UPDATE: Microsoft have also now confirmed that your Xbox LIVE Gold Membership will carry over to the Xbox One as well.

Microsoft have confirmed that the Xbox One will allow your existing Gamertag, avatar, and all of your hard-earned points for your Gamerscore to be ported over from the Xbox 360.

If you're a big fan of meaningless rewards locked to a proprietary client, I'm about to make your day. The latest Origin update brings achievements and "Origin Points" to the EA distribution platform, along with tweaks to the application settings menu, broadcasting functions and new launching options for 64-Bit systems.

The update is currently in beta and can be downloaded instantly if you decide to opt in, or will be made automatically available in the coming weeks. More details on the official site.

Likely To Be An XBLA Spin-Off

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon has been churning around the rumour mill for a few months, and Exophase have managed to get their hands on an achievement list for the mysterious property. Since there's 400G up for grabs (the traditional amount for an XBLA game), this is likely to be a downloadable spinoff rather than a beefy expansion - tying in with some box art dredged up earlier this year.

So we're in the bizarre position of having to issue a spoiler alert for a game that hasn't even been announced yet. Ubisoft are bound to announce something soon, so watch this space.

Dead Space 3's achievements have made their way onto the internet, featuring arbitrary numerical rewards for storyline progression, cooperative feats and various (gory) weapon-related shenanigans. Oh, and Peng's back. The list includes story-related achievement descriptions, so spoiler alert.

We were equally impressed and concerned by Dead Space 3 when we saw it in action at E3 2012. Game's out on February 5th, with pre-order customers netting a Limited Edition that includes some extra DLC content.

Halo 4's first DLC map pack will encourage players to perform all manner of ridiculous shenanigans if its achievements are anything to go by. The Crimson pack is out on November 10th, offering three new maps and the new Extraction gametype.

Halo 4 managed to narrowly edge out Far Cry 3 in our most fiercely-debated Game Of The Month nominations to date, mainly due to its fiercely addictive multiplayer and weekly Spartan Ops campaign drops that's become a Monday ritual for us editors.

5th Cell’s creative director and co-founder Jeremiah Slaczka has shed a little light on the matter of whether or not the Wii U will have some form of universal accomplishment system to rival Achievements and Trophies on the Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

The general message? Don't get your hopes up.

Phenomenal strategy reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown may be getting several new missions via DLC if some suggestive Steam achievements are to be believed.

The full list of Dishonored achievements and trophies has hit the net courtesy of X360A, and you can check it out through the link. Beware: potential spoilers abound.

There are naturally plenty of rewards for killing enemies in creative ways, but by far the most exciting achievement is a whopping 100G awarded for completing the game "without killing anyone." Gameplay choice is woven into Dishonored's DNA, and it's great to see yet another potential gameplay style supported by Arkane's anticipated First Person Stabber.

Dishonored releases next week, and you can get a taste of its freeform approach to assassination in the new interactive trailer.

Oh dear. Microsoft's mysterious birthday gift for Xbox Live Reward subscribers has been outed as a staggeringly generous twenty Microsoft Points. Which won't buy you anything save the odd gamer picture, unless you manage to save up four years' worth for an indie game or cheap avatar item. [NeoGAF]

MyAchievement awards were recently introduced, providing a small rebate for players who beat certain Gamerscore thresholds. Personally, we feel that the opportunity for themed avatar gear and bigger Gamerscore tiers was sadly missed, but it's always nice to get something for nothing.

Full achievement lists for Medal Of Honor: Warfighter and Call Of Duty: Black Ops II are oscar mike courtesy of the ever-reliable X360A.

If you're a fan of enormous lists, we've got the whole lot below. Potential spoilers abound.

Unlocking achievements and gaining Gamerscore may be an addictive if ultimately pointless diversion for many players, but dedicated achievement hunters will now get some tangible benefits in the form of an ongoing Microsoft Points rebate and special gift. A very small rebate, mind you, but it's something at least.

Forward Unto Spoilers

343 Industries has released the full list of Halo 4 achievements, which include a range of singleplayer, cooperative, multiplayer and Spartan Ops rewards (not to mention some Red vs Blue easter eggs). "Our primary goal when creating Halo 4's achievements was to reward milestones and increase replay value while balancing both difficulty and the breadth of game modes," said community manager Jessica Shea on Halo Waypoint. "Our secondary goal was to live up to Halo tradition with weird ass names for some of them (hello, The Dongblainer!). While you will only be able to speculate on the exact nature of some of these achievements, here's a peek at their very basic in-game descriptions."

As you'd expect, some light spoilers follow.

A cheeky tweet from the Xbox LIVE Rewards stream has hinted at something hardcore Xbox 360 gamers will have been eagerly anticipating for some time: an initiative that will allow you to earn Microsoft Points via Achievements.

Rockstar have unveiled the entire list of Achievements and Trophies up for grabs in Max Payne 3, detailing over 40 goals for erstwhile gamers to chase across both singleplayer and multiplayer modes. Though fairly comprehensive, Rockstar have left out one or two to keep a couple of secrets untouched, but even so, do be wary of minor spoilers.

X360A has received an unverified scoop from a Microsoft source regarding their achievement policy for Xbox Live Arcade games. Traditionally, XBLA titles have had a Gamerscore cap of 200, but this may be set to double to 400 according to the report. The maximum number of achievements per game would also increase from 20 to 30.

DLC packs may also receive a more generous achievement/gamerscore allowance. According to the report, the current total limit of 250 extra gamerscore is set to increase to 800, allowing developers to offer more arbitrary numerical rewards post-release.

If true, this new policy is set to come into effect from June 1st. Many gamers won't care one way or the other, but achievement hunters are bound to be excited by the news.

Recruit Hideo Kojima, Earn Achievements

We're pretty excited for the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. The chance to revisit Solid Snake's action-packed adventures served up with HD visuals is a mouthwatering proposition. It also presents Achievement collectors with yet another chance to earn a ton of new points to add to their already colossal score. If you're interested in finding out what's on offer in the MGS HD Collection, we have the entire list for you.

Clues Us In On Desmond's Plight

Assassin's Creed Revelations is just a month away now, with Ubisoft closing the proverbial door on Ezio and Desmond once and for all in a climactic finish spanning decades worth of conflict. It's actually quite sad to think we're nearing the end of Ezio's journey. The smooth-talking assassin is one of the finest protagonists ever crafted by Ubisoft, and we've shaped his life from a cocksure teen to a battle-hardened leader of men, tracing every step and severed artery along the way. If you're eager to find out clues about Ezio's last adventure ahead of schedule, Revelations' list of Achievements have once again been outed by Xbox360Achievements. Beware, it's spoiler-ridden and gives us a couple of big clues as to what direction the story takes, especially for Desmond.

It's spoiler time again, folks, thanks to the ever vigilant crew over at X360A. Battlefield 3's achievements are now online with story descriptions, meaning that you can browse the list at lesiure if you truly, madly, deeply want to ruin the sense of surprise.

However, since several of the achievements are still listed as secret, there are probably still a few surprises left for October 28th. Don't say we didn't warn you though.

A quick poll of the Dealspwn office reveals that there's one game that literally everyone on staff is psyched for: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Half an hour of hands-on was not enough. We want it all, and we want it now. But that's not going to happen for another month, so we'll just have to console ourselves by drooling over Achievements lists and dreaming about what they might entail.

We're not going to say any more, but hit the jump if you want to check out the list. There are some mild spoilers, but nothing we fear will ruin the experience. On the contrary, it's just made us want it more!