Gamerpics: An Overview
With the launch of the Xbox 360, Microsoft announced that they were planning on many different ways for players to customize their profiles on the Xbox LIVE service. One of the features they unveiled was the 'Gampicer'. Gamerpictures are small 64x64 .png icons, that are displayed on a player's Gamercard. These icons can have different designs on them. An example of this is the biohazard symbol used for a Duke Nukem 3D Gamerpic, as this symbol is part of the logo used for their game.
Initially, players get a basic choice of some free Gamerpics that are pre-installed on their Xbox 360 consoles. These images remain the same across all SKUs of the Xbox 360, and are basic images. Players can then opt to pay Microsoft Points in a microtransaction on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace to purchase more Gamerpics that can then be selected. However, there are some rarer Gamerpics in existence. These pictures are unlocked through doing things in certain games, and only recently have had notifications appear to alert the player they have earned something new for their profile. Some Gamerpics will unlock through merely playing the game, or in some cases even playing the trial. Others appear from completing achievements and other such accomplishments.
Games with Unlockable Gamerpics
A Kingdom For Keflings (2 gamerpics)
- Male Kefling gamerpic - Train 4 Keflings
- Female Kefling gamerpic - Build six houses
Aegis Wing (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for starting the game up for the first time
Age of Booty (1 gamerpics)
- The Letter B gamerpic - Play the tutorial in either the full game or the demo
Amped 2 (3 gamerpics)
- All three gamerpics are awarded for starting the game up for the first time
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for starting the game up for the first time
ARKANOID Live! (1 gamerpic)
- Awarded by playing either the game or the demo
Banjo-Kazooie (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics can be unlocked by collecting all the Jinjos in the game.
Banjo-Tooie (2 gamerpics)
- Banjo/Kazooie gamerpic - Awarded upon completing the "Hatch The Future" achievement
- Jiggy gamerpic - Awarded for collecting all the doubloons in Jolly Roger's Lagoon
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2 gamerpics)
- Klungo Gamerpic - Awarded for completing all of Klungo's Arcade levels and getting the "Arcade Pwner" achievement
- Jiggy Gamerpic - Awarded for banking all 131 Jiggies and getting the "Jiggillionaire!" achievement
Bankshot Billiards 2 (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for playing either the full game or the demo
Battlefield: Bad Company (2 gamerpics)
- Beat the single player campaign on Hard difficulty
- Reach max rank in the multiplayer
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (1 gamerpics)
- Soldier Gamerpic - Awarded for starting the game up for the first time
Bomberman Act Zero (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for starting the game up for the first time while connected to Xbox Live
Call of Duty 3 (1 gamerpics)
- Gamerpic is awarded for completing the single player campaign
Call of Duty: World at War (2 gamerpics)
- Roebuck Gamerpic - Awarded for your first prestige in multiplayer and getting the "It's All About Prestige" achievement
- Reznov Gamerpic - Awarded after completing all 10 multiplayer prestiges and getting the "Go Get Some Sun" achievement
Castle Crashers (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for loading the game
Darwinia (2 gamerpics)
- Darwinian Gamerpic - Awarded for completing Darwinia's single-player campaign
- Multiwinian Gamerpic - Awarded for completing a single match of Multiwinia
Dead or Alive 4 (2 gamerpics)
- Kasumi Gamerpic - Unlocked when game is first booted up (does not apply for Platinum Hits version)
- Ayane Gamerpic - same as above
Dig Dug (1 gamerpics)
- Gamerpic is awarded for loading either the game or the demo
Doom (2 gamerpics)
- Soldier Gamerpic - Get a 100% kill rating on any level with the difficulty set to at least "Hurt Me Plenty"
- Demon Gamerpic - Complete any level on the "Nightmare" difficulty
Duke Nukem 3D (2 gamerpics)
- Duke Nukem Gamerpic - Load the game or demo
- Biohazard symbol - Complete all of the game's achievements
Gears of War (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for completing the " Seriously" and " Commando"achievements
Gears of War 2 (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for completing the " Friends with Benefits" and " Suicide Missionary" achievements
GRID (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for completing the " Top of the Tree" and " Online Legend" achievements
Halo Wars (2 gamerpics)
- Sgt. Forge Gamerpic - Awarded for loading the game for the first time
- Professor Anders Gamerpic - Awarded for completing the single player campaign
Mass Effect (2 gamerpics)
- Both gamerpics are awarded for completing the game on both the Hardcore and Insanity difficulty
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (1 gamerpic)
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