Xbox America

Unlock the Achievement Hunt announced

by zoboa
April 16, 2008
XboxAmerica is proud to be one of 39 Xbox 360 Community sites to participating in the Unlock The Achievement Scavenger Hunt. The idea has taken a year of planning to bring to fruition, but starting Monday, April 21st at 12:00 p.m. EST, the Hunt will officially begin. The concept is simple, travel to all 39 community sites and try to track down and click on the five achievements that are hidden somewhere on each site. They range for Easy to Extremely difficult placement. Anyone can play by visiting UnlockTheAchievement.com and signing up. The contest lasts from April 21st until Sunday April 27th at Midnight. I strongly encourage everyone to participate.

Prizes are still being added, but currently participants can win Xbox 360 Games, a 120 GB HDD, Microsoft Points, Limited Edition T-Shirts and Books.

This isn't about fun for just the sites and the participants, as a care package will be delivered to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee consisting of 100+ unwrapped games. This generous gift on behalf of the various Community Sites and Sponsors should help brighten the day of the Children at the facility.

Check out all the details in the release below:




Unlock The Achievement Scavenger Hunt Announced!

Launches Simultaneously with Charity Event!

Tallahassee, Florida – April 16, 2008 – Want to be part of the largest and
possibly only Xbox 360 Community Scavenger Hunt? 360Sync.com today announced
it has teamed up with an astonishing 38 Xbox 360 community websites and
magazines to launch the largest website scavenger hunt built strictly for
the community. The concept – which has been in development for the past year
– is nearing its public debut extravaganza.

Players – the name referring to visitors involved in the Scavenger Hunt,
which will give the illusion that they are playing a game of some sort –
will start by visiting their favorite Xbox 360 themed website. From there,
they’ll be asked to look for clues on how to find hidden “Achievements,”
located on each of website involved. Each website will be given 5 of these
achievements, ranging in difficulty from Paris Hilton Easy to Expert Guitar
Hero III Hard. As players “unlock” more of these Achievements, their
progress will be tracked on leaderboards featuring Real-Time Position
Changes™, in turn becoming eligible to win prizes.

Among the participating websites and magazines, Official Xbox Magazine
(OXM), Xbox360Fanboy.com and Evil Avatar headline the amazing list of
websites that will be featured in the contest.

"If there's one thing video games have trained us all to do, it's find
hidden stuff," said Dan Amrich, Senior Editor for OXM. "This scavenger hunt
sounded like a logical extension of that, so when Devin invited us to
participate, we couldn't say no. Gamers get free stuff, the sites get fresh
visitors, and everybody goes away happy."

The hunt is set to begin on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12PM EST. At the same
time, a charity package will be arriving in Tennessee to support the St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital. With the help of Gaming4Others, and the
participating sites and sponsors, a donation of 100+ games will be wrapped
up and given away to children during a party at the hospital.

Unlock The Achievement has partnered with a number of corporate sponsors,
including Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Activision, Popcap, Sierra Online,
Capcom, Freeverse, Chair Entertainment, TOR Books, and Hollywood
Collectibles. There are over 100 prize packages waiting to be given away, as
well as a grand prize that includes an Xbox 360 120GB HDD, Project Gotham
Racing 4, Soldier Of Fortune: Payback, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty schwag,
a Live is 5ive limited edition T Shirt, the complete Halo soundtrack, Uno,
and 200 Microsoft Points.

“This event gives many Xbox 360 websites and blogs a wonderful chance to
hold a contest for its visitors that otherwise might not have the
opportunity to give things away,” said Ziff Davis Media’s Chris Pereira,
better known by his alias ‘TheSmokingManX.’

Unlock The Achievement is not yet rated by the ESRB. Visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.esrb.org/"www.esrb.org for updated rating information.

For more information, please contact the contest manager, Devin Kofsky, by
email at DKofsky@UnlockTheAchievement.com

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About 360Sync.com

360Sync.com, headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, is one of the world's
leading Xbox 360 blogs that focuses on achievements, preview, reviews, and
contests. Founded in 2006, the blog has been featured on sites such as
Destructoid, Joystiq, Kotaku, and GameSpot. (Please don’t hold that last one
against us.)

About Gaming4Others.org

Gaming4Others.org is an organization that coordinates online videogame
tournaments to raise funds for others. Common media stereotypes that portray
gamers as self-centered or anti-social are debunked as Gaming 4 Others (G4O)
demonstrates that many gamers are enthusiastically generous with their time,
money, and effort for worthy causes. G4O combines passion for gaming with
charitable action an - ideal way to allow gamers to positively impact some
of the problems existing in our global community.

