This weekend was a particularly exciting one with a demo, beta and freebie.

All the hype surrounding the Limbo got me excited to give it a try before I went with the commitment of purchasing the full game. Within 3 minutes into the demo I was immediately hooked and it's definitely going to be a buy from me later. The awe inspiring art st.yle and the creepiness of your surroundings make this a must try for anyone that's a fan of indie platformers.

In an e-mail on Friday I was invited to the Medal of Honor beta on the Xbox 360. I was stoked to see this and immediately downloaded the multiplayer beta. I've been following this game for quite some time now, it's been looking really good and with DICE doing the multiplayer I knew it would be a good one. Well, unexpectedly I've been a little disappointed with it. Given, it is a beta but I do hope they make the necessary changes to the game. The weapons didn't have a recoil so nothing was too balanced. Respawn areas can get some people an easy triple kill since spawning "at the front" means spawning on a teammate close to the action and so much action they may be catching fire by the time you spawn on them so you get to be a bulletproof vest for them. It feels very Battlefield Bad Company 2-ish but needs some improvements.

The free game I've been playing endlessly is the new game from Valve, Alien Swarm. Anything from Valve is usually a must try/buy for me, they seem to make some quality games every time and this one is no exception. A top-down shooter that's best played with 4 of your friends (Left 4 Dead s.tyle) each filling a specific role within the squad. Sargent, Special Weapons, Medic and Technician are the c.lass you can fill each with different abilities and weapon unlocks. It's funny to see the Medi-gun from Team Fortress 2 appear to help the Medic heal his allies. Any fan of cooperative based shooters like Left 4 Dead need to check this one out especially because it's free.

Excellent weekend of games, what did you play?