Xbox

Microsoft Says It Has Fixed Mysterious Xbox Gamerscore Disappearances

Many gamers panicked this morning when their Gamerscores — records of everything they’ve done on their Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles — zeroed out. Microsoft says not to worry. They’ve resolved the issue.


March 13, 2012
Xbox

Official: Xbox Live Arcade Games Will Soon Offer Double The Gamerscore

Maybe it’s due to the slumping sales of Xbox Live Arcade games that game developers have been complaining about. Or maybe we can call it Gamerscore inflation. Or is Microsoft just being generous?


August 5, 2011
In Real Life

Get A 600,000 Gamerscore. Make A Silly Video.

Because why not? Gamer Stallion83, aka Raymond Cox, is on a quest: to be the first Xbox 360 owner to earn a gamerscore of one million.


January 27, 2011
In Real Life

Tell Us Dammit

Dammit we want you to tell us stuff – like have you ever played a game just to get the achievements?


November 4, 2010
In Real Life

Achievement Hunter Reaches Her Ultimate Goal

Last year, we profiled Kristen, the stay-at-home mum whose 165,000 Gamerscore made her the no.5 female worldwide. She set 200,000 as a retirement mark. On Monday, she reached it. Will she put down the controller?


October 16, 2010
News

World’s Highest Gamerscore Reaches Half A Million

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Stallion83 holds the Guinness World Record for the highest gamerscore in the world, and he’s just reached 500,000 gamerscore points. Think you can catch up?


July 11, 2010
News

A Sneak Peek At Halo: Reach’s Achievements

Bungie’s latest update features the icon art for all 49 achievements in Halo: Reach, but didn’t name or provide the GamerScore payout for all of them. Still, here’s what we do know:


June 9, 2010
News

I’ll Take Achievement Trivia For $500, Thanks

Well, it’s time to find out. Achievement Point Trivia is an iPhone app that’s as self-explanatory as it gets.


March 30, 2010
News

How To "Fix" Your Gamerscore

Does your Gamerscore not end in a zero or a five? And does that bug you? If so, you’re a little weird, but you’re also lucky. But! There’s a guy who knows how to help you out.


February 1, 2010
In Real Life

Your Final Shot At 100 Gamerscore Just For Showing Up

Friendly reminder that beginning in about 30 minutes, Xbox 360 Achievements.org is staging one last run on NBA Live 07′s “Online with 1,000 People” achievement. This is the last chance to do it before EA shuts down the servers on Tuesday.