Stuck on Limbo

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 by 6 Comments

An amazing puzzle/platforming game for fans of Braid, Metroid, Portal, etc

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a story on the Xbox Live Arcade games sale going on, and I mentioned that I was planning on finally picking up Limbo. Well, I did, and in short: it’s incredible. I didn’t initially intend on even writing a review for this game, but there are so many gamers out there like myself that still had not gotten around to this gem. There is so much to like about Limbo, I just couldn’t keep it to myself. Old school gamers and new school gamers alike have already come together to celebrate this game’s greatness, and for good reason.

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Grab them XBLA Games on the Cheap!

Friday, April 15, 2011 by 4 Comments

This guy's totally legit, don't be a pansy!

For those who haven’t heard, there’s a massive sale on Xbox Live’s Arcade titles this week, and TODAY ONLY (4.15) some of the biggest titles to grace Microsoft’s online service will be marked up to 50% off!

ON SALE APRIL 15TH ONLY:

Limbo: 1200 600 MSP (50%)
Castle Crashers:  1200 600 MSP (50%)
Shadow Complex:  1200 600 MSP (50%)
Trials HD:  1200 600 MSP (50%)
Monday Night Combat:  1200 600 MSP (50%)
Braid: 800 400 MSP (50%)
Splosion Man: 800 400 MSP (50%)

Click the jump to see more deals going on this week:

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Is This Homefront Worth Defending?

Thursday, March 31, 2011 by 1 Comment

Homefront Cover THQ

Let me paint a picture for you:

-Dramatic music-

It’s 2027…. The world is changing… A weakened United States, struggling with a crumbling economy compounded by social unrest and crippling fuel shortages… A united and powerful Korea is rapidly consolidating its empire across the Pacific with swift military action…

-Dramatic pause-

And we are next….

-DUN DUN DUN!!!-

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