If you were a little boy growing up in the seventies or eighties then you will know all about toy soldiers. These little green plastic G.I. Joes were the dedicated men that stood vigil over you from the vantage point of the bookshelf and bedside table while you slept soundly at night, safe in the knowledge that Major Gore and General Mayhem would make short work of any approaching night terrors. Buried inside most of our repressed childhoods is that yearning for one last chance to unleash John Rambo against the Soviet armada in one final, grand, epic showdown to determine whose nukes are truly bigger. Thanks to the men at Signal Studios we can all now get one more chance to unlease our inner child without looking like total fruitcakes in the process - Toy Soldiers: Cold War is here and it’s all about plastic toy soldiers!

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Toy Soldiers: Cold War.

Summer of Arcade 2011 kicks off on July 20th on Xbox LIVE Arcade, and today Xbox frontman Major Nelson has announced the release schedule for the games included in this year’s promotion, with titles such as Bastion, From Dust and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet dated.

Here’s the full five-part list:

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