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One for the snowboarders to enjoy.

Microsoft has served up the first batch of new clothes for Xbox Live Avatars.

They're free, and consist of a snowboarding coat, snowboarding gloves, snowboarding boots and a snowboarding hat. Yes the only things missing are some snowboarding trousers, but we went with the skinny Spandex-style black strides and were content with the ensemble.

Microsoft has previously promised regular and free clothing updates for Avatars, at least for the first few batches. The New Xbox Experience, which introduced Avatars, only launched mid-November, but we hope there are plenty of festive outfits planned for Christmas.

Because, let's be honest, the selection on there can be limiting. How were we, for example, supposed to match our curly hair and penchant for a costume or two? No fairy wings? And what about stubble?

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Bealsy #1 3 years ago

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I want to know how some people have a big top hat and a posh suit
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Lebowski #2 3 years ago

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What 'til Madden and FIFA let you buy replica shirts for your Mii-sorry- "360 Avatar". See how long things last for free then. I'm thinking 400 points a pop.
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mister_moo #3 3 years ago

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Just wait for the nude option with massive dangly cock and balls, spilling out Rare's creativity
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JaysonG #4 3 years ago

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If my club got the points and not EA bloody sports I might buy my 360 Avatar a football kit.

Edited by 1 at 04/12/08 @ 15:17
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Thunderbolt #5 3 years ago

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Why should snowboaders get all the good stuff!

Boo! Hiss!
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Ceatlan #6 3 years ago

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Bealsy,

If my memory serves me correctly although those items of clothing are not available from the individual clothes menus, you can select a top hat and tails outfit from the 'outfits' menu.
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ukcodemonkey #7 3 years ago

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Hockey mask and chainsaw please
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mrpon #8 3 years ago

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Far far far far far too many moustache options. Big Queen fans M$?!
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Xerx3s #9 3 years ago

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Oh look, someone went through the extra effort to write a $ sign to underline his childish sentiment.
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Madafunkola #10 3 years ago

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For stubble I just used the all-over beard with a lighter hair colour to give the impression of...

... oh god, what have I become.
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captainrentboy #11 3 years ago

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So when I log on later ALL of my Live friends will be dressed up like snowboarders, just like when it first launched almost everyone had the fooking black T-shirt/Red skull outfit on.
Pfffft, mine's a right state, but he's original.
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insincere_dave #12 3 years ago

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I for one will not be content until cameltoes become available.
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TheGoose126 #13 3 years ago

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I made a great looking avatar the other night and will never change it!!!
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chrisjm #14 3 years ago

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M$ ?... but they're free.
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Domovoi #15 3 years ago

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"What about stubble?" What about beards that are more than a 5 o'clock shade? All the beards on there now look like they just stuck some beard-shaped decals to their faces.
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Domovoi #16 3 years ago

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Also.. again with the hip outfits. The standard selection of outfits was hipster-only, and now we get hip snowboarding outfits? What about those of us who aren't hip or cool? Give us outfits for the geeks, the nordic walkers and the dodgeballers.
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Cagnazzo1984 #17 3 years ago

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@ mrpon

Either that or they're nigh on busting out of the closet, so to speak.
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DoctorZoidberg #18 3 years ago

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I have big curly hair, and I am not well catered for at all. In fact I found the hair choices to be rather poor.

Grumble Grumble.
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Stoatboy #19 3 years ago

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You could get a haircut to fit one of the existing styles...
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FHUTA #20 3 years ago

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@ Domovoi - actually it'd be good if they actually did have some hip outfits as opposed to the middle of the road GAP / American Apparel nondescript stuff that's there.
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bioreit #21 3 years ago

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Oh hell yes on the stubble!

/hasn't applied a razor to his face in almost 6 years, dagnammit!
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Floppy #22 3 years ago

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Give us decent sideburns! The ones on there look like big disjointed triangles. Oh, and the option to place rings on multiple hands.
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mrpon #23 3 years ago

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Just figured M$ was the universal shorthand version, oh well.
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Retroid #24 3 years ago

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At least NXE lets you have a beard.

/Glares at PS3 Home
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prolific8 #25 3 years ago

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PS3 what?

