The latest Xbox update came with it the ability to spend real money on fake clothing and props for your Xbox mini-person. The premium items – such as branded apparel and game-centric items such as lightsabers, Big Daddy dolls and Halo armour are proving to be unnervingly popular, with masses of people doing exactly what Microsoft had anticipated; spending their left-over points on digital trinkets and baubles.
Microsoft has now made it even easier for you to give them money by launching a web-based avatar marketplace that can be accessed from the relative comfort of your PC. While it’s currently down for maintenance, you’d normally be able to access the Avatar marketplace by clicking here.
While this may seem like a rant, and indeed my initial impressions of the service were met with chagrin and vitriol, my stance is rapidly softening. The reason is that the Avatar marketplace contains what may well be the very best, most profound and meaningful thing available on the Xbox 360, bar nothing. Forget Gears of War, this is why I own an Xbox 360.
Last Updated: August 14, 2009
EchoZA
August 14, 2009 at 12:30
Well if M$ would let me buy MS Points, I may spend some on Avatar kit :p
Geoff
August 14, 2009 at 12:34
You can’t go wrong getting points from evogames.co.za or mspoints.co.za; It’s cheaper than buying directly from the dash and /almost/ as convenient.
As they’re both locally based, there’s no need to register with google checkout or paypal.
Roland Browning
August 14, 2009 at 13:02
Why are there no boobs in this story?
Geoff
August 14, 2009 at 13:03
There are, they’re the people who bought this crap for their avatars. 😉
RonaldMcDeath
August 15, 2009 at 21:14
I agree with you 100% Geoff, the avatar marketplace is a load of bull.
LazySAGamer
August 15, 2009 at 23:23
Completely unrelated but I love Google Checkout… the wife confiscated my credit card but I can still use Google checkout
WitWolfyZA
August 17, 2009 at 08:31
omg this is gonna tank so badly. drop the price atleast. i can buy guitar hero and rock band tracks packs for a better price