In case you were looking for a way to fill up your entire XBox 360 hard drive with downloadable co-op content, Xbox Live Marketplace's summer deals have you covered. Mission packs for older games? Check. New Arcade releases? Check. There's only one caveat - some of these will expire soon, so don't twiddle your thumbsticks. Well...do twiddle your thumbsticks, but only after you've browsed the below list.
Starting July 29th, you can influence the fate of a Gears of War 3 character and donate to the Child's Play Charity in one fell swoop. Microsoft and Epic Games will be offering two Avatar shirts (age gate required to view link) on the Xbox Live Marketplace: one declares "Carmine Must Die" and the other pleads "Save Carmine".
Love 'em or hate 'em, Avatars are here to stay. If you have to pick a very Nintendo-like animated persona, you may as well customize it, making it your very own. Avatar Awards are one of the cooler ways to do this; earning certain achievements unlocks clothes and accessories for your 'toon self. 'Splosion Man did it first, and it looks like Left 4 Dead 2 is the next game to feature Avatar Awards.
Could this be one of the first really interesting use of Xbox Live's avatar system? Activision has announced that Guitar Hero 5 will allows rockers to import their avatar into the game. Co-Op just got a whole lot more personal as your mini-me will shred virtual metal next to the rest of your friends and their avatars.
When avatars were announced for the Xbox 360 Dashboard update last year, many hardcore gamers groaned. Yet, over a year later those same folks have meticulously crafted an avatar that's a mirror image of themselves. With the upcoming dashboard update our avatars will be even more customizable with objects and set pieces for our avatar to interact with.
We've already covered a bit about Madballs: Babo Invasion. We know the game will sport a four player online co-op mode putting players in the role of classic 80's franchise Madballs. Today though we've learned of an interesting option the game will allow on the Xbox 360 version of the game.
VG247 reported this week that Rare is teasing unlockable clothing -- and possibly accessory items -- for our Xbox 360 NXE avatars in the near future.
In celebration of the New Xbox Experience, game blogger site Joystiq has posted a gallery of 34 Avatars of the Rich and Famous, of which our own Nick Puleo is #20! Congratulations, Nick, on your fame and fortune! After the "Read More" link, I've posted the avatars of our staff as they currently appear on Xbox Live, as...
