Fantastic Arcade: Day One Reflections, Gallery

Fantastic Fest is off and running in full force which means the second annual Fantastic Arcade. While last year's video game showing had a very hefty dose of Microsoft next to all of the featured indie, this year the competition has taken center stage. The result is a lot of Playstation Move on public display. More important, a really exciting slate on indie games on tap for the future. I'll keep people posted on when my takes on already critically acclaimed Journey, rhythm-action excuse to break out the old Rock Band controller Retrograde, innovative Lost in Shadow meets Gettin Up platformer Sideway, and the Team Ico-quese (and I don't use that comparison remotely lightly) adventure-puzzler Papo Y Yo on PSNFans.  

Also expect some coverage for XBLAFans looking at Skulls of the Shogun amongst other games I get some hands-on and developer interview time with over the course of tonight and the next two days. In the meantime, here's a look at some of the sights from last night including Sony's feature PS3 and PSN games, the indie featured games, and the Starhawk tournament.

The 40th Demo

EA announced that Xbox Live and PSN will be receiving the demo for Army of Two: The 40th Day this on the 17th. The demo will feature most of the game's first stage apparently. The following trailer takes a look at the demo.

25 Year Turtle Time Warp

Ubisoft will be bringing back an old arcade classic -at least near and dear to my heart- when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled hits Xbox Live July 22nd.  Orginally a Konami arcade game, the XBL update with come with improved graphics but will retain the feel of the original four-player brawler. The game will release in later year on the Playstation Network.

Ubisoft will also be released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up this fall as another release celebrating the 25th anniversary of the popular franchise.