Microsoft had teased it awhile ago, but today they officially announced rewards for players with high Gamerscores. The more cynical among us will scoff that the reward results in Microsoft getting more money, but I side with Jordan on the matter. I’ve already surpassed the level needed for the highest discount, and I was going to continue to buy things on Xbox Live anyway, so now I get 2% back without having to do anything I wasn’t already doing.
Otherwise, Justin Amirkhani shared an interesting tale about a chance encounter, Audun Sorlie let us preview some of the music from the upcoming Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and a ton of news came out on this fine Friday.
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A chance encounterFriday Night Fights: Two games in one!You’ll need a hand to upgrade Raiden in MGR: RevengeanceThis weekend on Dtoid TV: Philantr0py returns with DOA 5Exclusive: Sonic ASR Transformed music previewThe DTOID Show: Guns, Boobs & Ninjas
Community: Community blogs of 9/28Forum thread of the day: Borderlands 2
News: Konami reveals Metal Gear Rising special editionRainbow Moon coming to PS Vita in 2013Zombies (and candy) coming to World of KeflingsEA re-releases FIFA 12 as FIFA 13 on WiiUbisoft wants free-to-play model in more $60 gamesEarn Achievements to get rebates on Xbox Live purchasesThe Binding of Isaac turns one, goes 75% off on SteamFootball Manager 2013 pre-orders come with beta accessDayZ standalone game coming by the end of this yearTotal War: Shogun 2 gets better mod tools, Steam WorkshopHey, potheads: 311 comes to the Rock Band Music StoreMetal Gear 25th anniversary music collection hits iTunesWeekend PC download deals: 1C, Square Enix, Secret World
Offbeat: Mega64: Bayonetta 2’s on Wii U, time to kill yourself
Media: Zone of the Enders HD comes next month in two flavorsSilent Hill: Book of Memories demo on PSN next weekUnboxing the four-disc Guild Wars 2 soundtrackParanormal Activity 4 is better with Kinect18 minutes of Hitman: Absolution’s Contracts modeJetpack Joyride finally out on Android, and it’s free!Play a round of XCOM: Enemy Unknown through YouTubeHere’s 17 minutes of Dead Space 3 gameplayHere’s the Metal Gear Revengeance trailer in English