About St Judes

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is one
of the world's premier centers for research and treatment of catastrophic
diseases in children, primarily pediatric cancers.The mission of St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention,
for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

Information in this press release that involves 360Sync’s expectations,
plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. In this release they are identified by references to dates
after the date of this release and words such as “will,” “will be,”
“remains,” “to be,” “plans,” “believes,” “may,” “expects,” “intends,” and
similar expressions. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, sales of 360Sync’s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends,
outbreaks of the Ebola virus, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the
interactive game market, 360Sync’s ability to predict consumer preferences
among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware),
declines in software pricing, arbitrary development of IBS (irritable bowel
syndrome), product returns and price protection, product delays, retail
acceptance of 360Sync’s products, adoption rate and availability of new
hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in
technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights,
maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and
third-party developers, international economic and political conditions,
integration of recently acquired subsidiaries and identification of suitable
future acquisition opportunities, Armageddon, limitations on our ability to
issue stock and options and foreign exchange rate changes. The
forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information
available to 360Sync as of the date of this release, and 360Sync assumes no
obligations to update any such forward-looking statement. Forward-looking
statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be
incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are
beyond our control and may cause actual results to differ materially from
our current expectations. Not unlike IBS.







Xbox America Achievement Hints
Day 1 (Very Easy)
Day 2 (Easy)
Day 3 (Medium)
Day 4 (Hard)
Day 5 (Very Hard)
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Discussion Thread

Tehmuffinator
Posted 78 days 22 hours ago

When do i know i found what i was looking for on the site that im searching on?
Will there be a little picture or something?

Top Dogs 360
Posted 78 days 21 hours ago

Quote By Tehmuffinator

When do i know i found what i was looking for on the site that im searching on?
Will there be a little picture or something?



It must keep automatically credit you when you click on it, because on unlock the achievement's website it keeps track of all 5 for each site that you have found.

CaptainMayhem88
Posted 78 days 21 hours ago

this is just too cool.

xOne5hotx
Posted 78 days 21 hours ago

This sounds SO cool can't wait!!

TK Chillin
Posted 78 days 21 hours ago

Man thats just way to many sites. I'm not on that many in a whole year. I bet you'll have to register on each site also. That won't be any fun, and the prizes aren't worth the trouble. I could buy the whole Grand prize pack on one days pay.

zoboa
Posted 78 days 20 hours ago

They are images that link back to the website, which tracks where they came from...

DaKing240
Posted 78 days 20 hours ago

Hey guys,

First off, you will only need to register on 1 site - http://www.Unlocktheachievement.com

We are going to update the homepage with better instructions, but basically, you are going to be searching for a specific image (it will be unveiled before the contest starts on Monday). Click the image, and it will unlock... whoever finds the most and ends in the top 100 wins!

Feel free to post any questions here...

TK Chillin
Posted 78 days 19 hours ago

Quote By DaKing240

Hey guys,

First off, you will only need to register on 1 site - http://www.Unlocktheachievement.com

We are going to update the homepage with better instructions, but basically, you are going to be searching for a specific image (it will be unveiled before the contest starts on Monday). Click the image, and it will unlock... whoever finds the most and ends in the top 100 wins!

Feel free to post any questions here...


Registering on one site, that's not so bad. I,m not trying to be a party pooper, but the prizes for something this big and this many people and sites shouldn't be this weak. It should at least be better than that kid who got his art work messed up on his repair. So what is Xba pitching into this. Since i'm the one bitching mabe I can help!!!

DaKing240
Posted 78 days 19 hours ago

Quote By TK Chillin

Registering on one site, that's not so bad. I,m not trying to be a party pooper, but the prizes for something this big and this many people and sites shouldn't be this weak. It should at least be better than that kid who got his art work messed up on his repair. So what is Xba pitching into this. Since i'm the one bitching mabe I can help!!!


Hmm, thats funny... I don't remember publishing the prize packages yet Big Grin

zoboa
Posted 78 days 18 hours ago

Quote By TK Chillin

Registering on one site, that's not so bad. I,m not trying to be a party pooper, but the prizes for something this big and this many people and sites shouldn't be this weak. It should at least be better than that kid who got his art work messed up on his repair. So what is Xba pitching into this. Since i'm the one bitching mabe I can help!!!


Hey TK

"Prizes are still being added, but currently participants can win Xbox 360 Games, a 120 GB HDD, Microsoft Points, Limited Edition T-Shirts and Books." Big Grin

Believe in DaKing! More to come folks....

TK Chillin
Posted 78 days 18 hours ago

I was only going by the info in the news release. It does mention the gran prize to include a 120GB HDD (where is the Elite to go with it), Three lame games, a T-shirt that even I wouldn't want, the halo sound track, Uno, and 200 points. I'm sure there will be more stuff than this. Looking at the list of sponsers (activision, capcom, EA sports to name a few) I can't help but to be underwelmed.

