A few weeks ago, Major Nelson announced Destination Arcade. This new take on the current Xbox LIVE Arcade setup was a change that had most gamers feeling hopeful that the Xbox 360 would be heading in the right direction. While talking about the new Destination Arcade some expressed their disdain for the current Xbox Dashboard while others were concerned this new app would fall flat. Either way, any kind of change was welcomed with open arms.

A week later it was announced that Destination Arcade would be released one week later than expected and would only be available during Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade event. For those that download the app, they will have access to the app after the event but is it worth downloading in the first place?

Casual gaming and artistic visuals are common playmates. When these two styles of gaming come together, gamers take notice. When you add in a few puzzles, it seems everyone gets excited. In the new XBLA title Limbo, these three components come together to give players a game they can laugh with, cry with and talk about for hours on end. Limbo is more than just a downloadable title but it’s not the new revolution in gaming. It’s more like a return to something we lost in the past. 

Taking a kids game and making it violent is fun on paper. In practice it’s a little strange. For a game like Naughty Bear, it almost feels like the game doesn’t know what it wants to be. In one way the game is made to a Saturday morning cartoon in another way it wants to be a game about murdering teddy bear. It sounds like fun and it is fun but does that make it a good game? I think you’ll be surprised by the answer. 

Over the last few years it's been hard trying to find a game that's an arcade style flight simulator without the need for a full cockpit setup. Fans of games like Crimson Skies have been waiting years for a game where they take to skies with some fast paced action. It's just a little surprising that the game so many have been waiting for would feature Snoopy and rest of Peanuts. But at this point, something is always better than nothing.