In an amusing change from what I am used to, Joystiq has added another delight to their Xbox 360 delights talking about the gamerscore points and how they get you more addicted than you might have without them.
It occurred to me, late last night, that I wasn’t playing Need For Speed: Most Wanted to have fun. No, I was recklessly building my bounty score in order to challenge and defeat Kira “Kaze” Nakazato (#7 spot on the Blacklist 15), so I could net another 25 gamer points. With the introduction of gamer points and their accumulation into the “Gamerscore,” Microsoft has invented a new level of gaming addiction.