Jonathan Blow of Braid fame announced through his development blog the expected time frame for the PC version of his widely popular platform hit:

“At this time, we’re looking at a window of February-March 2009 for the PC release. I know this isn’t good news for those of you who have been waiting a long time for the game, but there sure are lots of games out there for you to play in the meantime.”

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The month of August was huge for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE service. All told, the revenue generated by the service jumped 67% on the heels of the Summer of Arcade promotion, which rolled out several high-profile titles, such as Geometry Wars 2 and Castle Crashers. Add into that the seemingly constant downloadable content additions, and Xbox LIVE has evolved from a service that merely allowed gamers to play together into a full-fledged, one-stop-shopping gaming Mecca.

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By “reviews,” I mean takes unexplainable joy in jumping off cliffs and rewinding time again and again. For those avoiding Braid due to its pretentious, artsy carriage, perhaps evidence of the simple pleasure derived from crooning “Bwoooooop” as you reverse time will change your mind about “this game, right, for people who smoke, or people who drink, like, if you drink beer and you get drunk…” Of course, once liquored up and suckered into the Braid fold, the game will regain its ostentatious nature and scream “I psyched yo’ ass out, bitch!”

When games borrow ideas and concepts from other titles, they often lose sight of their own vision and, ultimately, devolve into failure.  Braid is entirely the opposite. It purposely and blatantly borrows the 2D platforming concepts of Super Mario Bros., while also sneaking in the puzzle and time-traveling elements of Prince of Persia, the Impressionist vision of Van Gogh and the storytelling of films like Memento.  Yes, it does this, but it never loses sight of itself, which is why Braid is truly a fantastic, little game – small imperfections aside.

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