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'Avatar Days' short examines WoW characters and their players
"Avatar Days" is a new short by digital artist Cormac Kelly that examines the fascinating relationship between a World of Warcraft player and their in-game avatar. Not only is the animation great (and...
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Snoopy Flying Ace swoops in on the Avatar Marketplace
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture Aside from having about the best intro splash screen ever, Snoopy Flying Ace also has quite the collection of nifty Avatar gear. Oh, and we...
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Xbox Live Avatars update: PoP, Deadliest Warrior, Monkey Island 2, Super...
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture Wanna beef up your virtual wardrobe? Xbox Live now has new goods from The Forgotten Sands, Monkey Island 2: Special Edition and Deadliest...
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Halo: Reach, Dragon Age Avatar gear now available
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture As promised, new Halo: Reach and Dragon Age: Origins goodies are now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. The Reach items include a handful of...
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Felicia Day premieres The Guild music video and Xbox Live Avatar items at...
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture Felicia Day was one of the biggest gamer stars at this year's Comic-Con -- she premiered the trailer for her Syfy movie Red, sat on a panel...
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Redesigned Xbox Avatar appears ready to Kinect with you
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture You know how sometimes people go "away" for the summer, and then when they come back they look ... totally different? Well, Major Nelson's Xbox...
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Year of Xbox Live Gold and free Halo Avatar item for $30
You may have noticed the above advertisement on the Xbox 360 dashboard -- we've yet to encounter this ourselves, but we've been assured it's there. Engadget writer @rjcc first tipped us off on the...
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Halo: Reach Avatar armor now on Xbox Marketplace
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture Having unlocked and equipped one of the various Halo: Reach bonus Avatar helmets, you may have found your plainclothes Xbox Live persona...
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Video tour: Xbox 360 Fall 2010 Dashboard update
Join us in our video preview of the upcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update. While Microsoft keeps the Kinect component under wraps, we've got plenty to show you: there's the promised ESPN content, updated...
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Xbox.com makeover to add browser-based Avatar Editor, multiplayer web games
A "massive" redesign of Xbox.com will launch tomorrow, Major Nelson has announced. Beginning at 5AM ET on October 20, Xbox.com and the Xbox Forums will go offline for "a short period of time" to...
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PlayStation Rewards program to offer free PSN bonuses for 'highly engaged' fans
Sony is preparing to launch a new incentives program called PlayStation Rewards. A closed beta for the offer is currently invite-only -- for "highly engaged" PlayStation owners -- but the full service...
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Risk, Snoopy lead this week's pet-themed Xbox Live deals
Whether you're a cat or dog person, the choice between the two most popular pets isn't so easy when it comes to aligning with a side on the irresistibly cute ... battlefield -- especially when both...
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Amazon sending out Dead Rising 2 Avatar bonuses after all
Amazon handed out $10 credits and, just this week, offered Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for half-off to customers who pre-ordered Dead Rising 2 on Xbox 360 -- all because the retailer couldn't deliver promised...
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FPS Trainer seeks to enlighten your gaming illiterate loved ones
Next time your Dad's all, "I wanna play Halo with you, little Billy, but I just can't get a grip on the controls of these crazy new games!", there could be a better answer than "Eff off, Dad!": FPS...
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Activision hands out 'free' Black Ops gear for female Xbox Live Avatars
Due to an error on Activision's part, any female Xbox Live Avatar can be outfitted in some Call of Duty: Black Ops virtual gear free of charge. Having only printed codes for male Avatar gear inside of...
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Pre-order Halo: Reach Noble Maps at GameStop for flaming helmet, inconvenience
If you pre-order the Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack from GameStop, you'll receive a Flaming Mark V Spartan Helmet for your Xbox Live Avatar. Yay, free stuff -- but that's beside the point. The point is...
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Xbox Live 'Thanksgiving Week' sale detailed
Apparently, Thanksgiving is a full week now. You might be thinking that makes sense -- the olden-times harvest festival on which the holiday is based must have been, like, days of celebration, right?...
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Force Unleashed 2 items hit Avatar Marketplace, PS Home Dec. 9
In the galaxy you currently reside in, LucasArts plans on hocking more digital Star Wars wares. On Thursday, avatars can tap into whichever side of The Force their inner fashionista prefers on both...
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Dragon Age 2, Your Shape and Disney come to Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace
The Avatar Marketplace has received a bunch of new items, including Dragon Age 2 gear, some Your Shape: Fitness Evolved props and ... Disney sidekicks? Sure enough, you can own a virtual version of...
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Rumor: 'Avatar Kinect' Xbox feature to be unveiled at CES
Glimpse Dog received what it purports to be a snapshot of a leaked slide from Microsoft's CES keynote (seen above) showing off something called "Avatar Kinect." This by itself isn't all that exciting,...
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