Over on the Steam forums, there was some hullabaloo earlier about potential Avatar awards for the Xbox 360 version of L4D2, all stemming from uncompressed files found on a dedicated server for the PC demo. Well, we're glad to inform you that Valve has confirmed Avatar awards will be included with the game (via G4) and that there will be a total of nine different Avatar rewards, six of which we currently know about.
These awards will run the gamut from a med kit backpack to a frying pan prop right down to Rochelle's Depeche Mode shirt you see above. And, unlike some other Avatar awards, you won't need to max out Gamerscore to get 'em; L4D2 Avatar awards unlock after you've completed more manageable tasks, such as winning ten games of Versus or killing 10,000 infected.
If you want to see some of the items in the flesh, head past the break for a virtual tour courtesy of G4.
I wonder if the avatar would make stupid motions with the props, such as making "flipping" motions with the frying pan, not knowing it's true purpose in the game.
I'm sorry but i can't stand those *** mutha flippin wii ripoff avatars they are hideous. I wish microsoft would adopt some more realistic looking avatars instead of those pieces of ****
i think that microsoft should implement avatar awards for the most popular 360 console and arcade games that have already been out (free of course, which is why they're awards)...cuz, i'd like to have a sonic shirt for my avatar or even a batarang...i mean, they're tossing in marketplace avatar stuff for old games (i.e., Mass Effect), so why not others?
Anyone know if older games will have these? Will I need to unlock them by getting the achievements again? Or will they be unlocked when the update happens (update for this feature)? There are a lot of unanswered questions with this feature.
This is a brilliant idea and something all games should include as a companion to achievements and trophies. I'm not sure if this has been fully integrated into Home but it's a no brainer to encourage replayability of the title.
The other awards are: Med Kit - Earned after completing all 5 campaigns. Bull Shifters T-shirt - Earned after winning 5 versus games. Frying Pan - Earned after killing 10,000 infected. Garden Gnome - Earned by rescuing Gnome Chompski
This is excellent Valve! I wish everyone learns from them. Cool shirts AND props for free awarded by doing special not-insanely-difficult things in the game!
Thank you for actually adding some cool shit to avatars...without paying extra! Let's just hope they are there from the get go...unlike the Splosion Man ones were. They finally patched em tho.
