Xbox Live Rewards kicks off 'MyPunchcard' promotion in April

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Live Rewards program in April, with a "Play to Earn" promotion that grants bonuses like Gold membership or MS Points.

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Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Live Rewards program, with a "Play to Earn" initiative that tracks a virtual punchcard of purchasing progress. April's focus is strictly on Arcade games. Three separate rewards are being introduced, and gaining all three on your "MyPunchcard" will also grant you a spot as a "VIP," which earns extra rewards and drawings for more bonuses.

The rewards were announced on the Major Nelson blog. Playing 20 hours of any combination of Arcade games will net you a free item for your avatar. Purchasing any four Arcade games for $5 (400 MSP) or more grants you a month of Xbox Live Gold. Finally, spending $40 (3200 MSP) on games during the month will get you $10 (800 MSP).

The blog mentions that the punchcard system is all centered on Arcade games in April, but that implies that it could move into other ideas the next month. In other words, if you buy a ton of avatar hats, Microsoft will probably eventually have a month that rewards you for it.

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    March 28, 2013 7:00 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Xbox Live Rewards kicks off 'MyPunchcard' promotion in April.

    Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Live Rewards program in April, with a "Play to Earn" promotion that grants bonuses like Gold membership or MS Points.

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      March 28, 2013 7:17 PM

      I get that they're trying really hard to add value to purchasing Gold memberships, but it's still falling well short of the incentives that Sony offers with PlayStation Plus.

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      March 28, 2013 8:32 PM

      If ms doesn't do anything competitive then I'm sticking with ps4 and pc

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        March 28, 2013 10:44 PM

        Absolutely.

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        March 29, 2013 4:38 AM

        i'm going to use my PS4 as a blu-ray player for my PC.

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        March 29, 2013 5:34 AM

        I am thinking of going pc + nintendo because I only use my xbox for netflix and playing games with my girls anyways.

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      March 29, 2013 5:33 AM

      maybe make XBLA and indie games a better system instead of thisssssssssss

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      March 29, 2013 5:39 AM

      People complaining about free optional bonus content to interested users always strikes me as odd.

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        March 29, 2013 5:45 AM

        I don't think it's a complaint, so much that PSN+ does it so much better

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