Well, I must say I was pleasantly surprised today when I got an email informing me that I had placed 4th in the Xbox LIVE GTA IV Promotion! I didn’t even remember entering until I went looking for the promo. There were 3 thousand “4th places” and I happened to be one of them! The good news? I won 1000 Microsoft Points! Aw yeah baby. 🙂
Major Nelson posted more details on the previously mentioned dashboard. Some exciting new features coming down the pipe.
Play from the hard drive: The ability to copy your game to the hard drive on your Xbox. Play right from the drive and save your disk. You will have to insert the disk to confirm ownership though (of course).
Web Access to LIVE Marketplace: Buy downloads from the web and have it download automagically to your console. New maps, TV and movies or even arcade games.
Xbox LIVE Party System: Create a party of up to 8 friends and hang out! Play games together, watch Netflix together (sweet!) or share personal photos. And finally, chat with more than 2 people!
Avatars: Mentioned earlier, this is your personally created character. You can play games with your avatar as well. We’ll have to wait to see more on what that is about.
and new display support: If you use a widescreen LCD computer monitor, you know what I mean when I say “sweet! 1440X900 support!” That’s right, Xbox 360 will do 16×10 aspect ratio. Awesome.
Microsoft Xbox 360 FTW!
MSN Auto is running a promotion for the new Dodge Challenger and in the process giving Microsoft Points away! All you have to do is design a car, give them all your info (and be prepared for some spam) and CHECK THE BOX STATING YOU WANT MS POINTS! This part is key. You only have one chance to get that right. Make sure you check the box!!
Here is the official MKG car.
There has been some confusion and cheating regarding the offer. Your initial email may show up without the code for points. They are delaying the points for 7-10 days to keep the thieves at bay. So be warned. There is no guarantee you will get any points at all. But the car is kind of fun to design too.
**Disclaimer: I do not work for Microsoft or Xbox or the like (although sometimes my reviews look like I do) and have no connection to this offer. In fact, I would rather you didn’t sign up. That gives me a better chance of winning. 😉