Xbox Rewards For October 2012
I hemmed and hawed over posting this month's ways to earn MSP over at Xbox Rewards due to the fact that you need to be an Xbox Live Gold member (paid subscription) to really earn this month as a USA Xbox Rewards member. But, Sue B. hit us up on our Facebook page with the info her son got and I realized, Gold or not, it's still a way to earn MSP.
Election 2012
"Any Xbox LIVE Rewards member in the United States who watches 3 out of the 4 presidential and / or vice presidential debates on Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE for 30 minutes or more each will receive a Halo 4 Warrior Armor for their Avatar."
You will need to install the NBC app (free) and the Live Event app (free) plus be a Gold member (to watch the debates, even repeated) to earn this. You will get the token for the Halo 4 Warrior Armor (Avatar gear) on or about 11/1/2012.
Reward: Halo 4 Warrior Armor for your Avatar.
Read the fine print on the Election 2012 offer.
Spook-tacular Rewards
Spend 2,000 or more Microsoft Points on horror-themed Zune movies, TV Shows, Avatar items, Game Add-ons, Themes, Games on Demand, or Arcade Games, you'll get 300 Microsoft Points back from October 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012.
Important: "Horror related Zune movies, TV shows, Avatar items, Game Add-ons, Themes, Games on Demand, or Arcade Games. Eligible movie content can be found here. Eligible games are horror-themed, like Left 4 Dead 2, Resident Evil 5, or The Walking Dead, and any Avatar items, Game Add-ons or Themes that go with them. Movies and TV Shows must be purchased from Zune Video; purchases from other apps will not qualify. If you aren't sure if an item qualifies for this offer, please make a new post in our support forums."
Note: 2000 MSP is $25 (USD). 300 MSP is $3.75. You can do the math to get your "is it worth it".
Reward: 300 MSP.
Read the fine print on the Spook-tacular Rewards.
Ongoing Monthly
*New* - MyAchievements
"Xbox LIVE Rewards MyAchievements is open to Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold members who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia), United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain or Italy and are thirteen (13) years or older."
The program is divided into 3 sections: Contender (3000-9999), Champion (10000-24999) or Legend (25000+). The numbers being your Gamerscore. So, if your Gamerscore is 17950 you would be a Champion.
At the Contender level you get a special gift during your birthday month. Champion level gets you a special gift during your birthday month and a 1% rebate on purchases each month on Xbox Marketplace. Finally the Legend level gets you a special gift during your birthday month and a 2% rebate on purchases each month on Xbox Marketplace.
For the rebates only purchases that are from Xbox Marketplace for Games on Demand, Arcade Games, Game Add-ons and Avatar items specifically are eligible. And, after much digging and asking around, I found out the special gift is 20 MSP ($0.25 USD).
Reward: Varies depending on your Gamerscore and how much you spent.
Read the fine print on MyAchievements.
*New* - Community Playdate
"Participate in 8 or more Playdate events within a calendar month to earn 100 Microsoft Points. You must participate in each Playdate event for at least 60 minutes in order for it to count."
Now this one is listed as both Free (Silver) and Paid (Gold) for USA members. But, in order to play the multiplayer, even on a Community Playdate, you have to be Gold.
Reward: 100 MSP.
List of Community Playdates.
Read the fine print on Community Playdate.
Refer-A-Friend
"You must be an Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold member to refer friends and an Xbox LIVE Rewards member to be eligible for the referral reward."
"Refer-a-Friend (the "Offer") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including D.C.), the United Kingdom, Mexico, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, and Spain, thirteen (13) years old or older and Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold members at the time of entry"
This offers a standard 100 MSP reward for you, the referrer, and a 400 MSP to the person you referred. But, some months also offer a XBLA game as well. Check often.
Reward: 100 MSP per eligable referral, max 5 referrals each day.
Read the fine print on Refer-A-Friend.
Quick Survey
Usually the survey is a short poll and is worth 20 MSP ($0.25). Doing the monthly survey will take you 5 months before the 100 MSP will be deposited into your Xbox Live associated Gamertag. Everyone, free or paid gets this. Great for second accounts as well.
Reward: 20 MSP.
There are other ways to earn with Xbox Rewards. The handy at-a-glance guide to earning Xbox Rewards is found right here (link removed by Xbox). I keep it bookmarked and look at it the beginning of each month and the last week of each month to see if I maximized my rewards while minimizing my spending.
Remember, Xbox Live Rewards is free. If you already have an Xbox 360 account, why not join? Even as a free member you can slowly earn rewards. Go here and log in with your Windows ID associated with your Gamertag.
