{"id":1820,"date":"2010-12-10T02:26:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T02:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2010-12-10T02:26:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T02:26:23","slug":"xbox-launches-rewards-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/xbox-launches-rewards-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Launches Rewards Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nintendo has Club Nintendo. Now Microsoft has created \u201cXbox Live Rewards\u201d to reward players for doing things they already do. What\u2019s the reward? Microsoft Points, which you can use to buy anything on Xbox Live, just like other MS Points you purchase with your own money.<\/p>\n

So what do you have to do to earn MS Points through Xbox Live Rewards? Most of them involve spending your hard-earned money, but on the upside, you\u2019re spending it on stuff you\u2019d buy anyway. Stuff like buying or renewing an Xbox Live membership, buying downloadable games and items on Xbox Live, including specially-designated Xbox Live content. UK users can activate Sky on their Xbox and get MS Points.<\/p>\n

But there are a few things you can do to earn points without having to spend any money at all. There\u2019s not much, but there\u2019s some, like taking monthly surveys. Microsoft also says that participating in exclusive promotions will earn you some points, but they don\u2019t detail what these promotions might be, or whether purchases will be involved. It could be stuff like inviting five Xbox Live friends to take part in a multiplayer session or an Xbox Live event of some kind.<\/p>\n

To take part in Xbox Live Rewards, just go to rewards.xbox.com and sign up. That\u2019s all there is to it. Xbox will send you an email when your Rewards account is set up. The only catch: right now it\u2019s only available for US and UK players.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, Sony is working on a similar \u201cPlayStation Rewards\u201d program for a future launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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