Xbox 360 owners will be getting an Xbox Live Arcade freebie tomorrow in the form of side-scrolling shooter Aegis Wing. That project was the fruit of the labors of three Microsoft interns and UNO developer Carbonated Games. That's the short version.

The Seattle Times has the long version, a chronicle of the interns pitch to J Allard and their move from Microsoft wageslaves with a love for Voltron to real-deal developers at Carbonated and Turn 10 Studios. As far as I'm concerned, side-scrolling shooter development should be a Microsoft intern requirement, not some feel good story. Michael McWhertor

What I did last summer [Seattle Times]