Microsoft’s plan to launch a new “avatar” system for Windows 10 and Xbox users received its most revealing leak yet this week, thanks to an eagle-eyed forum user combing through an ex-Microsoft contractor’s resume. After receiving a splashy reveal at E3 2017, Microsoft’s “Xbox Avatars”—a series of cartoony characters that players can customize and possibly […]
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Jon ‘Neverdie’ Jacobs raises Ethereum cryptocurrency to enable cross-platform online game avatars
Jon “Neverdie” Jacobs has done some crazy things, like running for “President of Virtual Reality” and buying a virtual asteroid for $ 100,000 in real money in the online game Entropia Universe. Now his Neverdie company is trying to raise a ton of money via the Ethereum cryptocurrency through an initial coin offering (ICO) so […]
From prosthetic limbs to baby bumps, new Xbox avatars a move toward greater diversity
The new Xbox Live avatar design is evidence that Microsoft is looking to include a more diverse audience, Ramona Pringle writes. CBC | Health News
Avatar’s four sequels all get release dates
Between 2020 and 2025 Continue reading… Polygon – All
The next round of Xbox One tweaks include custom avatars
The next update for Xbox One Insiders doesn’t have any one huge feature defining it. Rather, the collection of them outlined on Xbox Wire add up to something noteworthy as a whole. Perhaps the addition that’s most emblematic of that is Captive Portal support. With it, you’ll be able to use the built-in browser for […]
‘Conan Exiles’ Shows How To Crush Enemies With Sword, Thralls, And Towering Avatars
Combat and conflict between players is a central pillar of any open-world survival title. Funcom showcased this pillar in a new Conan Exiles trailer released Friday covering how players will dominate with the sword, thralls, and summoned Avatars of Hyborian gods. As previously covered, Conan Exiles will allow players to build structures and bases consisting […]
