NanoBITES captures those small but important morsels of gaming information that otherwise might slip between the cracks.

ITEM! Hypnotic black and white platformer Limbo will soon be available to a wider audience. Playdead co-founder Dino Patti told Edge that the former XBLA exclusive will be coming to PSN and Steam, though a release window is yet to be announced.

ITEM! Veterans of Titan Studios (Fat Princess) have formed a new development house. The new team will be known as Carbon Games. According to the studio’s formal announcement, the move will enable them to create the “games we want on the platforms we want.”

ITEM! Petroglyph Games has commenced an open beta for its forthcoming PC action strategy title Rise of Immortals. The latest contender for DotA’s crown is due for release later this year.

ITEM! The developer known as “][“ has revealed its latest project, a colourful PSN game entitled Dyad. In a post on the Official PlayStation Blog, studio founder Shawn McGrath has described it as “an abstract racing game” influenced by “fighting games, puzzle games and classic arcade shooters.”

ITEM! PC graphics show pony Crysis may be joining its sequel on the 360 and PS3. As reported by IGN, US classification body the ESRB has listed Crytek’s sci-fi first person shooter on its public website.

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