just that they don't feel like giving more free stuff to more people.

They dont have to, they could've just made it EU only like I said. Then they would actually be saving themselves some money.

But Noooo.

[Raisedbyflames]

when i first heard i thought they were giving away lynx i though cheep basterds

[Blaze Lord]

Ohhhh. I misread the original post. Yeah, Killer's got it. It's not MS. It's the fact that UK companies aren't asking MS if they can do this stuff. MS would probably love to have more people involved in this contest.

[phatmuther]

It's the fact that UK companies aren't asking MS if they can do this stuff.

You sure it isn't the other way round?

[Blaze Lord]

Absolutely sure.

[phatmuther]

Really, why?

[Blaze Lord]

Because it isn't as though MS would pay for the prizes. It's completely win-win for MS. Their only cost is having lawyers draft up agreements and some PR intern sending press releases to joystiq.com, and, of course, paying a few people to call up various companies. Totally negligible, and completely worth it if they can make more people feel amped about the community. There's literally no reason why MS wouldn't send feelers out to other regions to see if people are interested in sponsoring promotions.

So we have to look at who would be writing the checks, as Killer put it. Because they're obviously going to be the people dragging their feet. The sponsors. And UK companies apparently aren't convinced that there are enough UK (or EU) Xbox Live customers around to make this a worthwhile advertising venture. Or, probably more realistically, they just don't "get it".

[Raisedbyflames]

you got the problem in Europe as well every country has different products and companys

[Blaze Lord]

Yeah, maybe that has something to do with it. There just aren't enough companies/products with a broad enough base in a region that's so fragmented. I mean, I'm sure there are products that are viable and recognizable across the whole continent, but if, say, only 1 in 100 companies are gonna raise their hand for an XBL promo, then you need 100 companies with viable bases before you'll get a promo.

[Raisedbyflames]

i hear greggs pasties are doing the uk one you get a free steak bake for 100 points 1000 gets your a cornish and 10,000 gets you a chicken bake yum yum

[linkofhyrule]

Hmm, I've got a question.

Does this mean you have to have 9,999 before you sign up, or can it include the 1,500 you have to get to win the prize?

If you have to have it before you sign up, then that's going to be a bit harder for me...

And you guys in the UK, they did say they hope to make it global soon, they just need some sponsors as mentioned above.

[JJBDude]

Hmm, I've got a question.

Does this mean you have to have 9,999 before you sign up, or can it include the 1,500 you have to get to win the prize?

If you have to have it before you sign up, then that's going to be a bit harder for me...

And you guys in the UK, they did say they hope to make it global soon, they just need some sponsors as mentioned above.

Yeah I was wondering about this too, whether or not you have to get the 10,000 gamerscore between Feb 12th and April 12th or if your previous gamerscore counts towards it (so I would have already won the top prize)?

[robsta06]

i read that if you enter it, your gamertag will obviously be registered, so it means that u will need to earn another 10,000 GS for the best prize

[HotFish]

you got the problem in Europe as well every country has different products and companys

That's what i was going to post before i went to sleep....

You can imagine a group of men sitting around a table discussing what their options are:

''You know...we have to convert the languages from American, to English to German, to Dutch, to Spanish etc etc, oh God that's just too much to do!''

''Yeah just send them a video demo or gamerpic - they'll be happy'' another one shorts.

Well aslong as they can tell the difference between orange stripes on a plane...i'll be up for that.

:|

[Tomshi]

----ing cocksuckers, why does america get ----in everythin. ---- U MS

[robsta06]

yeah man MS needs t think more about its !!EUROPEAN!! customers, yes MS we do exist, just give us the same as US, is it really that hard? they speak the same language so no problems there, c'mon!

[MagsecUK]

Have to agree there is an awefull lot of US exclusive stuff and Europe including UK (english speaking) miss out. There isnt an issue with being able to do the same for us as they manage with all the other updates for the dashboard etc and if games companies can with software the surely one of the richest companies in the world can manage it. The rewards sytem has nothing stoping it other than Msoft not doing it. There is no statement to say anything will even eventualy come to europe. Its all getting a bit sony esque.

[Blaze Lord]

Yeah I was wondering about this too, whether or not you have to get the 10,000 gamerscore between Feb 12th and April 12th or if your previous gamerscore counts towards it (so I would have already won the top prize)?

From what I can tell, arning the 1500 during those two months is what allows you to get any prize at all. Your previous gamerscore is what determines your level of prize.


----ing cocksuckers, why does america get ----in everythin. ---- U MS
OMG. Read the thread before posting in it.
yeah man MS needs t think more about its !!EUROPEAN!! customers, yes MS we do exist, just give us the same as US, is it really that hard? they speak the same language so no problems there, c'mon!
Read. The..
Have to agree there is an awefull lot of US exclusive stuff and Europe including UK (english speaking) miss out. There isnt an issue with being able to do the same for us as they manage with all the other updates for the dashboard etc and if games companies can with software the surely one of the richest companies in the world can manage it. The rewards sytem has nothing stoping it other than Msoft not doing it. There is no statement to say anything will even eventualy come to europe. Its all getting a bit sony esque.THREAD!!

[Project-Cooper]

Thats pretty cool... its a shame im not in America.

[AK.]

old spice!?!?! i thought that went out ages ago

lucky for you americans, bloody MS hasnt really given us anything yet :(

[Blaze Lord]

And they never, ever will. MS totally, completely, and utterly hates you guys. They take your English money and laugh behind your backs. Bill Gates personally sends us messages on XBL all the time talking about how ridiculous he finds your accents.

[MagsecUK]

Ill think you will find our accents are original where as most american words are made up bull in their attempts to be their own people. Think you had better check your roots in history and check where americans came from especialy white americans, our language/accents is the original and thats why you speak ENGLISH and not american Yank!!! As for our hard earned cash if that realy does show to gradualy be the case as you can see people are already getting pissed at this then its them who will suffer while most of the world except america use and respect a different provider be it Nintendo or Sony.
I aint sayin im switching but much more of this crap and i may whish to altho some claim they already have, tho i reckon not yet as only the Wii is out here.
*Removed*, i understand that but if the shoe was on the other foot the feeling would be the same tho you would deny it now.

Oh you should change the first part of your name too

[damien©]

Blaze Lord is winding you all up and may I say doing a very good job. (Y) However please refrain from using insults in this "debate"...Lol

[Blaze Lord]

Yes, my friend. My dear, dear Magsec. Thank you for being the perfect shill. :). But, by all means. Please think that this is MS not caring about you at all, and please, please go "respect a different provider."

Like Sony, who respects you so much more than MS they haven't yet launched their console there, and when asked about the delay, they said you wouldn't care at all.

Or, better yet, you might want to actually read this whole thread, in which it would be explained to you that MS didn't choose to ignore your region at all.

But if you'd rather just stay senselessly, willfully ignorantly mad, I'd be more than happy to oblige.

[psyKomOng]

USA only :(

[Raisedbyflames]

oh dear blaze you diddnt have to rub ---- in his face afterwards, it was funny though.

[Blaze Lord]

I wish I knew what Big D edited out.

[damien©]

It wasn't that offense to be honest, just really uncalled for, not 100% sure what it was now but you know the normal "I hate Yanks" stuff.

[blearkitten]

mmmm....starting to feel the urge to emigrate to america and ditch the good ole blighty

[Cubular]

Returning to topic, i think i better start working on my games to boost my gamer score :o