Something's going on in the Community Games area of Microsoft Live service. Although it seems not many people have been keeping their eye on it, I've noticed that this little do-it-yourself corner is starting to show promise of reviving genres that players had thought all but dead. CarneyVale Showtime was a kinetically quirky action game the likes of which haven't been seen since the SNES, Weapon of Choice breathed new life into the side-scrolling shooter, and now we have Mithra: The Calling to represent adventure games. It's heartening to know that regardless of what direction the industry takes, people still haven't forgotten its roots... (read more)
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