This is the story of a videogame. Like all games, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom started as a single concept, a blur of inspirations and ideas waiting to be realized into a playable product. This particular concept sprang from the mind of Matthew Korba, a master's student in the Interactive Media Division at the University of Southern California. Between class, internships, work, and the little time left over that might be considered a personal life, Korba thought about his concept, always wondering how it might play as the core of a game. The concept: What if you could alter time and interact with your past, present, and future selves? Confusing, maybe, but Korba felt he had something and continued holding onto it through his three years at USC.
Carlos writes: "Although they may have allowed a break for the Christmas period, it seems the team in charge of bringing Xbox 360 titles to the Xbox One via Xbox Backwards Compatibility are now in full swing, with countless new titles being added since the turn of the year. Now we are seeing even more additions being made."
I suppose like any game, if you are a fan, or if you've never played the game before, then it's worth it. The Darkness 2 is worth a replay for sure, but I'd really like the original game to be added to the list. The Darkness was one of my favorite experiences last gen.
I hope Spec-Ops: The Line gets the 4K enhancement like some of the backwards compatible titles have. I love that game.
BT writes: We have covered a lot of XBLA gems over the course of our Xbox 360 25-in-25. Games like Braid and Limbo made Microsoft’s seventh generation home console the ultimate destination for indie games–especially puzzle platformers–for a number of years. Many of these titles eventually ended up on Steam and the PSN, but almost all of them started off as exclusives. A fair few of these projects flourished because of the direct support of Microsoft, whether through financial arrangements or just the availability of the XNA tool-set. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a strange and wonderful exception.
XMNR: A sale on games, DLC and avatar items from 2K Games kicked off on Tuesday with discounts on Borderlands, The Misadventures Of P.B. Winterbottom, Mafia II, BioShock 2, NBA 2K12 and more.