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Gears of War 2 Achievement Cheaters Nabbed, Gamerscore be-gone!

30. April 2009

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Xbox 360 Achievements are serious business. But obtaining that sweet Gamerscore nectar via nefarious means (like gamesave tampering) isn’t worth the effort, as shown by Microsoft’s sweeping smackdown on Gears of War 2 cheaters. Xbox Live’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb informed the community today that the company has zeroed out the Gamerscores of Gears of War [...]

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The Rules for 360 Achievements Explained

28. April 2009

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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. • A maximum of 1750 points and 80 Achievements for a full retail title. The Orange Box’s 99 achievements seem to be grandfathered in, although it’s an open question if they’ll [...]

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Fable II Adds 250 Achievement Points In The Future

23. April 2009

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The upcoming See the Future downloadable content for Fable II could add up to 250 gamerpoints to your Xbox 360 gamerscore, if you get lucky. I say if you get lucky, because one of the thirteen new achievements requires that the player “make love” twenty-five times, which for some of us represents many more times than [...]

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Achievements confirm XBLA release of Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone

19. April 2009

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If a few questionable screengrabs and a handful of ESRB ratings weren’t evidence enough for you to believe in the XBLA-bound “Sega Vintage Collection Vol. 2,” we now present you with exhibit C — MyGamerCard recently dug up achievements for Altered Beast, Comix Zone and Shinobi, three of the titles belonging to the heretofore unannounced [...]

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