Posted Dec 15th 2006 8:15PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News
Over at what the geek they're in the holiday spirit and giving away a choice of hand painted custom 360 faceplates. All you have to do to enter is write up a comment from now until January 15th, 2007 and you'll be automatically entered in the drawing. One lucky guy (or girl) will get to choose the faceplate of their choice and most of their painted faceplates are game inspired, so anyone would be proud to sport these detailed paintings on their 360. Check out the site, enter, and if you win pick the Assassin's Creed faceplate and be sure to FedEx it over to Fanboy Towers ... for "safe keeping" ... of course.
Xbox-Scene got some pictures of Talismoon's new upcoming furry faceplates. Just like their furry controller sisters, the faceplate comes in leopard and sexy cow print. I'm thinking these will be more user friendly then the furry controller's (sweat + germs = disgusting fur controller), but I'm not overly sure these have that "cool" factor. And I love the disclaimer that reads: "Synthetic fur, please note no animals were hurt in the production of the 'evolve Wild Jungle' edition faceplates". You're not buying these ... are you?
Self-described "hockey nut, computer geek, gadget whore and video game junkie" Kevin Murphy add this home-made Guitar Hero faceplate to his fanboy resume. Rock on Murph.
The clerk at GameStop gave me an NCAA 07 promotional faceplate with the purchase of Dead Rising because no one else wanted it. Now I know why. Although it appears to fit at first glance, the power button doesn't line up properly. It also blocks the DVD tray from opening. I haven't had this problem with third-party faceplates from Pelican, Nyko, etc. I'm guessing this shoddy workmanship applies to the Maddden version as well. With the millions EA makes from their licensed football monopoly, how hard is it to press a decent piece of plastic?
Professional artist Pavel Dolgov is selling custom hand-painted 360 faceplates on eBay. Send him an "inspiration picture" along with $100 and you'll get a one-of-a-kind piece of art to grace your console. Provide the blank faceplate yourself and save $17. Of course, you could always head down to the craft store and make your own masterpiece, but it's tough to enjoy the post-mortem appreciation when you're the one who has to croak.
Reader TacoHead is building a database of Xbox 360 faceplates. He's got a pretty solid list judged for rarity and value. A useful tool for the collector -- or the copycat. Note that the recently discussed GoW E3 plate is far from the most prized. If you know of something that should be included send it to [email protected].
Lik-Sang is now offering Xbox 360 controller faceplates in a variety of styles:
There is an array of 7 colors available from kick-off, including bubblegum pink for the girlfriend (also recommended for gay cow-boys and metrosexual men who are so at ease with their sexuality that they are actually comfortable at shaving their torso plus their legs, at wearing pink shirts if not their wife's panties, and at engaging in other such weird activities that Cosmopolitan columnists and Vogue editors will regularly encourage or praise. For those not familiar with the trend, think "David Beckham" or "male fashion models" as illustrating example).
Ok, not so sure about the marketing language, but the metallic silver one is cool and a good match for the chrome TeamXtender faceplate we noted earlier. Keep in mind that taking your controller apart voids the warranty, although the installation guide available down the page as a PDF makes the process look pretty painless.
I remember when I used to make fun of people who were into case mods. I mean for God's sake, spend the money on games, or beer, or... beer. Now I'm eager to shell out actual dollars for this deluxe chrome faceplate from TeamXtender. Ah, the slow, steady slide into Xbox 360 fanboy geekdom continues.
360Monster has a pic of a sweet looking Ghost Recon 3 faceplate in all it's advanced glory. Not sure if this is the same one certain retailers are giving away with orders. Anybody know?
Xbox-Scene snagged exclusive pre-release pics of TeamXtender.com's Pack 2 XCM 360 Faceplates in a variety of colors (nice bezel). Faceplate fanatics can check back Sunday for a comprehensive review of Pack 1 from Xtender, Madcatz, Pelican, MS, Joytech and more.
After hearing about Team Xtender's faceplate series, Tacohead at lowdown411 got a little carried away. He ordered all five of them! Overall, he seems pleased with the one he assembled... wait. Assembled?
Apparently, some of the pieces come unassembled. That, in and of itself, isn't so bad, but there's no manual telling you how to proceed: "I put the IR port cover in - simple enough. Then I came up against the USB spring loaded cover. This part was a bit of a pain in the ass but ultimately I think I did it correctly. There are no instructions with the items or on the website so you'll have to use your mind a bit (damn!)."
I know gamers are stereotyped as being lazy, and I really wouldn't mind putting this together, but even a little xerox'ed manual is in order. Can I get a harumph?
The clerk at GameStop gave me an NCAA 07 promotional faceplate with the purchase of Dead Rising because no one else wanted it. Now I know why. Although it appears to fit at first glance, the power button doesn't line up properly. It also blocks the DVD tray from opening. I haven't had this problem with third-party faceplates from Pelican, Nyko, etc. I'm guessing this shoddy workmanship applies to the Maddden version as well. With the millions EA makes from their licensed football monopoly, how hard is it to press a decent piece of plastic?
Professional artist Pavel Dolgov is selling custom hand-painted 360 faceplates on eBay. Send him an "inspiration picture" along with $100 and you'll get a one-of-a-kind piece of art to grace your console. Provide the blank faceplate yourself and save $17. Of course, you could always head down to the craft store and make your own masterpiece, but it's tough to enjoy the post-mortem appreciation when you're the one who has to croak.
Reader TacoHead is building a database of Xbox 360 faceplates. He's got a pretty solid list judged for rarity and value. A useful tool for the collector -- or the copycat. Note that the recently discussed GoW E3 plate is far from the most prized. If you know of something that should be included send it to 
