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December 10th, 2009 at 05:48pm
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Flatly rejecting the holiday spirit of giving, Microsoft has released a new collection of premium Avatar items. As you may have guessed, the items have a holiday theme. The collection encompasses a large range of items from New Year’s hats to dashikis to dreidels. Microsoft has even released the traditional ugly Christmas sweater, even going so far as to title it “Ugly Sweater.” That’s right, you can spend real money on a digital version of the worst possible present you could receive.
The only thing more depressing is knowing that people will actually buy it.
Avatar holiday collection hits XBLM originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 11:30am
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We often worry that our Avatars get lonely when we’re not focusing our attention on our 360s. We can give them all the toys we want, but it’s just not the same as the touch of another living, not-living pet. Tomorrow, they’ll finally have a proper companion as pets come to the Avatar Marketplace, including Large Dog, Pug Dog, Dog in Bag, Cat, Siamese Cat, Long Haired Cat, Goldfish, Guinea Pig, Monkey, Bird, Snake and Pony each for 240
($3).
By the way, we’re hoping that by “Dog in Bag” we’re talking about the purse kind and not the “adolescent sign of future deviant behavior” kind. Only time will tell, we suppose.
Your Xbox Live Avatar can give a pet a good home tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 26th, 2009 at 02:30pm
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We all have guilty pleasures, this much we all know. But some guilty pleasures are too guilty. Case in point: Michael Bay’s Transformers movies. We bring this up because some new Avatar items based on his work — and consequent games — are now available for purchase on Xbox Live, including the Optimus Prime and Megatron helmets you see above, as well as several branded t-shirts. Now, if you want to run to your Xbox and drop some real money on these fake duds right now, fine, more power to you. However, if you expect to still be on our friends’ list afterward, well, we should probably talk.
MS Points, assemble! Transformers Avatar items on Xbox Live originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 25th, 2009 at 06:20pm
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In a feat considerably easier than breeding a golden chocobo in Final Fantasy VII, fans of Square Enix’s thirteenth Final outing have unlocked a special Xbox Live Avatar item through the power of word of mouth (via keyboard). After garnering enough specially tagged messages on Twitter (some speculate that this may have represent some sort of “marketing tactic”), the folks at Microsoft have seen fit to entrust an adorable virtual chocobo to your Avatar.
If you’re in North America, UK, France or Germany and registered on the site, you can expect a download code via email by mid-December. If not, we’ve placed something after the break to cheer you up.
[Via @AceyBongos]
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Twitter users unlock Final Fantasy XIII chocobo Avatar item originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 02:45pm
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Good news for fans of purchasing digital clothing for digital people,
Bethesda has
announced that
Fallout 3 Avatar items will be hitting
XBLM this Thursday, November 26. There are lots of items available, including a nifty Vault 101 suit with a sweet PIP-Boy. The cream of the crop has to be the full Vault Boy suit though, with its creepy, soulless expression. That one, by the way, is available
only for male Avatars, which seems a bit silly. The rest swing both ways.
- Vault 101 Suit — 240 ($3)
- Bethesda Game Studios Shirt — 80 ($1)
- Fallout 3 Ringer Shirt — 80 ($1)
- Vault Boy Shirt — 80 ($1)
- Vault Boy Suit — 240 ($3)
- Vault Boy Head — 80 ($1)
Fallout 3 Avatar gear coming this week originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 18th, 2009 at 05:15pm
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It’s a good thing our Avatars have endless walk-in closets, because there’s yet more
wearable advertising licensed clothing coming for them, this time from Codemasters and its military sim
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. According to the game’s community manager in a post on the
Dragon Rising forums, the clothing will be available “soon” and start at the seemingly standard 80
($1) — probably for one of the several T-Shirts.
Speaking of which, check out how gung-ho Dexter’s sis, Deb, looks wearing one of them (right).
Look flashy in incoming Operation Flashpoint Avatar duds originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 13th, 2009 at 04:00pm
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We might normally scoff at the array of Xbox Live Avatar clothing being made available for Band Hero – a near ubiquitous occurrence with game releases for the Xbox 360 these days. Not today though, friends. Nope, today we have the opportunity to get our Avatar a totally rad, Say Anything style boombox. We know, we know – finally. For the low, low price of 240 ($3), you too can be as cool as Lloyd Dobler (though there’s no promise of landing a lady as fine as Diane Court with said item).
We suppose you could pick up the other stuff too, available for 80 ($1) to 240 ($3), if you’re into that kinda thing. You could get a microphone or a shirt or a … just get the boombox, alright? You don’t wanna end up being given a pen and getting told how “valuable the friendship” is, do you? Hmm?
Band Hero clothing and accessories head to Xbox Live Marketplace originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 12th, 2009 at 12:15pm
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You know what would make becoming the “chosen one” in your late night 1 vs. 100 bouts a whole lot easier? Just imagine: The camera pans up to your seat — but you’re nowhere to be found. You’re a white-garbed shadow, slipping through the crowd, silently executing other would-be contestants. It’s a beautiful dream that could be realized if you pick up one of the new Assassin’s Creed 2 Avatar costumes — a set which includes Ezio and Altair’s respective get-ups (400), Da Vinci’s Flying Machine (240) and a whole mess of other items that no hitman (or hitwoman) should go without.
Also, there’s a whole slew of DJ Hero content, including a few turntables (240), a “Ghetto Blaster” (160) and some virtual vinyl (160). While the DJ lifestyle isn’t nearly as attractive as that of an assassin, we suppose these accouterments are still pretty sharp.
DJ Hero and Assassin’s Creed 2 Avatar items added to Marketplace originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 4th, 2009 at 09:01pm
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Are your Avatars ill-equipped to raid a terrorist safe house? Well, good news: Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling (aka fourzerotwo) revealed Modern Warfare 2 gear will soon be available for players to purchase on Xbox Live’s Avatar Marketplace.
Revealed in a recent Tweet, Bowling stated that Infinity Ward will upload the content to Xbox Live tomorrow — which includes the Ghost outfit pictured above. In an email to Joystiq, Bowling confirmed the content will be made available for purchase tomorrow. Until then, we’ll sleep soundly knowing that the Avatar world will soon be safe from terrorist scum.
[Thanks, B. Marriner]
Modern Warfare 2 Avatar gear coming to Live tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 29th, 2009 at 03:45pm
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New information on Microsoft’s still free for now Xbox Live-based game show 1 vs. 100 has been a bit on the light side since the game’s initial release so many moons ago. The official 1 vs. 100 Blogs have detailed some new features of the game’s second season.
For one, rather than Avatars amorphously apparating on-stage, “The One” will strut down a central staircase right after dropping a fancy pose on the plebeians below. Players in the hot seat will also have their Xbox Live statuses automatically set to “Busy,” so as not to knock their concentration from the mind grape squeezing at hand. No details were revealed on when we might actually get to play more 1 vs. 100, unfortunately.
[Via Destructoid]
1 vs. 100 Season 2 details dished on dev blog originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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