Good ‘ole Major Nelson has revealed that, if you log in to the Xbox Experience (no longer New) and edit your Avatar, you’ll have some new item options available to you in the form of the kits that the European football teams use.

Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal are all accounted for, with eleven more below. Is your favourite European team there? It should be:

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Have your signed onto the New Xbox Experience yet? Taken in the sights, fiddled with settings, customised your avatar?

Well, if you have, you’re one of the millions of Xbox 360 owners that have contributed to NXE’s apparently excellent launch so far, as the statistics below will reveal.

In a post on his blog, Major Nelson broke down a few of NXE’s (and Xbox LIVE in general) achievements so far, including increases in activity and XBLA game sales that are sure to put a smile on Microsoft’s… ‘face.’

The released New Xbox Experience stats follow below:

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Major Nelson, the Xbox mouthpiece, has posted his Top Ten list for things to do on the New Xbox Experience when it’s officially unleashed into the world later today, complete with hints and bonus tips. What’s the first thing on the list?

“1) Create (or Customize) your Avatar - You can spend as much (or as little) time as you want in the Avatar Editor to personalize your little guy/girl

Bonus: When you are done with #1, be sure to take a Gamer Picture of your Avatar. In the Avatar editor, choose Gamer Picture. You can use the controls to move your avatar around, zoom in and out or even change the background color (press Y).”

Thanks Major! The full list can be viewed on his blog, which includes activities such as exploring the dashboard, installing games to the hard drive, checking out the new marketplace and ‘PAR-TAY!’ His words.

Unless you’ve been submerged at the bottom of the ocean, in a locked coffin, buried deep in the sand beneath a giant reef, you’d know that the New Xbox Experience launches today, November 19th, bringing with it a host of new features and generally making the Xbox LIVE experience that much smoother.

Capcom and Microsoft have teamed up to bring Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for Xbox Live Arcade to the New Xbox Experience. Capcom’s fighter will be one of the first games to be featured in the New Xbox Experience with a Branded Destination Experience.

This means that gamers will have a Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix central hub to access themes, picture packs, videos and new DLC.

“With 1080p high-definition art and graphics, and the ultimate user feature set, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is the perfect game to compliment the New Xbox Experience,” said Christian Svensson, VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Capcom Entertainment Inc.

Does this Branded Destination Experience get the thumbs up?