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Microsoft Gives Xbox 360's Dashboard a Makeover

by Paul Miller, posted Jul 14th 2008 at 3:52PM

Microsoft just announced at E3 that they'll be giving the Xbox 360 a total software overhaul this fall. "When people turn on their Xbox 360s this fall, they'll get an entirely new interface and Dashboard, an entirely new Xbox through the magic of software," said John Schappert, head of Live services. New features will include those fancy new Mii-like 3D Avatars, a new emphasis on community with IM, video chat, and photo sharing, along with a brand new 3D slide interface for the main Dashboard screen.

Avatars will be integrated into your GamerCard, but you can also create a "Live party" and invite your friends, with as many as 8 of your three dimensional homies hanging out at once -- though you're not hanging out in an actual 3D environment. You can use your avatar in certain Live Arcade games like Uno, and even in third party titles such as the upcoming Scene It? title. It sounds like Microsoft is taking cues from the Wii, Sony's Home and Facebook all in one fell swoop, not bad at all.

For more images of the new Dashboard, check out Engadget's gallery.

Obama, Hillary, and Tom Selleck Make List of Top Wii Mii Faces

by Evan Shamoon, posted Apr 18th 2008 at 10:10AM

With its relatively simple, intuitive tools, the Nintendo Wii's create-an-avatar feature has been a hit, spawning countless spoofs and homages, including our personal favorite, The Mii Lebowski.

Now the fine slobs over at Slobs of Gaming have compiled a Mii "Best of" list, which includes Nintendo-fied renditions of such celebrities as Tom Selleck, one of the 'Star Wars' Storm Troopers, and Jesus H. Christ.

They're all pretty spot-on, except for Barack Obama, who looks more like Bryant Gumbel.

Welcome to 2008, where the Mii face is the new O face. [Source: Slobs of Gaming]

Jon Heder, Nintendo Fanatic

by Tim Stevens, posted Apr 5th 2007 at 12:51PM

Even though you may or may not not look quite as fantastic as Jon Heder does in a silvery-blue unitard, chances are you and the Blades of Glory star have something in common, at least if you're a gamer who likes to play Nintendo DS and Wii. In a recent interview with GameDaily, Jon talks about his holiday gaming antics with his family, creating Mii avatars for everyone, racing his twin in Mario Kart, even being the recipient of a few hard knocks from his father via a Wii remote. It turns out he's found the time to complete The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and is even planning on taking golf lessons after finding success at Wii Golf. Hopefully he won't get too discouraged when he finds out real golf is a wee bit more difficult than the Wii variety.

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Microsoft Gives Xbox 360's Dashboard a Makeover

Obama, Hillary, and Tom Selleck Make List of Top Wii Mii Faces