Create-a-Face for you 360

I had heard about this previously (a few months ago), but neglected to post about it. However, now that Nyko has released their GameFace 360, I'll post about this important (read: awesome) accessory. Ladies and gentlemen, its time to get your Game Face on.

The Xbox 360 was the first game console to allow for the use of interchangable faceplates as a means of customization. With the console's launch, MS released several different faceplates onto the market. Chances were you could find one that fit your personality, although the flame design similar to what's pictured above has been impossible to find anywhere. From the get-go, though, many gamers wanted more. 3rd-party companies like Nyko and Pelican produced more designs, and sold these faceplates at a lower pricepoint than MS's designer plates. Then the vinyl decals started coming out, allowing for unique designs to be applied to the face of the 360 as well as its side-panels and even the controllers.

Now, the more artistically-included amongst us can design their own faceplates, print them off on the cheap, and give their 360 a facelift every day of the week if they so choose. Nyko's GameFace incorporates a "baseplate" that attaches to the console like an ordinary faceplate would. You then design and print your own design onto a template. This template then sits between the baseplate and a clear frontplate which secures and protects your printed "skin."

So, design-majors, artists, and photography buffs, get designing!