GTA V Avatars and Gamerpics
Rockstar releases PSN and Xbox LIVE Avatars and Gamerpics for GTA V.
Is Rare returning to glory in the next gen?
Rare could be on the comeback trail if a job listing is anything to go by.
Microsoft planning on using Kinect to create your Avatar
Are you finding your Xbox 360 avatars are missing that overly creepy realistic feel to them? Well if you are then Microsoft are working on a solution for you. According to Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer the new system, which is currently in development, can create photorealistic avatar heads (and bodies) by simply scanning you into the …
TGS 2010 : Xbox 360 Getting New Fire-Pro Wrestling – With Avatar Support
More surprising news from Microsoft at TGS this year. As some of the more frequent readers may know, wrestling games are a guilty pleasure of mine. One of my favourites growing up was the fire pro wrestling series on the SuperFamicom (Japan’s version of the SNES). It’s a series of games well known in Japan for having incredibly deep gameplay …
Avatar Marketplace Hits the Web, Purchase Overpriced Virtual Rubbish From Your PC
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 …
Avatars To Invade Facebook After Next Update?
As most of you know, the next major update to the Xbox 360 dashboard is going to contain a host of new features. The inclusion of social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook inside the dashboard is quite a big deal for a lot of those that are hopelessly addicted to them. During this weeks Lazygamer Podcast, whilst discussing …
The Lazygamer Podcast – Episode 12: Danny Will Wash All Of Your Dishes
What’s this? Is it Wednesday already? Yes it is, so celebrate the “hump day” with an all new episode of The Lazygamer Podcast as we discuss local Modern Warfare 2 pricing, Gears of War maps and a whole lot more. Official Modern Warfare 2 pricing in South Africa Batman: Arkham Asylum gets a demo this week CBHD Discs going to …
Avatars Getting COG and Locust Armor
One of the first thoughts that I had when I first saw the NXE avatars was that it would be awesome to be able to download Gears of War or Halo’s Spartan armor and suit your little mini-me up. The guys from Epic Games have now come out and finally shown off the avatar armor that will be coming to …
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