Microsoft Launches Xbox Rewards

Microsoft has launched a new program that makes their achievement points mean more than just bragging rights. You can now actually get stuff for the points you accumulate over time.
From what I gathered from the site (www.xbox.com/rewards,) there will be multiple challenges sponsored by advertisers. Each challenge is something you have to sign up for […]

Are Xbox 360 Achievements Helping or Hurting in the Console War?

For those unfamiliar with the concept of achievement points; these are extra in-game rewards that you can unlock by performing a specific task or series of tasks while playing. Each task is work a specific number of points which contribute to a player’s gamerscore.
Since the launch of the 360, many players have been growing their […]

Pre-release Crackdown Patch

When you run your copy of Crackdown in your 360 for the first time, you will be prompted to download a patch. That’s right, even before the game is released (due Feb 20th) there is already a patch developed, QA’d and released to the market. Reports say that the fix is to limit ‘choppiness’ in […]