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Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games have announced Contrast, a 2D/3D puzzle-flavored platform game that allows players to switch from a 3D fantasy themed world to a cool 2D shadowscape. Initially, the game was going to be released for PC only, but the developers are now bringing it to PSN and XBLA by the end of 2013.

“Contrast is a very special project with its atmosphere, artistic direction and innovative gameplay and we knew that from the moment we saw the game,” said Cédric Lagarrigue, CEO ofFocus Home Interactive. “We are delighted to be partnering with Compulsion Games and believe this project to be one of the biggest indie surprises of the year.”

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According to the devs, gamers will be able to experience and explore "a surreal 1920’s dreamscape, set in a vaudevillian-inspired, film-noir styled backdrop. In a world full of performance, magic, intrigue and deception, the player takes on the role of Dawn, the imaginary friend of a little girl, Didi. Every kid’s imaginary friend is special, and Dawn is no exception. She has the power to shift from the reality of the vibrant game stage into the shadowy parallel world. Gamers will be challenged to unravel the drama by leveraging light sources and manipulating real-world objects to affect the shadows placement, depth, height and overall weighting to solve mind-bending puzzles."

Check out the teaser trailer below:

Did we mention that Microsoft announced a brand new title from Remedy Entertainment and that it's Xbox One exclusive? Well, they are. And here's the trailer, which reveals fuck all:

Ya know, Call of Duty: Ghosts isn't the only game that was announced for Xbox One. Need for Speed Rivals, EA's new racing game, will also make its way to Microsoft's new console. Check out the trailer for NFS: Rivals:

Of course, the brand new racer is also in development for PS4, PS3 and PC.

First screenshots were sent to us, so have a look at those if you wish: 

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I've been doing a lot of thinking about Xbox One. There are so many things people are generally unhappy about when it comes to the recent announcement and the amount of platform-exclusives they revealed is, well, staggering. Still, I'm glad about one thing. The whole Xbox One event and the people's reaction to it, gave me something to ponder these days and, more importantly, it gave me several ideas for this week's comic, which is going up tomorrow. Be prepared for that one.