Xbox 360 avatar items do seem to be a bit of a waste of money. Sure, they’re fun, but you are essentially paying for something that doesn’t really exist. As soon as the next generation of consoles come out, your purchases are likely to be lost forever. With some avatar items also costing nearly as much as Xbox Live Arcade games, they are really only for those with a lot of disposable income.

So, we gladly welcome freebies! Xbox avatar items should all be free unlockables really, and it is great to see more games offering the chance to do this. I’ve compiled a list of all the current games that offer avatar unlockables, which are as follows:

• ‘Splosion Man
• Alan Wake
• Blur
• Darwinia+
• Dead to Rights: Retribution
• Doom II (2)
• Earthworm Jim HD
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo Waypoint
• Lazy Raiders
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Lips
• Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
• Major League Baseball 2K10
• Perfect Dark
• Red Dead Redemption
• Scrap Metal
• Snoopy Flying Ace
• South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defence Play!
• Toy Soldiers

This list was last updated on the 12th June 2010.