Finally, if you are curious on figuring out how much cash you are saving or earning I found this MSP Converter very handy. It converts the MSP value into 10 different countries' currencies.
Election 2012
"Any Xbox LIVE Rewards member in the United States who watches 3 out of the 4 presidential and / or vice presidential debates on Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE for 30 minutes or more each will receive a Halo 4 Warrior Armor for their Avatar."
You will need to install the NBC app (free) and the Live Event app (free) plus be a Gold member (to watch the debates, even repeated) to earn this. You will get the token for the Halo 4 Warrior Armor (Avatar gear) on or about 11/1/2012.
Reward: Halo 4 Warrior Armor for your Avatar.
Read the fine print on the Election 2012 offer.
Spook-tacular Rewards
Spend 2,000 or more Microsoft Points on horror-themed Zune movies, TV Shows, Avatar items, Game Add-ons, Themes, Games on Demand, or Arcade Games, you'll get 300 Microsoft Points back from October 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012.
Important: "Horror related Zune movies, TV shows, Avatar items, Game Add-ons, Themes, Games on Demand, or Arcade Games. Eligible movie content can be found here. Eligible games are horror-themed, like Left 4 Dead 2, Resident Evil 5, or The Walking Dead, and any Avatar items, Game Add-ons or Themes that go with them. Movies and TV Shows must be purchased from Zune Video; purchases from other apps will not qualify. If you aren't sure if an item qualifies for this offer, please make a new post in our support forums."
Note: 2000 MSP is $25 (USD). 300 MSP is $3.75. You can do the math to get your "is it worth it".
Reward: 300 MSP.
Read the fine print on the Spook-tacular Rewards.
Ongoing Monthly
*New* - MyAchievements
"Xbox LIVE Rewards MyAchievements is open to Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold members who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia), United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain or Italy and are thirteen (13) years or older."
The program is divided into 3 sections: Contender (3000-9999), Champion (10000-24999) or Legend (25000+). The numbers being your Gamerscore. So, if your Gamerscore is 17950 you would be a Champion.
At the Contender level you get a special gift during your birthday month. Champion level gets you a special gift during your birthday month and a 1% rebate on purchases each month on Xbox Marketplace. Finally the Legend level gets you a special gift during your birthday month and a 2% rebate on purchases each month on Xbox Marketplace.
For the rebates only purchases that are from Xbox Marketplace for Games on Demand, Arcade Games, Game Add-ons and Avatar items specifically are eligible. And, after much digging and asking around, I found out the special gift is 20 MSP ($0.25 USD).
Reward: Varies depending on your Gamerscore and how much you spent.
Read the fine print on MyAchievements.
*New* - Community Playdate
"Participate in 8 or more Playdate events within a calendar month to earn 100 Microsoft Points. You must participate in each Playdate event for at least 60 minutes in order for it to count."
Now this one is listed as both Free (Silver) and Paid (Gold) for USA members. But, in order to play the multiplayer, even on a Community Playdate, you have to be Gold.
Reward: 100 MSP.
List of Community Playdates.
Read the fine print on Community Playdate.
Refer-A-Friend
"You must be an Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold member to refer friends and an Xbox LIVE Rewards member to be eligible for the referral reward."
"Refer-a-Friend (the "Offer") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including D.C.), the United Kingdom, Mexico, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, and Spain, thirteen (13) years old or older and Xbox LIVE Rewards Gold members at the time of entry"
This offers a standard 100 MSP reward for you, the referrer, and a 400 MSP to the person you referred. But, some months also offer a XBLA game as well. Check often.
Reward: 100 MSP per eligable referral, max 5 referrals each day.
Read the fine print on Refer-A-Friend.
Quick Survey
Usually the survey is a short poll and is worth 20 MSP ($0.25). Doing the monthly survey will take you 5 months before the 100 MSP will be deposited into your Xbox Live associated Gamertag. Everyone, free or paid gets this. Great for second accounts as well.
Reward: 20 MSP.
There are other ways to earn with Xbox Rewards. The handy at-a-glance guide to earning Xbox Rewards is found right here (link removed by Xbox). I keep it bookmarked and look at it the beginning of each month and the last week of each month to see if I maximized my rewards while minimizing my spending.
Remember, Xbox Live Rewards is free. If you already have an Xbox 360 account, why not join? Even as a free member you can slowly earn rewards. Go here and log in with your Windows ID associated with your Gamertag.
Finally, if you are curious on figuring out how much cash you are saving or earning I found this MSP Converter very handy. It converts the MSP value into 10 different countries' currencies.
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