The creators of Braid have expressed their disappointment at charging for a new Live theme based on the 2008 platform hit; the developers told the official Braid site they would have preferred to give the wallpaper away for free.

"Unfortunately, we had to charge the standard Premium Theme price of 250 Microsoft Points," said a message on the official site.

"We want to make it free, but Microsoft doesn’t like giving things out for free. But if you do buy it, you can be secure in the knowledge that you own one of the few Premium Themes that is not an advertisement - there is no text in the Braid theme anywhere. (Seriously, Microsoft, what is with the Subway: Eat Fresh Theme?)"

Braid will be out on the in the coming months.

By Luke Guttridge

  • Braid
  • Platform: Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Microsoft
  • Developer: Jonathan Blow
  • Release Date: 6/8/2008