‘Keflings＇First XBLA Title to Use Playable Avatars on Nov. 19

We’ve already found out that five older XBLA titles will be updated for Avatar use when the New Xbox Experience launches on November 19, but none will actually let you play as your Avatar. No, that honor will in fact go to the forthcoming A Kingdom for Keflings, a city-building simulation game that will be the first title to launch with playable Avatars when it releases alongside the NXE on the 19th.

Avatars will replace the "giants" in the game, who players control to influence the Keflings (tiny, humanoid people) running around the city. Players train and assign tasks for the Keflings, using them to build up the various city structures. The game will also support an online cooperative mode for up to four players, with each player using their own custom Avatar.

You can read more about A Kingdom for Keflings in our last hands-on preview. The game will cost 800 Microsoft Points ($10) when it releases on the 19th.