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The UnderGarden unearths 'The Ludwig Pack' DLC
If you've explored the depths of every cranny and nook in The UnderGarden, then some new DLC may excite you. Available right now on the Xbox Live Marketplace is The Ludwig Pack, named after an esteemed editor on this very site.* Coughing up 160 MS Points ($2) for The Ludwig Pack will net players two additional levels to explore and some -- oh, wait, that's it? Yeah, that's the entirety of the DLC. Snoop around in our gallery below for some screens. *Okay, we made that up, but how cool would that have been? So cool! %Gallery-119626%
The UnderGarden swims to PSN this winter
Vitamin G Studios has announced that The UnderGarden will finally make the trek to PSN "this winter." Seeing as how it currently is winter, the game should arrive fairly soon. The announcement makes no mention of price, though we imagine it will retain the $10 price of its XBLA and PC counterparts. Curious PSN users may want to read our review which, despite the fluorescent contents of the game, wasn't exactly glowing.
The UnderGarden preview: Zen and the art of gaming
There's good news and bad news. The bad news first: The UnderGarden is not coming to PSN until next year -- while readers were excited to see it on the PS3 when it was first announced, Atari told me during a preview this week that it won't be on that platform until 2011. I asked for a reason, but they said they didn't have one to give. It will, however, be available on XBLA and the PC this November, and the good news is that it plays exactly like we were told it would: the whole experience is very harmless, very zen, dreamy, and blissful. Atari told me that they expected it to serve as a "palate cleanser" between sessions of murderous Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed matches, and the serene little denizens of The UnderGarden seem ready to serve that role very well.
The UnderGarden sprouts on PSN, XBLA and PC this year
Atari has announced that it will bring a new "'zen casual gaming experience" to XBLA, PSN and PC this winter in the form of The Undergarden. Developed by Vitamin G Studios -- the group behind 2008's Aces of the Galaxy -- The Undergarden promises 20 levels filled with "brain teasing physics and eco-friendly puzzles" and stars absolutely adorable little characters. The game also will feature local co-op, allowing players to solve puzzles together and get generally blissed out. The Undergarden is expected to sell for $9.99. Check out a trailer after the break.
