Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox Live Rewards program, giving regular gamers free points "just for doing the stuff Xbox Live members do all the time."
Users can earn free points for renewing Gold subscriptions and can receive rewards whenever they spend in the Marketplace.
A one-month Gold renewal will get users 10 MS points ($0.125 USD) with a cap at 60 MS points. Three month renewals have the same cap and will net you 30 points. The big "winner" is the 12-month renewal, at 250 points and no cap.
Gold and Silver subscribers can also get points for their Marketplace purchases, with users getting 100 MS points for their first purchase. Gold users who continue to use the market will receive monthly discounts off their purchases. 1 percent for the first month, 2 for the second, and so forth until 5 percent.
Finally, users can receive 100 MS points for answering surveys.
It is still unclear how and when you can sign up, however.
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