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more about #gamerscore Austin Ierullo: Gamerscore means nothing, the only social status symbols that matter on xboxlive are difficult achievements. COD4's "Mile High Club" for example. more » comment006: Hope she gets banned! more » GoonerVance: Instead of having a discussion about this particular young woman's predicament, let's have a discussion about how how gender plays a role in our perce... more » Edfire77: I hope for her sake that after she retires from GS boosting she does not discover World of Warcraft. more » Freakdoom: I wish i had enough free time to get that many points. Then again, achievements have never appealed to me.. I wonder what the highest gamerscore is ... more » Jack McCauley: P.S. I want this girl :D more » Billkwando: @Malice Blackhart: That part you seem to be missing is that the article doesn't seem to be condemning this behavaior. If anything, it's glorifying it... more » Malice Blackhart: You know, I've always respected Kotaku and their fairly-reliable writing in terms of when it comes to things like this. I've also enjoyed Kotaku's voc... more » pj_rage: I personally don't have a problem with how she is choosing to live her life. If her husband is happy and she spends time with her daughter, then who ... more » Covertghost: What's the point though. You can't even use the achievement points for anything. more » jackanape: I love how people assume that she should get a job and have a life. No offence but I work full time, write reviews for another site, am engaged to be ... more » Bonuslevel: I just finish games, I really like a lot. In some of them I go and collect achievements/trohies, that are either on my way, fun or a realistic challen... more » Benguin: I admit, Achievements have kept me playing games much longer than I would have otherwise. That's not always a bad thing though. I'm not the kind of pe... more » Matrim: While I understand why people would consider the "boosting" to cheapen the whole achievement process, I have a friend who is an achievement whore with... more » Raytheon: The only achievement i've ever gone for and not enjoyed the process of getting it was after finishing One Shot, One Kill on Veteran. That goddamn level. more » Scazza: I know no one is going to read this, but out of all the people on here who criticized (some incredibly harshly), Myself and only one other become unst... more » Hrolf: Fahey shares about Everquest addiction and gets tons of support. This chick shares about gamerscore addiction and gets nothing but abuse from the comm... more » thespence88: Wow, that's 131 games, I counted'em...131!!! Multiply 131 at $60 bucks a game almost 8 grand! Man that's an expensive habit, almost like cocaine. more » OldManOnTheHill: Playing a game you hate for the gratification of a higher gamerscore is akin to giving backyard blowjobs for another dose of crack. Its not like an a... more » TrjnRabbit: I'm sitting comfortably just under 13k and the only time I waste ages trying to get annoying achievements is in games I actually enjoy. To play hundr... more » -
#gamerscore
Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It's Fun Or Not
It's 9 p.m. and I've lost my fifth straight game of Madden NFL Arcade to the same person, each time by 30-0. My opponent has a gamerscore of more than 165,000. But it's not because she's good at football. More » -
#achievementunlocked
Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? More » -
#achievements
The Mark Of A DJ Hero Player: One Gamer Point
1-point Xbox 360 Achievements have been done before, but they're rare. (Forza 2 has a pair.) If you play DJ Hero, prepare to gain a single point. More » -
#freepoints
1 vs 100 Could Be Achievement Treasure Trove
For Xbox Live Gold members playing Microsoft's next experiment, Achievement points — lots of them — will be free. More » -
#achievements
The Rules for 360 Achievements (Partially) Explained
Microsoft's only on-the-record guidance on how Achievements are approved came more than two years ago, and the maximums it set then have been easily surpassed. Xbox360Achievements.org says it's learned of new policies on Gamerscore ceilings. More » -
#achievements
Getting Those Achievements *Just* Right
Forget HD graphics. The one really new thing the 360 (and now the PS3) have brought to this generation of gaming is achievements. But how do you design them? What makes 'em tick? More » -
#xboxlive
Expiring Email Accounts Can Eat Your Xbox Gamertag
Microsoft is investigating a problem with expiring email addresses that is causing some Xbox Live users to abandon their Gamertags and start fresh, losing any progress they've accumulated over the past few years. More » -
#disturbanceintheworkforce
Gamerscore Blog Team Let Go As Part Of Microsoft Layoffs
Sorry to keep hitting you with these bad news stories. Maybe things will get happier next week. But today, things are bleak, with news now that Microsoft's Gamerscore blog team have been laid off. More » -
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#gamerscore
Microsoft Retires Gamerscore Blog
Gamerscore Blog, an important part of Microsoft's Xbox community outreach for several years, is being retired. Microsoft will now focus that effort through Xbox.com and the Xbox dashboard. More »
