New Xbox Experience Arrives November 19th
Microsoft has confirmed that the ‘New Xbox Experience’ (the fancy new dashboard update we’ve been waiting for, with avatars, etc. etc.) will be arriving on November 19th.
This new update will include a number of highly anticipated new features, including the avatars and the ability to stream Netflix content directly to your Xbox 360 console. Some have criticized that Microsoft is merely ‘copying’ Nintendo’s ‘Mii’ characters with the avatars, but I think that’s over simplifying things. Personally, I look forward to the new update and making my personal avatar.
“Schappert said Microsoft’s service promises to be more varied as a gateway to various entertainment, such as watching movies, going to virtual parties and sharing your collection of photos.
“Our goal is to make the Xbox experience more visual, easier to use, more fun to use and more social,” he said in an interview at a nearby hotel. “We focused a lot on friends and other experiences outside just playing games.“”
Game on!
But then again Bungie would never do this for Halo
now i talked to mads wibroe and wrote an article to boot... 
Should be interesting when it comes out.
What about using the Xbox LIVE cam (that has no other function than to make a charcter in RB6 ;-p) to add your likeness to the avatar? They do resemble Mii’s somewhat, but I don’t think that’s saying much for the older gamer – it is interesting though.
A shame they can’t hold weapons like Cliff (from Epic Studios) wanted. He wanted an unlockable gun for Avatars for beating Gears of War 2 on Insane.