I finally gave in while browsing the Avatar Marketplace today and picked up a pair of items to pimp my little 360 clone. Although the Star Wars lightsaber looked badass and was mighty tempting, five bucks is a little much for a virtual toy that you can’t even play with so I had to decline. I settled for a pair of Halo 3 cargos and a soccer ball to go along with my Portugal MNT jersey [which I'm still glad was free, thanks Microsoft!]. I feel like a tool for buying virtual clothing for a little version of myself but on the bright side, at least I still have enough MS Points left for a couple of Rock Band tracks. I’m looking forward to a killer app where I can actually use for Avatar though, everything aside from Joy Ride looks pretty lame to be honest. How about a Mario-style epic platformer where your little dude is the star of the show?
Seeing as how these are easily the most popular posts on my blog, I decided to do another run of NXE sized wallpapers for everyone to splash across their Xbox 360 dashboards. This round you’ll find a bunch based on this summer’s biggest blockbusters as well as a few from the dark days of Batman on film. I’ve included instructions past the break on how to install these as your Xbox 360′s background. As always, leave some comments if you’d like to see some specific themes in the future! 
I found a great NXE Wallpaper template and decided to whip up a few themes for my fave machine. They might not have all the bells and whistles of the XBL Marketplace themes, but you will save yourself four bucks a pop. Look for more in the near future, but for now enjoy this batch of themes featuring a few Toronto indie musicians, DC and Marvel heroes and Toronto FC. Credit goes to J3 for the awesome MSTRKRFT illustration and the TeamXbox.com forums for providing the template.
