VIDEO GAMES: Microsoft Announces Gamerscore Rewards

Old Spice and Microsoft have teamed up to reward persistent gamers for their efforts.

Today Microsoft announced that beginning February 12th, gamers will have the chance to win some sweet swag for playing 360 games and earning achievements. Gamers will have two months to increase their Gamerscores by 1,500 points and will be rewarded according to this category listing:

-Gamers who have an annual Gamerscore between 0 and 4,999 at time of entry and add to their Gamerscore by 1,500 points will receive a game picture, dashboard theme, and Contra for Xbox LIVE Arcade.

-Gamers who have an annual Gamerscore between 5,000 and 9,999 and add to their Gamerscore by 1,500 points will receive everything in the first package along with 100 Microsoft Points and a contest T-shirt.

-Gamers who have an annual Gamerscore of 10,000 or above and add to their Gamerscore by 1,500 points will earn themselves the first package along with 200 Microsoft Points, a contest T-shirt, and a copy of Fusion Frenzy 2.



Gamers must have a valid Windows Live ID linked to their gamertags and be a resident of the United States and District of Columbia. Gamers must also log on to www.xbox.com/rewards on February 12th to sign up for participation.

Unfortunately, as a resident of Canada, I can't participate in this contest but Microsoft has assured gamers around the world that future promotions will not be restricted to the 50 states.

This is a step in the right direction for Microsoft's Achievement program in my opinion as individual Gamerscores will no longer be just for bragging rights. What do you guys think about this? Winning free games for playing games has to be a good thing, right? Let me know.

Cheers.

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