Here's my Grand prize pack.

Costom painted Elite with live vision camera and battery packs with charger.
At least 10 A-list games
12 month XBL Gold
4000 point card
Cool custom event shirts (Zazzle.com)

I could add alot more stuff, but thats a start. Not unreasable.

Hockeypuck55
Posted 78 days 18 hours ago

Dude ... Free Stuff >>> Buying Stuff

xOne5hotx
Posted 78 days 17 hours ago

Quote By Hockeypuck55

Dude ... Free Stuff >>> Buying Stuff


^

CaptainMayhem88
Posted 78 days 17 hours ago

Quote By TK Chillin

I was only going by the info in the news release. It does mention the gran prize to include a 120GB HDD (where is the Elite to go with it), Three lame games, a T-shirt that even I wouldn't want, the halo sound track, Uno, and 200 points. I'm sure there will be more stuff than this. Looking at the list of sponsers (activision, capcom, EA sports to name a few) I can't help but to be underwelmed.

Here's my Grand prize pack.

Costom painted Elite with live vision camera and battery packs with charger.
At least 10 A-list games
12 month XBL Gold
4000 point card
Cool custom event shirts (Zazzle.com)

I could add alot more stuff, but thats a start. Not unreasable.



Dude calm down, as Z has said prizes are still being added, as in the prizes haven't all been released yet. Noone is forcing you to participate in this contest, and as non gothic said free stuff is better than paying for it.

TK Chillin
Posted 78 days 16 hours ago

I have already registered and it sounds like fun now that I have more info. The site is set up pretty nice. Only having to register once is really nice and there is links to everything. I would love to be there to see those kids faces when they get their stuff. I really like to do nice things for people. My only point with this is with all the firepower behind this thing there shouldn't be any skimping with the prizes. If it sounds like I'm calling them out on this then you are right. (I AM) You can't do that AFTER they anounce the prizes. It just sounded like they where going cheap on this. I mean not even a system, come on. And maybe I'm wrong but I think that would have already been in the press release. It's very posable that a kid or someone that doesn't have a 360 could win this. Again not thinking of myself. This is being hyped on every site. With the names of the companys that are sponsers at the top. They have millions to spend on marketing. Don't let them get off on the cheap. It's for a good cause and thats great, but someone in marketing is all smiles.

PuNiShEr IV
Posted 78 days 13 hours ago

its great that xboxamerica.com is in this achievement hunt! makes me feel special.

D3ADLYKILL3R
Posted 78 days 12 hours ago

cant wait to try it out.
so what will the achievment thing look like???
will it be a regular looking one, or will i have to click on random links to find it?

DaKing240
Posted 78 days 10 hours ago

We will unveil the achievement icon later... today was strictly the announcement

CROOKLYNMAYO
Posted 78 days 6 hours ago

Quote By DaKing240

We will unveil the achievement icon later... today was strictly the announcement

We? are you part of the committee involved in this process?? How cool. I'm register and you watch how XBA explodes after this contest mad people are going to be joining we might get so big we will recognized by M'soft

xXChaosSkullXx
Posted 78 days 5 hours ago

i already signed up,cant wait =)

zoboa
Posted 78 days 5 hours ago

Quote By CROOKLYNMAYO

We? are you part of the committee involved in this process?? how cool. I'm register and you watch how XBA explodes after this contest mad people are going to be jioning we might get so big we will recognized by M'soft


DaKing240 is the owner of 360Sync.com and UnlockTheAchievement.com. This was his brain child....

TK Chillin
Posted 78 days 3 hours ago

I will be nice all day.
I will be nice all day.
I will be nice all day.
I will be nice all day.
I will be nice all day.
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I will be nice all day.

I did say that I would help, You know I just roll around in piles of cash all day.

Detreth
Posted 78 days 2 hours ago

i signed up. sounds pretty tight.

noob jobz
Posted 78 days ago

nice...very nice.....me likey achievements.......mmmmmm...tasty...i dont care about winning anything...that would be nice....but i just want to find all of them or else ill cry

Lord Fragg
Posted 77 days 22 hours ago

suuuhhhweeet. i can't wait. good cause, too.

DaKing240
Posted 77 days 22 hours ago

Quote By zoboa

DaKing240 is the owner of 360Sync.com and UnlockTheAchievement.com. This was his brain child....


Heh thanks for the introduction Big Grin

Also, we have a countdown, and more info on the charity page now. We are still tweaking here and there... we are going to make it a little more clear on the homepage as to what to do...

Hektic Juggalo
Posted 77 days 11 hours ago

This sounds awesome! Can't wait.

chachster
Posted 77 days 9 hours ago

The day this starts XBL will be offline for maint. Guess this will help kill some time while MS gets their stuff done!

