Patent ID: 8323112

Claim:
A method implemented at least in part by a processing unit, the method comprising: tracking activity of a user to capture occurrences of: system achievements that are achievable via game play in both a first game and a second game associated with a gaming environment, and in-game achievements that are particular to the first game or the second game; and aggregating the occurrences into a profile associated with the user by awarding system achievement points for the occurrences of the system achievements and in-game achievement points for the occurrences of the in-game achievements, up to a first total number of awardable points for the first game and a second total number of awardable points for the second game, wherein the system achievement points for the occurrences of an individual system achievement are applied to both the first total number of awardable points for the first game and the second total number of awardable points for the second game, and at least one of the tracking or the aggregating is performed by the processing unit.