The nominations are in, the tallying's over, and the GDC 09 Developers' Choice Awards have come and gone. The big winners this year were Fallout 3, which got the Game of the Year award, and LittleBigPlanet, which won in 4 different categories. The tail-end of the awards ceremony even had a little surprise in the form of a trailer for one of the most highly-anticipated sequels in recent years. Details after the jump!

Microsoft has announced the winners of this year's Xbox Live Arcade Awards and unsurprisingly, the winner as voted on by fans for Game of the Year is Castle Crashers. The game also won Best Original Game and Best Co-op Mode.

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Love Live? Well here are three Top 20 lists of the 2008's best Xbox Live games based on the Xbox Live connectivity. We've got Top Live Titles, Top Arcade Titles, and even Original Xbox Top Live Titles. Check them out inside.

Live Arcade continues to go from strength to strength. In the face of increasing competition this year from the upstart PSN, Live Arcade went beyond its umm... arcade roots to give gamers  some truly new and unique experiences.

Via the Japanese XBLA blog, we've found out what appears to be the final price for the upcoming Summer of Arcade games for Xbox Live. What's interesting to note is that two of these games will be quite expensive, with one of them potentially becoming the most expensive XBLA game to date if the information holds true. Learn more after the jump.

It looks like Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in making the rest of summer feel like an Xbox Live joyride. Microsoft has announced a slew of upcoming releases, even coming out with a 100,000 MS Point promotion. Yes folks, that's 100,000 MS points. Learn more after the jump!

Xbox Live Arcade fans have something to be thankful for now that The Behemoth has finally completed development on its highly celebrated action platformer, Castle Crashers. Game designer Dan Paladin recently made this proud announcement on the game's official devblog and gave out some additional details regarding the game's upcoming release. Find out more about what Paladin said by clicking on the "read more" link below.

When it comes to downloadable video games on the Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft seems to want them small and easily digestible. Or at least, there are currently no plans to lift the 150MB file size limit imposed on developers who want to make games for the service. Read the full article to learn more.

Multiplayer mayhem in the spirit of Super Smash Bros. is hard to come by, which is why the upcoming Castle Crashers carries much promise. From the fame of Alien Hominid, The Behemoth is currently working on a title for Xbox Live Arcade that will put four players together in fast-paced combat.

Behind the facade of wacky characters and simplistic design in Castle Crashers are strategic elements to keep the competition alive. Stages are varied, and taking advantage of the terrain is important to gain victory. Power ups can also turn the tide of battle, making them important to collect.

If free for all face-offs get repetitive, there are other game modes in Castle Crashers to play around with. One equips your characters with bows and arrows in a brutal match, while another strips you bare naked with chickens as weapons.

What is game developer The Behemoth best known for? Alien Hominid for one and of course, pure unadulterated mayhem. Their new side-scroller Castle Crashers is promising to deliver that plus so much more.

We have two gameplay videos of Castle Crashers shown at the Game Developers Conference (GDC): Barbarian Bash and Castle Destruction. Barbarian Bash features four players and a boss that even Goliath would be afraid of. Castle Destruction on the other hand features two players going against hordes upon hordes of enemy soldiers. (The rain of arrows reminded us briefly of 300.)

Anyway, notice that different colored knights have different special attacks and weapons. We noticed the boomerang and bow and arrows alternates with the sword. Special attacks include the ice shards and the green plumes that we assume to be poison.

There hasn't been any word as to when the release is exactly (in Xbox Live Arcade) but rest assured that we'll keep a close eye on Castle Crashers by The Behemoth. We'll stop rambling for now and leave you to enjoy the videos.

The other castle crashing video right after the jump!