Nemesis Mask
Posted 77 days 8 hours ago

Cool beans.

GibsonsBoobie
Posted 74 days 21 hours ago

Just to let you all know, Xbox America's achievements have been installed. You won't be able to see them until tomorrow at 12:00 noon eastern time exactly, but I figured it'd ease your mind to know they are going to be there so you don't feel like you're chasing a ghost at noon tomorrow.

CaptainMayhem88
Posted 74 days 20 hours ago

Thanks for the update.

D3ADLYKILL3R
Posted 74 days 19 hours ago

Quote By GibsonsBoobie

Just to let you all know, Xbox America's achievements have been installed. You won't be able to see them until tomorrow at 12:00 noon eastern time exactly, but I figured it'd ease your mind to know they are going to be there so you don't feel like you're chasing a ghost at noon tomorrow.


but chasing ghosts are fun...

zoboa
Posted 74 days 4 hours ago

Just a reminder, this scavenger hunt starts today at Noon EST. I want to encourage everyone from XboxAmerica to partake, and go for the win!

Z

ReverendMeta
Posted 74 days 1 hour ago

gwahaha found one already

+edit+
man i thought i was doing decent at 7, but page one of the leaderboard starts at 56... i think i'm just going to roll over and go to sleep no

noob jobz
Posted 74 days ago

Quote By ReverendMeta

gwahaha found one already

+edit+
man i thought i was doing decent at 7, but page one of the leaderboard starts at 56... i think i'm just going to roll over and go to sleep no



I have 21 right now but its getting really boring. I thought every site was supposed to have hints. The ones that dont are a pain in the butt. You dont know if they have any or not. I think only one so far has had hints.

CaptainMayhem88
Posted 73 days 23 hours ago

I don't even know what it is I should be looking for.

Hockeypuck55
Posted 73 days 23 hours ago

I found the obvious one on XBA. And I just found another.

CaptainMayhem88
Posted 73 days 23 hours ago

wow really I haven't found anything yet.

EDIT: WOOHOO I just found 1 on here and all five on another site.

noob jobz
Posted 73 days 23 hours ago

Quote By CaptainMayhem88

wow really I haven't found anything yet.

EDIT: WOOHOO I just found 1 on here and all five on another site.


Do all websites have theirs up? there are two websites that I went to, that I literally clicked everything possible and never saw one. Do you have to sign up or register on some of them? This should have been addressed earlier.

zoboa
Posted 73 days 23 hours ago

Quote By noob jobz

Do all websites have theirs up? there are two websites that I went to, that I literally clicked everything possible and never saw one. Do you have to sign up or register on some of them? This should have been addressed earlier.



Any concerns, direct them to the UnlockTheAchievement contact page for an e-mail address:

GibsonsBoobie
Posted 73 days 19 hours ago

Quote By noob jobz

Do all websites have theirs up? there are two websites that I went to, that I literally clicked everything possible and never saw one. Do you have to sign up or register on some of them? This should have been addressed earlier.


This was actually a problem with one of the achievements on Xbox America. It was put on a member only page without realizing it'd be unreachable for the majority of Unlock the Achievement players. It's been moved to a public page, and really shouldn't be too difficult to find.

Hockeypuck55
Posted 73 days 18 hours ago

I just found another one. Anyone have more than 3 on XBA?

ukfan1444
Posted 73 days 18 hours ago

I've only got the one. The better not be in some random game page. sad

EDIT:
Just found another!
And another, up to three now!

GibsonsBoobie
Posted 73 days 18 hours ago

Quote By Hockeypuck55

I just found another one. Anyone have more than 3 on XBA?


Dang, nice job. Judging by the traffic logs, it looks like a couple people have gotten the medium difficulty one. If they got the very easy and easy ones, they'd be on par with you.

AngloSaxton
Posted 73 days 16 hours ago

I have 2 on this site. THink i'm doing pretty well. I have 54 total. Good job hiding them on this site.

HAHA! Just founda 3rd. VERY WELL HIDDEN!

FastRewind
Posted 73 days 16 hours ago

It looks like fun.

GibsonsBoobie
Posted 69 days 22 hours ago

For those of you that are just getting started, here are all of Xbox America's hints:

Xbox America Achievement Hints
Day 1 (Very Easy)
Day 2 (Easy)
Day 3 (Medium)
Day 4 (Hard)
Day 5 (Very Hard)

Tehmuffinator
Posted 68 days 19 hours ago

Yay 5/5, now i can stop, i just wanted to find the ones here Big Grin

xOne5hotx
Posted 68 days 18 hours ago

Quote By Tehmuffinator

Yay 5/5, now i can stop, i just wanted to find the ones here Big Grin


same here

meg a destr0yer
Posted 54 days 4 hours ago

who won!

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