Check out this video for Fez, a new platformer coming to Xbox 360 arcade.

I spent most of the video laughing with joy the way I did when I first played Super Mario Galaxy.

It's things like this that show why indie game design is so important.

Here's the developer's page with more info and another video.

Didn't super mario win game of the year for 2007 - fancy that, a platformer winning.

Yeah, crazy huh? I was never really into platformers, but in the last few years they've really grabbed me.

I think Bioshock also won a few Game of the Year awards, which it richly deserved. It's one of the best games ever.