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Microsoft Unveils New Rewards Program

In a statement strait from the X-BOX Website. Microsoft will present Xbox Live users with the XBOX REWARDS PROGRAM, startung with thee "Old Spice Experience Challenge". Starting on February 12th. Gamers 13 and over will be able to earn actual rewards like games ant other prizes in accordance to the amount of Gamerscore acheivements they collect. Participation in the program is free, but requires a valid Windows Live ID and an Xbox Live Gamercard. Additionally, some rewards challenges will require and XBOX 360 with a Memory Unit or Hard Drive, and Xbox Live Gold or Silver-Leval Subscripption, and of Course, The appropriate 360 or XBLA games. Depending on your current annual Gamerscore, you will be placed in one of three levals upon registering.

LEVAL 1 (0-4,999): The leval meant for begining gamers. Challenges will generally be easier, but the rewards will be smaller.

LEVAL 2 (5,000-9,999): The intermediate Leval for gamers who straddle the line between Casual and Hardcore. Challenge levals increase, as do the reward values.

LEVAL 3 (10,000 and UP): THe highest possible leval with the most difficult of challenges and the most valuable of rewards. Gamers who improve or decline in Gamerscore points will rise or fall in leval in accordance to their final score at the end f the calender year. The first XBOX REWARDS CHALLENGE will be the "Old Spice Experience Challeng", in wich gamers are required to increase their gamerscore by 1500 POINTS or more with in two months, Starting February 12th. Those who successfully complete the challenge will recieve a rewards package in accordnce to their current gaming leval.

LEVAL 1: A free copy of KONAMIS CONTRA on XBLA (Retail value $5). An Exclusive Old Spice Leval 1 Xbox Rewards gaming picture. An Experience upgrade to LEVAL 2.

LEVAL 2: CONTRA for XBLA. A LEVAL  2 Xbox Rewards Gamer picture. 100 Microsoft points. An Experience upgrade to LEVAL 3.

LEVAL 3: CONTRA for XBLA. A LEVAL 3 Xbox Rewards gamer picture. 200 Microsoft Points. An Old Spice T-Shirt (Retail value $10). A copy of FUSION FRENZY 2 (Retail value $50).

Prizes will be limited and wil be issued on a First-Win, First-Serve basis. Microsoft will be announcing new challenges as the program progresses. THey will be monitering the challenges and PUNISHING cheaters to assure all users that they will have an equally enjoyable experience. Gamers can Begin Registering on FEBRUARY 12th, at XBOX.COM/REWARDS. (I got this in an E-Mail from gamepro.com, so I thoight I would blog it for you guys, If you uys want to read the whole story go to XBOX.COM/REWARDS (LOL).

Awsome Movies Coming Out This Year !!!

I found out when some sweet movies are coming out, here they are !

SPIDER-MAN 3    May 3,2007

SHREK 3     May 18,2007

PIRATTES OF THE CARIBBEAN:AT WORLDS END     May 24,2007

OCEANS 13      June 8,2007

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER      June 15.2007

EVAN ALMIGHTY (Sequal to BRUCE ALMIGHTY)   June 22.2007

RUSH HOUR 3     August 10.2007

Nintendo Wii System Cheats

192 Piece Puzzle: Hold 1 at the puzzle piece screen to reveal a hidden 192 piece puzzle option.

Wii Shop Fireballs: Download a game in the Shop Channel. When Mario or Luigi appear and are wearing the Fire Flower costume, press B.

Moving Wii Channels Around: Hold A + B when you move the Wii Pointer over a Wii Channel to move it to the LEFT, RIGHT,or the BOTTOM. ( Note: You cannot move the channel that you are playing games on.)

Photo Channel Hints: Enter the photo viewer menu. Use the Wiimote to select the cat that appears on the top tittle bar before it runs away. He will tell you hints about the system.

If you do a mood change to a movie file, The sound also changes.

Press D-Pad Down and select the Eraser while doodling this will undo some of your changes.

Press PLUS or MINUS during a slide show to adjust the volume. You have more volume options with MP3 files than you do with default music.

When you have a lot of photos on your SD Card, You can press the D-Pad UP or DOWN to scrolll through them.

If you hold some buttons down, You might be able to scroll faster.

To easily create composite photos, First use the scissors to cut a piece out of a photo. Then just move to the photo you want to paste that piece onto.

The Scissors in "Doodle" can do more than just cut. Press 1 while you cut or after you have cut.

Aim the pointer at a photo and press D-Pad UP or DOWN. Something weird will happen around the pointer.

To easily move from a close-up of the next. Press D-Pad Left or Right.

                                      Thats IT !!!!!

                                   SPARTAN-1137

Would anyone want to make me a banner ?

Would anyone want to make me a banner ? Someone made me one before but when I tryed to upload it it kept saying it was to big. The measurments are 760 x 140 - 50k max. I want one like the XBOX  360 UNION's banner only with SPARTAN-1137 written on it.

XBOX 360 Cheats

1. Custom Backround using a PSP: (Note your PSP must have pictures on it).Plug your PSPinto the USB ports on the bottom  of the system.On th PSP,Choose the "USB CONNECTIONS" option.On the XBOX 360,go to "Media" slide and choose "PICTURES".Then choose "PORTABLE" option .Go into the PSP file and the Photo files. any photos on your PSP should appear hear. When you find the picture you would like to be your backround, press X. If done correctly,the backround on every slide should appear to have the picture on it.

2.Clear Hard Drive Cache: Turn on the XBOX 360 while holding (A) to Remove old cache files from the Hard Drive. (Note:your saved games and media will be inact,however downloaded game updates will be "DELETED". They can be restored by playing the game again while "XBOX LIVE" is enabled). Alternately, if your system had the SPRING 2006 patch installed, enter the "SYSTEM" menu, Select the "MEMORY" option. Highlight the HARD DRIVE, then press Y. The "Device Option" screen for the Hard Drive will appear with the "RENAME" and "FORMAT" options. Press: X(2),LB(2),X(2) to clear Cache.

3.Use Backround from PC: If you have a MEDIA CENTER PC, connect it to the XBOX 360, Then go to the "PIctures" files on the computer using the XBOX 360. Any picture can be used as a backround by presing X.

4.Control Media Center PC Application's: The XBOX 360's media Center remote can be uded to control Media Center PC's. While someone has an application such as, "Word","Note Pad",or "Explorer" open, Press UP,DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT on the Remote. Whatever they are doing will either scroll or move in that direction.

5.Music in XBOX Games: In backwards compatile games, Music can be played. Before playing the games,while still on the Dashbourd,go to "MUSIC", Select the music you want to play and put in on "SHUFFLE" or "CONTINUOUS PLAY". Then load the XBOX game,Even though the guide cannot be opened, Your Favorite music still plays. This works best with an iPod.

Thats it !!! If I find anymore I will post them, I dont own a XBOX 360 so Im not shure these work. But they are suppose to, so if someone trys them let me know if they work or not, THANKS. L8er