As many of you who have Xbox 360s and are connected to Live already know, the NXE update has gone live. One of the pretty cool new features is the ability to create an avatar, very akin to Nintendo Wii’s Miis. What’s awesome about the Xbox Live avatar feature, compared to the stale Mii feature, is that new clothes, accessories, and other details will be updated regularly. Think about it. You could end up with an avatar wearing a Master Chief helmet, with Marcus Fenix’s body armor, with, how about Lara Croft’s skimpy little shorts? I don’t think I’d dress my avatar in such a fashion, but it sounds like it will be a possibility in the future.

Other than the relatively pointless (even though I love it) avatar feature, the rest of the NXE update is very much welcomed. You can have a party chat now with up to 8 people, the blades are gone and replaced with a slick, shiny and extremely quick interface, and there are a bunch of other updates and fixes I still have to explore. I’m very happy with it so far.

That’s it!

Love,

Adam Sawicki.