I’ve been really excited about this game for a long time. The art style is great as are the hand drawn graphics. Four player co-op is going to be a blast. I simply cannot wait for this game.

Link: Castle Crashers GDC 2008: Cartoon Carnage Walkthrough [Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

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British gaming news site Digital Spy brings news from the Game Developers Conference. Microsoft’s John Schappert told attendees of his keynote speech that

“We have no plans to announce (a Blu-Ray drive) right now. But I’d also urge you to look at the attach rate for the HD-DVD drive. It was a 3% attach rate…you also have to take into account how did the other accessory do when you look at the future.”

We’ll see if Microsoft’s tune changes in the future, but for now movies downloaded in Xbox Live are going to be the only way to get HD film content from the 360.

Link: Digital Spy: Microsoft says ‘no’ to Xbox Blu-ray

Although the first Gears is probably still the best looking console game to date, Gears of War 2 looks like it’s going to up the ante quite a bit. Check out Epic’s Gears 2 presentation from GDC for some slick water and juicy meat cubes. Hit the link for downloadable versions of the video.

Link: Gears of War 2 - GDC: UE3 presentation [Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]