Oh, that. Yeah, because that's actually going to get released. What are they on now, the 68th alpha-beta-pre-release-test?

Edited by 1 at 04/12/08 @ 17:37
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Royal Fool #26 3 years ago

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Only the first few releases will be free and the rest will all be paid content, including stuff tied in with games.

Woohoo.
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r4z0rbl4d3 #27 3 years ago

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Where's my Phoenix-outfit? And Halo-armour? Pi�ata heads? At least a 360-logo shirt? More colors at least? No...? Ok...
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Ryze #28 3 years ago

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Yep. NXE needs Avatar stubble.
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CapnCloudchaser #29 3 years ago

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I want less girly women clothes
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homerramone #30 3 years ago

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Why cant I put my gamerpicture on my T-shirt (shakes fist at micro$oft)
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ronuds #31 3 years ago

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"What 'til Madden and FIFA let you buy replica shirts for your Mii-sorry- "360 Avatar". See how long things last for free then. I'm thinking 400 points a pop."

This guy has some anger issues...
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BBIAJ #32 3 years ago

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I think you'll find that the clothes had all been designed by French fashion students, actually... P
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Dark_Stranger #33 3 years ago

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I want a gimp outfit.
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Starbow #34 3 years ago

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Nude option sounds like a definite must, with the size of your cock dependant on your gamer score. Surely?
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XdarXideX #35 3 years ago

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You're all such lovely happy people!
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smelly #36 3 years ago

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In answer to the article writer - You can get stubble by selecting a beard and making it a paler tone (kinda ginger i guess)..
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smelly #37 3 years ago

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"Oh hell yes on the stubble!

/hasn't applied a razor to his face in almost 6 years, dagnammit! "

Wouldnt that be called a beard? Or are you only 10 years old?
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Zaxlor #38 3 years ago

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How come you can't have a beard AND a moustache though? Or, was I just being thick when trying to insert the hair into my Mii, er sorry Avatars face?

I can kinda see why the first set of clothes is winter themed, but why such a small area? Where's the Santa suit? What about reindeer antlers? Even being able to dress up as a giant Christmass Tree would be nice >_
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bioreit #39 3 years ago

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@ smelly

"Wouldnt that be called a beard? Or are you only 10 years old?"

It's called 'Getting Pissed Off With Having To Shave Twice A Day So Buying A Beard Trimmer And Using It On The Lowest Setting Twice A Week Instead.'

Hence my strict use of the word 'razor'...
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Darren #40 3 years ago

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The selection of clothes and the Avatar customisation options is still extremely weak IMO resulting in many Avatars looking very similar, particularly in the way they're dressed. I can't see why there is no stubble option or, indeed, twice as many features as there are now... the Wii's own Miis are far more varied IMO. Of course Microsoft are probably holding back the best stuff to sell as premium content... I certainly wouldn't put it past them...
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metalangel #41 3 years ago

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What's that? Avatars limited and disappointing? Rare in substandard product yet again non-shocker!
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Jamiesan #42 3 years ago

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Miis are more varied? They don't have any kind of clothes customization (that I could find, only got a Wii last week) except the colour of their top, and half of those clash horribly with the pants.

edit: however I too think that they will charge for clothes eventually, and that stinks.

Edited by 1 at 05/12/08 @ 12:12
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j1m.ch053n #43 3 years ago

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the accesories are rubbish! I just want a big katana so i can make my avatar look like sephiroth - is that too much to ask
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metalangel #44 3 years ago

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What's that? Avatars limited and disappointing? Rare in substandard product yet again non-shocker!
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Nikanoru #45 3 years ago

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Miis are more varied? They don't have any kind of clothes customization (that I could find, only got a Wii last week) except the colour of their top, and half of those clash horribly with the pants.

Hahahaha oh wow. Avatars all have the same retarded looking face, in terms of creating different personalities you can't do a fraction from what you can with Miis, yet you think the former are better because of some lame superficial fashion bullshit?

This is pretty metaphorical. For the consoles they're on, and maybe other things, too.

Avatars are a joke, a lame excuse for a Mii ripoff whose creators just don't get it.
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