Microsoft Rewards is one of the ecosystem's biggest unsung heroes. When it comes to Microsoft Edge, Bing, or even Xbox, Microsoft will literally pay you to use them. If you make an account on ...

Microsoft announced at E3 last month that they would be getting rid of its Microsoft Points currency system and using real money for transactions for now on. Today, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live ...

If you see anyone peddling ‘free Xbox points,’ steer clear. Microsoft today announced that nefarious folks are out in force, attempting a farce based on the company’s birthday week: ‘Microsoft’s 38 ...

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue Microsoft Points with the next Xbox 360 system update. The firm's Marc Whitten announced during E3 that after plenty of user feedback, it would switch ...

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Microsof MSFT t is in a bit of a pickle, to say the least, now that they have to sell an Xbox Series X (and likely, Series S) this fall without the main thing that was supposed to sell them, Halo ...

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After irritating gamers for nearly a decade with its requirement to buy digital goods with "Microsoft Points" rather than real-world currency, Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is laying its points ...

I'm dating myself here, but in the old days of gaming, players competed to see who could earn the highest score (the Atari 2600 generation knows all about sending in Polaroid evidence of a high score) ...

CFO Marc Whitten has confirmed that Microsoft Points will be converted to real world currency with the next Xbox 360 update. Maybe it’s just a sign that we need to expand our social circle, but we can ...

As part of its plan to transition from Microsoft Points to real currency, Microsoft will phase out Points-based Xbox Live Rewards beginning Aug. 1, according to an email sent to Polygon this morning.

The transition from Microsoft Points to local currency — and the retirement of the points-based currency — will arrive with the next system update for the Xbox 360, said Microsoft chief product ...