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Microsoft Point Giveaway Announced

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:34 am
by dollmaker
When Microsoft releases the update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard on Nov. 19, the company will also kick off a contest and "Game With Fame" event where gamers can win Microsoft Points and play with celebrities over Xbox Live.
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There are 1,000,000 Microsoft Points up for grabs for people who download content from Xbox Live between 6:01 AM PST on November 19th, and 11:59 PM PST on November 23rd in the following categories:

Movie

TV Show

Full Arcade Game

Xbox Originals Game

Game Add-On

Music Video


Prizes include:

One Grand Prize of 500,000 MS Points

Five 1st Prizes of 50,000 MS Points

Ten 2nd Prizes of 10,000 MS Points

Thirty 3rd Prizes of 5,000 MS Points


And if you're looking to join up with celebs and pwn them online, here's your choice of victims:

Tenacious D
Date: November 20th
Time: 8:30PM to 10:30PM (EST)
Game: Rock Band 2
Gamertags: JBTenacious, KGTenacious

Kerli
Date: November 20th
Time: 5:00PM to 7:00PM (EST)
Game: James Bond: Quantum of Solace
Gamertag: KerliGWF

The All-American Rejects
Date: November 24th
Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM (EST)
Game: Frogger and Rock Band 2
Gamertag: AAR GWF

Hinder
Date: November 24th
Time: 4:00PM to 6:00PM (EST)
Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Gamertag: Hinder GWF

Chromeo
Date: November 25th
Time: 3:00PM to 5:00PM (EST)
Game: Guitar Hero III
Gamertag: ChromeoGWF

T-Pain
Date: November 28th
Time: TBD
Game: Rock Band 2
Gamertag: T Pain GWF

Re: Microsoft Point Giveaway Announced

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:32 pm
by cyantific
Pretty cool. I'll probably buy a few arcade titles I've been holding out on during the 19th. I currently own Duke Nukem and Castle Crashers. Thinking about buying Bomberman and BC Rearmed. Can anyone suggest any other games I should check out or have any opinions on BC rearmed?