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The first game released for this years XBox Live Summer of Arcade is ‘LIMBO‘ from Playdead. I just downloaded and played through the demo today and I loved this game!

You play as a young boy who has entered LIMBO to find his sister. The game is simple, you can jump and interact with specific objects. The visuals are monochromatic and there is no music, just a few sparse sound effects. The atmosphere that Playdead created for LIMBO is minimalist, but I find that to be very refreshing. LIMBO would suffer if it were in 3D and packed with visual effects. It is somehow both creepy and charming at the same time.

View LIMBO’s trailer is after the jump…

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Two Castlevania posts in one day? It’s E3 week, so anything goes. Castlevania – Harmony of Despair is part of Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. C-HOD is set to be released for Xbox Live this summer. It is in the Metroidvania style, and is multi player.

This game has me torn. While I am all for a new 2d game where I can play as Alucard. And I have played, beaten,  and enjoyed every Castlevania title done in this format since Symphony of the Night. This game just doesn’t feel legit. The story, if their is one, can’t be canon. It just won’t make sense. And if I am forced to play the game with other players I will be very unhappy. I might try playing with a group a few times. But I definitely do not want to be forced to.

However, I would be very content to purchase this game, grab some snacks and a few beers, invite over a friend, and play the game with two players on the same screen. That sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon.

Engadget has a really nice gallery of photo’s showing off an unboxing of the new slimmer Xbox360! The gallery does the new system justice.  Before I saw these pictures I wasn’t all that hyped about the announcement. But now I secretly want my Elite to RROD…

Click the link below for the full gallery

http://www.engadget.com/photos/xbox-360-250gb-first-unboxing-0/