Braid

One of the few non-Japanese games announced at the Microsoft pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference was Braid.  Now, we had a strong inkling that this game was coming but now it is official.  And thanks to a visit from one Ghost Hands (aka Jonathan Blow, Braid's designer/programmer) we can now share as much as we know to this point.

A screenshot and links galore after the break.

Okay, so we all know now how wrong I was about the Brutally Fun site.  However, it was not a total loss.  Alongside the announcement of Ninja Gaiden 2 was a bevy of Japanese themed XBLA games that are coming.

And guess what is among them?  Ikaruga.  It even says "available soon."

As awesome as it is to hear Ikaruga's solidly confirmed (not that we didn't expect it), I must say the surprise story for me is the announcement of Rez coming to XBLA.  Then again, maybe it shouldn't surprise me after all.

The full list of mentioned XBLA games is as follows: Every Extend Extra Extreme (Q Entertainment), EXIT (Taito), Ikaruga (Treasure Co. Ltd.), OMEGA FIVE (Hudson Entertainment), Rez (Q Entertainment), Triggerheart Exelica (Warashi), Braid (Number None Inc.), Castlecrashers (The Behemoth), and Schizoid (Torpex Games LLC).

I'm too tired to say anything else of value, so just read the details after the break and let all this all sink in.

News Flash from xbox.com after the break.

[via xbox.com]

Indie darling Braid is a game that even before the majority of the public had seen the game had a huge fan following and received critical acclaim.  It's good to hear that Joystiq makes note in their E3 preview of the game that Jonathon Blow, who is the creator of Braid, is in talks with Microsoft to put the game on Xbox Live Arcade.  Sadly it is mentioned that no deal has been signed, but here's to  hoping.

For more information about the game head to the official Braid site or Joystiq's preview.  Joystiq also currently has up a screenshot gallery.