The Major has spoken.
Major Nelson, the gamertag for Microsoft Xbox Live’s programming director Larry Hryb, announced “a major facelift” happening at Xbox.com today.

Chief among these is a browser-based avatar editor where you can edit and preview your avatar before purchase.

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But so far, that’s all you’ll see. According to a recent tweet from Hryb, “Xbox.com update is NOT quite done yet but you should be able to sneak in and try the new Web-based Avatar Editor.”

Other expected new features include a single interface to view messages, friend and game requests, an upgrade on Xbox Marketplace, games on Windows Phone 7, and new family settings to control what images appear on the dashboard.

Family-friendly controls may have prompted Oprah to surprise her audience members with free Xbox Kinects yesterday.

You can preview a mockup of the Xbox update on Flickr.

Microsoft announced plans for an Xbox Live revamp last month. For more details, see PCMag’s hands on with the overhauled system.