Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade was quite a success, and why wouldn’t it be with games like Braid and Castle Crashers. Continuing on with that success Microsoft have announced Days of Arcade. Looking at the upcoming titles they are not as drool-worthy as the Summer of Arcade line-up, but there are still some very interesting games like The Dishwasher and Flock. I’ve been dying to play more of The Dishwasher ever since I played it some five months ago, so that’s definitely something on my radar. The first to be released from the line-up is something most of you will find uninteresting; Hasbro Family Game Night which comes out on March 18. Hit the jump for the full line-up.

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It’s not as if we never get good games on XBLA, but you have to admit that 90% of the games released are titles most people hardly give a shit about. It was starting to be a pattern where you’d get about 20 pointless XBLA titles, then something like Geometry Wars would come along if you were lucky. So, here are some recently released XBLA games which are a blast to play, and why you should stop being a lazy cock and actually download the trial versions as soon as possible.

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