Friday, November 7, 2008

Avatars Hit Xbox 360


An exciting feature in the 'New Xbox Experience' is the addition of Avatars, which can be closely compared to Nintendo Wii's 'Mii' characters.

Microsoft will slowly integrate the Avatars into all games, but on November 19th, the release of NXE, just a few top Xbox Live Arcade games will be compatible with the new feature.

Big hitters like UNO!, Bomberman Live, Hardwood Hearts, and Hardwood Spades will be among the first titles to have integrated Avatar support.

Avatars will be integrated in different ways across the games. For example, the characters replace the gamerpics and animate according to the action in UNO!, while they become chat lobby figures and in-game icons in Bomberman Live.

The Avatar support is just one of the new features of NXE and although the Avatars can be ignored it is a crystal clear attempt by Microsoft to change the image of the Xbox 360.

The Avatars may be amusing and exciting for our younger gamers out there but for the majority of hardcore gamers, the feature will be as worthwhile as playing Viva PiƱata whilst listening to your favourite nursery rhyme beats.

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