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Rumor: Microsoft phasing out Microsoft Points
A rumor making the rounds today is Microsoft will phase out its Microsoft Points currency by year's end, in favor of real currency. According to InsideMobileApps, the change will affect Windows Phone, the Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live. The site claims "a source" provided the information and notes ...
Xbox Live Rewards glitch awarding extra MS Points
Either there's something wrong with the Xbox Live Rewards program, or it has become very, very rewarding indeed. Reports have been circulating today that Xbox Rewards members have been receiving an extra helping of MS Points in their Xbox Live accounts. Just how big an extra helping? Well, that ...
Amazon now offering Xbox 360 with free $50 credit and 1600 Microsoft Points
Amazon has, once again, sweetened the pot for purchasers of a new Xbox 360. For a limited time, folks who buy a 4GB or 250GB console (or their respective Kinect bundles) not only get a free $50 credit for future purchases, they also get a complimentary 1600 Microsoft Point card. ...
Grab 1600 MS Point Cards for 10 percent off, 12-month cards for $40
Whether you need some more Microsoft Space Bucks, or you're looking to renew your vows to the Xbox Live service, there are cheap ways for you to do both today: Amazon's knocked the price of 1600 MS Point cards down 10 percent, while Buy.com has 12-month Gold subscriptions for $40. ...
$20 MS Point cards discounted to $15 at Walmart [update: They're gone]
Update: And ... they're sold out! There may be no such thing as free money, but in this age of digital economies we're getting quite accustomed to discounted fake money. Enter Walmart, which is currently selling 1600 MS Point cards -- that's $20 worth -- for $14.96. Thrifty Nerd tells us that ...
Xbox Live Rewards program launches
The "Xbox Live Rewards" program tested over a year ago is now a real thing. The website for the US/UK-only loyalty program is now live, and you can sign up and check out the rewards. It's kind of like Club Nintendo, except instead of fans and tote bags, you get Microsoft Points and Microsoft ...
Games for Windows Marketplace relaunches right on time
Just as planned, the new browser-based Games for Windows Marketplace launched today. "Definitely you should show up on day one, because we're going to have a great pre-order on a title you may care about," product manager Peter Orullian teased several weeks ago. Well, we're not seeing "it" aaand ...
Spend $30 on XBLM in Oct., get $10 in MS Points back
Remember when all the good Xbox Live Arcade Games were just $5? Yeah, well, you're remembering incorrectly. If your miserliness is getting in the way of enjoying all that Xbox Live Marketplace has to offer, Microsoft is making the exorbitant spending a little easier next month. Spend 2400 ...
Bing offers Microsoft Points in search rewards program
Microsoft recently launched a tempting partner program for its Bing search engine. By installing the Bing toolbar (which appears to only be compatible with Windows rigs running Internet Explorer) and using it to search or taking part in daily promotions, you can earn Reward points. Notably, this ...
NPD: 1600 MS Points card best-selling 'accessory' for two months
While the whole game industry was apparently tanking last month, it looks like people were still snapping up Microsoft Points. TechFlash noted late last week that the 1600 Microsoft Point card (equivalent to $20 in Earth money) was the top-selling "accessory" for both March and April, according to ...
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