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Playdead is drumming up interest in its new game, Inside, by setting its first title free for a limited time on Steam. Throughout today and tomorrow, you can download Limbo (Windows, Mac, Linux) and keep it for good -- no selling trading ca...   read

FEIST is at first glance very reminiscent of Limbo, checking all the boxes in terms of its dark visuals, lonely atmosphere, eerie music -- it even has the same creepy, hanging crates and doom spiders. Despite the similarities it's a mu...   read

More than 50 games will be playable at Microsoft's [email protected] Pre-PAX Open House, including eight as-yet unannounced games and "several first playables", including Inside, Playdead's anticipated follow-up to the delightfully grim Limbo.&n...   read

If you own a device, chances are you can play Limbo on it. Blenders? Yep, I think those are equipped for Limbo. Those high-tech war machines where two guys have to turn a key at the same time to launch a nuke? Fact: They have Limb...   read

One of my favorite experiences at a trade show was at E3 in 2010. I was set to have hands-on time with Limbo and time to chat with the guys at Playdead. However, they were less interested in talking about their game, and more intereste...   read

To the people who haven't played Playdead's Limbo yet: do it! Further expanding your options, the puzzle-platformer can now be played on iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and fifth-gen iPod touch or newer devices. From what I've heard, it's not the ideal ...   read

If you somehow haven't played the indie puzzle platformer Limbo yet, it's coming to iOS next week (July 2nd) for $4.99. The iOS specific platforms supported at launch are the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch -- no Android version has been mentio...   read

You're probably plagued by the oddly specific problem of loving to die in videogames, but hate being tethered to the general area of your console. Lucky for you, Limbo is arriving on PSN for PlayStation Vita next week, freeing you up to ind...   read

Hey gang! Enjoy this little pile of game-related news in a convenient video format with today's Destructoid Show! Some cool news came out for PS Vita owners, specifically that the handheld (and PS3, too) is getting a pile of games, includi...   read

Limbo made its debut on Xbox Live, but Sony could have been first to get its hands on the beautiful sidescroller if only it'd kept its dick in its pants. Instead, the publisher tried to go the whole way and own the game, its need for contro...   read

Playdead has just announced that their Limbo Special Edition is available today for only $24.99. It includes DRM-free (yay!) PC and Mac versions of this incredible game, a soundtrack disc, seven art cards, a sticker and 3D glasses. As you c...   read

[Update: Humble Indie Bundle V has just broken the $1 million mark in just over 5 hours.] Whilst I can appreciate that the proliferation of indie game bundles might not be a good thing, everyone needs to check out the new Humble Bundle V. T...   read

A new Playdead job listing on Gamasutra asks for a programmer that can help port games to new platforms. Playdead's Limbo is available for Xbox 360, PS3, computers and OnLive, but the Copenhagen, Denmark based studio is looking for hel...   read

Limbo is one of those games that works well because of its atmosphere. When you take that element away, like Dorkly did, you end up with something silly, and maybe a little bit scary, like the above video. Just be warned, once you've ...   read

The Steam Holiday Sale is still going strong, and looking at my friends' activity, it's working -- they're getting us to play games we've only barely bothered to touch. A few of the daily deals today are worth pointing out: Torchlight ($3....   read

This is your month, frugal gamers. Coming up on PlayStation Network is a deal regarding some still fairly recent, notable titles. Tomorrow through November 29, you can save 30 percent (or 50 percent, if you're a PS Plus member) on the follo...   read

Having now reached worldwide sales of one million copies, Limbo will be introduced to Mac users "before the end of the year" via Steam. Development of the game was not particularly fast, but the time invested seems to be really paying off. ...   read

Dino Patti, boss of Limbo studio PlayDead, has criticized the videogames retail business. Calling it broken, Patti has questioned the need for physical products that require installing, and believes the entire system has been inefficient si...   read

Playdead's premiere title Limbo was one of a world engulfed in darkness and monochrome obscurity, where behind each corner almost certain death would be waiting for the protagonist. Along with its tight controls and striking art style, Play...   read

GameCity, the annual video game festival in the UK, has launched an award which it hopes will become the "Turner Prize" for games. Festival director, Iain Simons, started the event in 2006 and created the award to celebrate the cultural imp...   read

[Update: Contest over! Winners are Solozaur, MechaMonkey, desnargue, nighthawk260, Robotic, kingnothing997, manasteel88, Zugzwang, terranwolf and soptnrs! Check your PMs for the codes!] It's the one year anniversary since Limbo was origina...   read

Phew, sorry I had to break out the overused meme, guys. I'm just exhausted after a long day of live streaming the Destructoid show. It truly was a festival of horrors!  In case you missed it, we discussed how Google Games is ...   read

[Update: It's over! Thanks for watching. The recording will be online soon.] Hey guys, just popping in to let you know that Max and I will be going live with the Destructoid show later today at 4pm PST, 7pm EST, and midnight GMT. We'd love...   read

Hey gang, another helping of cold-blood Destructoid Show street justice for you. First, Mega Man Legends 3 is cancelled, and Jonathan Holmes needs a hug. Some hoodlums were so mad, they vandalized the Wikipedias! But hey, on the bright sid...   read

When we got wind of Limbo for PlayStation Network by way of a Korean ratings board, I wasn't expecting to hear anything about it -- especially not on the record -- for some time to come. That's generally how these things go down, but Playde...   read