Xbox rewards doesn't seem to count any games I buy digitally

Hello DJKippling,

We only see two purchases this year. One for Call of Duty, and one for Skyrim. Since your purchase of Call of Duty was a pre-order, it was not eligible for MyVIP, as stated in the FAQ:

What content can I earn a % back on purchases for?

Normally, most purchases for Xbox 360 and Xbox One from the Xbox Store qualify towards your MyVIP Star Rank and % back on purchases, including full Games on Demand titles (excluding game pre-orders), arcade games, indie games, game add-ons, game Season Passes,
movies, TV shows, TV seasons, themes and avatar items. In-game consumables, Xbox Live Gold memberships, subscriptions like EA Access and Xbox Game Pass, Groove Music Passes, Microsoft Movies & TV Season Passes, and the purchase or redemption of Microsoft Points
or Xbox Gift Cards, still do not qualify.

Since your purchase of Skyrim was made in another region's currency, it was not eligible for Rewards. You are registered as a British Rewards member. Only GBP purchases are eligible for Rewards.

"Preorders do not count towards VIP at all"

What a rubbish reward system, customers who pre-order deserve better. This whole program needs a shake up in my opinion, very unsatisfactory. Having just decided to buy digital last month I have to say this news just lost Xbox a customer, I get actual pre-order
rewards at retail and won't be buying digital again.

It doesn't count if you already had the game or preordered the game before the reward came out. Purchase must be through the punch card for it to count.

Not worth it though, its not an additional 6000 on top of the purchase points you already get for buying it ( which is just under 6000 ) .

at least that was my case with another game I bought for the 6000 reward punchcard, phoenix rising. Regular purchase reward points were not awarded, only the 6000 from the punch card was.

YES!!! This is a TERRIBLE IDEA!! Even though it isnt as good as it was before they got rid of MSP (another bad idea, IMO), I cant count how many things I have done simply for the rewards involved. Things that I would have never done otherwise, such as preordering
digital games, using apps that I didnt know existed and buying in game content for free to play games. XBL Rewards made me WANT to do these things. The 10% rebate made me buy digital over physical COUNTLESS times. With no true exclusives, this was one of the
last remaining reasons to even own an Xbox.

Eggnogga - gamerscore has a little to do with the rewards program. Depending on how many gamerscore points you have, you receive some elevated rewards for various activities. The higher the gamerscore, the higher the add'l beneft. It's a nice addititive
benefit to the larger program.

As to the OP, don't think that FIFA purchases to EA count toward the rewards, it's only if you're buying from Microsoft, so things like digital games, renting or buying movies, etc.