It's rare that an independent game like Braid receives such high universal acclaim in a business that is predominantly reigned by big-budget game titles and publishers. But Jonathan Blow's platform-puzzler has achieved just that. more...

For many Braid has become the best Xbox Live Arcade game. The time-bending puzzle platformer by Indie games developer Jonathan Blow gained great review scores and plenty of praise. We think a place in the Hall of Fame of Video Games is not unlikely: Braid's gameplay, art style, and music is a real jaw-dropping experience. David Hellman, the artist behind Braid's visual watercolor style, offers some exclusive Braid art on his blog for you to download and use, and on top of that, you can have a look at the evolution of art in Braid. more...

At Xbox Live Arcade you can already download Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 "HD." But that's not what I mean. These are only copy ports of the original that also run a bit sloppy, without a steady framerate, and, thus, stand in no comparison to the fan-made project Sonic 2 HD running at a native resolution of 1280x960 at 60 FPS--that's even higher than what most "next-gen" games run at. The Sonic 2 HD team have released a first try-out version of their reverse-engineered HD revival Sonic 2 HD. more...

Haha, you totally fell for this caption. No, seriously: Did you really think that this would reveal an actual official release date for Duke Nukem Forever, which is in development since ... well, let's just say: it's been some time? more...

Do you know why those 2D fighter fans are smirking all over their faces? Because King of Fighters '98, one of the most popular 2D fighting games on earth, is headed to the Xbox 360 as was revealed by the master list of games at the Tokyo Game Show 2008. more...

Despite some debatable racial controversies, The Behemoth's Castle Crashers hit the Xbox Live Marketplace today. Xbox players can expect some seriously funny hack-N-slash action going on for 1200 MS points ($14.99). Especially the unique art style, and the four-player coop made Castle Crashers a highly-anticipated Xbox Live Arcade game. more...

UPDATE: Lombardi now revealed that Portal Still: Alive will only feature new levels from Portal: The Flash Version. This fan-created game and its user-generated levels can be played for free here. If you already own the Orange Box for the Xbox 360, then Portal: Still Alive might have lost some appeal now ...

Despite what we initially thought, Portal: Still Alive for Xbox Live Arcade will not continue the story-line around GlaDOS and you, its captured test subject. more...

Namco Bandai announced that Soulcalibur IV, the newest sequel to the weapon-based fighting game franchise, has gone gold for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Soulcalibur IV will be available in the States on July 29, July 31 in Europe, Japan, and Australia, and - last but not least - on August 1 in the UK. more...

Microsoft is beginning to crack down on Xbox Live users who have achieved artificially inflated Gamerscores without actually playing the Xbox 360 games to get those achievements. Some people have managed to register achievements that show up on Gamercards and contribute to those people's Gamerscores by using cheats such as introducing save game files without actually playing the game. more...

This Thursday Xbox Live turns 5 years old. Microsoft is always big at celebrating their own achievements; but what is in for you on this day? more...