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Unlike the list of rich and famous Avatars we already shared with you where most (all the Joystiq network bloggers) weren’t really celebrities, GamesRadar has a listing of really real Hollywood, gaming and political celebrity Avatars. Of course, Chuck Norris is included.

Make the jump to view all five pages of celebrity Avatars including gaming legends like Mario, Zelda and Kratos from God of War. If Hollywood celebs are your cup of tea, they’ve done up Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson and Stephen Colbert in Avatar form. There’s even a Bush, Obama and a really accurate looking Palin Avatar. If only someone could make one look like Cliff Bleszinski …

[Via Game Stooge]

Real celebrities get Avatar’ed originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a few days of messing with the New Xbox Experience Avatars, we have come across a few hidden (and not so hidden) Avatar moves that’ll make him (or her) do various expressive feats. You know, certain button presses that’ll make your Avatar burp, laugh, get angry and even smack his head on your screen. Don’t worry though, Avatar heads are jelly-like and shouldn’t crack your television’s screen.

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/xbox/Learn_how_to_make_your_NXE_Avatar_do_various_feats’; Our compiled list of Avatar moves is posted after the break and is broken into two different lists. One for Avatar fun you while in the customizer and one for the 360’s dashboard. (Avatars tend to act differently in various surroundings.) We believe our list is rather comprehensive, but we’re sure there are other goodies yet to be discovered. Think new hair colors. If you believe you’ve discovered an Avatar move that isn’t listed, please, feel free to share.

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Learn how to make your Avatar frown, laugh and burp the alphabet originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were under the impression that every feature in the New Xbox Experience and (specifically) Avatars was discovered, but we’re learning that there are more eggs to be found.

Hidden within’ the Avatar customizer is an option for colored Avatar hair. Colored hair including favs like purple, blue, red, pink, green, etc. Simply follow the steps below to “unlock” the anime’riffic Avatar hair colors and instantly be the cool kid on the block. Or at least the cool kid in your Avatar village.

• Go to the “Change My Features” section of the Avatar customizer.
• Highlight (don’t click) the “Hairstyles” tile in the “My Features” area.
• Patiently wait. After one minute the “Hairstyles” tile will spin.
• That’s it, hair colors unlocked! Choose your hairstyle and the new hair colors will be available.

[Via Kotaku, Thanks red son rising]

Crazy colored Avatar hair discovered! originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: We may have run into a mis-mistranslated problem. According to new reports, the Ninja Blade premium theme DOES NOT come with ninja Avatar clothing options. Insert sad face here:

(original blog below)
Even though we’ll be receiving some free Avatar apparel in the weeks to come, we’ve always been keen to Microsoft’s plan to monetize Avatars. Now, thanks to a lil’ ninja game by the name of Ninja Blade, we finally have our first set of paid Avatar duds.

Purchasable for 250 Microsoft points, the Ninja Blade (premium) theme can be purchased and not only comes with theme wallpapers and sets, but also five pieces of ninja clothing for your Avatar. That’s right, you can dress your mini-me Avatar to look like a ninja or as we call ‘em, a Ninjatar. Pro-tip: Don’t expect priced Avatar goods to go away.

Avatar ninja-wear not included with Ninja Blade theme [update] originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You can calm your “will new Avatar clothes cost me Microsoft points?” worries, because Microsoft is committed to offering the upcoming Avatar fashion choices for free … for now.

Talking to German website dreisechzig.net, Boris Schneider-Johne (Microsoft’s Xbox product manager in Germany) confirmed that the first few weeks of new Avatar clothes will be available for free, but doesn’t go as far to say that all Avatar clothing in the future will be available for no charge. “More costumes will be made available for free in the next weeks” says Schneider-Johne, adding “what’s going to happen as of spring is yet to be announced.” So, feel free t put those Microsoft points back in your pocket … for now.

First wave of new Avatar clothing will be free originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our Joystiq counterparts put together a photo gallery of New Xbox Experience Avatar awesomeness. It’s a photo gallery of the the gaming community’s (rich and famous) elite, side by side with their custom Avatars.

Go ahead, take a browse for yourself. You’ll spot Xbox celebs like Major Nelson and the entire GSB crew as well as N’Gai, Godfree, CheapyD, FourZeroTwo and many more. Also, please excuse the numerous Joystiq and X3F blogger pics, because we’re neither rich or famous. But we have to fuel our own personal egos somehow … right?

The ‘Rich and Famous’ list of celeb Avatars originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: VG247 is reporting that Microsoft plans on releasing new fashion items every two weeks for 6 months! That’s a lot of clothes.

If you’ve started the Avatar creation process and found the clothing options in your Avatar Closet to be lacking in terms of variety, know that more apparel is headed your way in the weeks to come.

We just came across an Avatar ad on the New Xbox Experience’s Spotlight section (viewable above) that informs us that every two weeks new Avatar clothing will be available, which will double the current fashion selection over the next few months. And to keep everyone informed on the new goods, all new apparel will be marked with a yellow star when it’s released. We should also mention that we are not sure if the the upcoming fashion choices will be free or paid content (please be free) as we’ve heard Microsoft express their willingness to monetize Avatars in the future. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Avatar fashion selection to double in a few months [update] originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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