Remember your Xbox Avatar? Well, your ability to change them up is going away soon. Xbox quietly announced that it’s shutting down the Xbox Avatar Editor early next year, and therefore, basically all ...

Xbox is killing off one of its longest features: Avatars. Xbox is one of the pioneers in online console gaming. While it’s far from the first to have an online gaming service, Xbox really cracked the ...

For those who haven’t yet downloaded it, the New Xbox Experience is live. Avatars are being created by Xbox 360 users across the globe. We wouldn’t want too many similarities with our avatars though, ...

Microsoft has announced that it will be removing the Xbox Avatar Editor app from Xbox consoles and PC. The move means users will no longer be able to access Xbox Avatars, or any of their purchased ...

Microsoft blames low engagement for why we’re losing this feature. Avatars are nothing new, and we’ve seen them featured across a wide range of services. Microsoft revamped its avatar offering with ...

For Xbox Insiders, certain users get access to new features early in order to test them out before they become available for everyone else. The 360 version of this feature allowed players to customize ...

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The Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 all let users craft digital representations of themselves via Miis, PS Home Characters and Avatars, and they could even be used in some of the games on each platform. In the ...