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Microsoft Starts Xbox LIVE Pilot Program

By Brian Ashcraft on November 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM

Microsoft has officially kicked off its Xbox LIVE Rewards program, which we reported last month.

“We are always exploring ways to provide the most value for our members and are currently testing a pilot rewards program with a select base of our Xbox LIVE community in the US,” a spokesman told Kotaku previously. “We have no further details to share at this time.”

Microsoft has released more details about the pilot program, which is currently underway:

For the next six months, the Rewards Squad will hook you up with Microsoft Points just for doing the stuff Xbox LIVE members do all the time. You’ll score points not only for renewing your Gold subscriptions; you’ll get a reward on what you spend on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The best part is, the more you spend, the more you get, and for each month you stay on Gold, the higher your monthly reward up to 5% of your Marketplace spend.

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  • brent3000
    November 3, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    So my account which has been renewed 6 years over on gold and has only just renewed last month accounts and will prob get nothing?

    Boo

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  • Matthew Meola
    November 3, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    Any idea what they are speaking of when they refer to ‘program surveys’?

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  • Bronix
    November 3, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    and of course this will never happen for any live users outside the US.

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  • Aaron
    November 3, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    Is this Us only??

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  • Jonathan Betten
    November 3, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Why only the US? COME ON MS, BROADEN YOUR DAMN RANG!!!! I have been a Gold Member for ages, give us some love.

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  • Jonathan Betten
    November 3, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    heh, I meant to type RANGE. consider this an edit.

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  • Matthew Meola
    November 3, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    Only in US? Ohk now that sucks!

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  • Aliasalpha
    November 4, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Did anyone genuinely expect this to be anything BUT US only? Seriously??

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  • RedFilter
    November 4, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    We’re just going to be testing it out for you for a long while!
    MS doesn’t want to give you Aussies something broken!

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