Earning achievements now unlocks discounts on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

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Earning achievements now unlocks discounts on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

As a cool new way to use and flaunt your Xbox gamerscore, you can now use your achievements to get discounts on the Xbox Live Marketplace. So all those hours you’ve spent stabbing bitches in Halo, tearing up the drums in Rock Band or blasting aliens in Gears of War can now be put to good use.

If you’ve unlocked between 3,000-9,999 Gamerscore on your Xbox LIVE profile, you’ll be sent a “Special Gift” on your birthday. Don’t get too excited, though: according to Microsoft, the gift only holds a value of 15p.

However, if you’ve earned between 10,000-24,999 Gamerscore, you’ll receive both the birthday gift and be entitled to a 1% rebate on all purchases from Xbox LIVE Marketplace every month.

Players who have unlocked 25,000+ Gamerscore, meanwhile, will earn a 2% rebate on all purchases every month and the birthday gift.

To sign up for the offer, you simply need to activate the Xbox LIVE Rewards scheme on your Xbox LIVE Gold account.

Most Xbox LIVE Marketplace purchases qualify for the rebate, including Games on Demand, Arcade Games, Game Add-ons and Avatar items, but purchases of Microsoft Points or Xbox LIVE memberships are excluded.

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