Halo 3, Trials HD tops on Xbox Live

What’s hot happening and downright exciting on Xbox Live lately, According to data from Major Nelson’s official Blog, Halo 3 is all the rage for the week of Oct. 26, 2009. The top Arcade title for the week (based on sales, not usage) was Trials HD, followed by the new South Park tower defense game, Konami’s Zombie Apocalypse and Battlefield 1943. I can’t believe that Castle Crashers is still in the top ten after all this time.

The top Indie game for the week was Avatar Drop, followed by I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1, Pumpkin Chop, Miner Dig Deep and Headshot. It’s nice to see that Miner Dig Deep is getting some sales because it is one of the best Indie games released so far in my ever so humble opinion. The full list of games after the break.

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Xbox Live Indie Games get Nasty

Is it me or are Xbox Indie Games getting a little bit better in quality? First Miner Dig Deep, the recently released I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1, and now.. possibly Nasty. Nasty is a side scrolling shooter similar to Contra in which you shoot bad guys, collect fruit (for some odd reason) and get the highest score. The full game, which is a pricey 400 MS Points, features 100 levels, cooperative play for up to four players, cute graphics and even cuter boss battles. There’s also a 4 player multiplayer mode called battle mode, but I don’t have the details on that.

You can learn more about Nasty by visiting its official Xbox.com product page. There’s also some interesting comments on how the Indie Games peer review process works on the developer’s blog.

You can check out a low resolution trailer from the game after the jump.

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