Addicted to Achievements? We have good news!

[Zeus]

Microsoft has revised its policies for Xbox 360 achievements. From now on ALL games must include a 1,000 gamerscore in the core of the game, so that means you won't have to pay for additional content should you wish to achieve the full 1,000 points.


1. All regular disc-based games MUST have 1,000 Gamerscore in the base game. This means that any consumer who buys a retail game will have the opportunity to unlock the full 1,000 Gamerscore without having to pay for any add-on content. Note that a publisher may decide to deliver a portion of this Gamerscore via add-on content, but the add-on content will always be free to the consumer.

2. Game publishers will have the option to deliver another 250 incremental Gamerscore on top of the 1,000 via add-on content from Marketplace. This add-on content could be either free or paid. So if you complete a game and earn the full 1,000 GS, you could by getting new add-on content earn up to a total of 1,250 points from a game.

3. Xbox Live Arcade games will operate in similar fashion, but given the size of these titles they will allow you to earn up to 200 Gamerscore from every game and up to another 50 points from add-on content.


News Source: <a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/02/01/540575.aspx" target="_blank">Gamerscoreblog.com</a>

[Vic Vance]

This is freakin' cool!
I want a 360, it's seems so cool.
Anyone who has a 360 who knows what kind of stuff you can do with the game score points? Can you like buy things from the xbox live store or what?

[PSPWAD]

This is freakin' cool!
I want a 360, it's seems so cool.
Anyone who has a 360 who knows what kind of stuff you can do with the game score points? Can you like buy things from the xbox live store or what?
lol...nothing (as of right now) can be done with the gamer points, it's mainly a "show off" type thing. Although that sounds kinda lame when describing, it gets kinda addictive to get more points. I'd say it gives game more replay value, and gives you more "purpose" in doing things like "time trials" and such on some games ;)!

[Scorpion3]

lol...nothing (as of right now) can be done with the gamer points, it's mainly a "show off" type thing. Although that sounds kinda lame when describing, it gets kinda addictive to get more points. I'd say it gives game more replay value, and gives you more "purpose" in doing things like "time trials" and such on some games ;)!

Rofl. I know, gamerscore is pretty much pointless as of right now, but I still get the easy ones. lol. They're basicly just for your amusement, to feel like you actually got something back for completing the quest to kill a million orcs in Oblivion or 54,000 zombies in Dead Rising.