XBL Arcade's Worms HD nears completion

by James Ransom-Wiley on Dec 27th 2006 4:25PM

According to a Team17 forum post (registration required), Worms HD, is nearing completion for Xbox Live Arcade. The game is currently being tested on Partnernet (debug version of Xbox Live for devs), and allegedly, only a single bug remains. With some string-pulling, Worms HD could wriggle out of the XBLA pipeline in early 2007.

Worms HD will be officially unveiled at CES next month. The XBLA version is thought to be more accessible than its strategy-rich predecessors, but a 'pick up and play' foundation could deter the already waning fanbase (poor 3D sequels have soured the series). Team17 is also supposedly prepping a series of downloadable content packs (a mix of free and premium offerings), perhaps due in part to Microsoft's imposed 50MB size limit.

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

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Tags: CES, Team17, Team17-Software, Worms, Worms-2007, Worms-HD, XBLA, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (9)

One bug remains? No.

One bug is preventing them from passing MS Certification process. Yes.

pleeeease pleeeease be 2d!!!!!

wouldn't one expect a lot of bugs to be in this sort of game?

*rimshot*

its should be 2d. or at least the gameplay be 2d. they should have had a worms of xbla a long time ago....

Only a single bug remains? That's cute...

It is 2D, and from early reports of people who have played this, it is going to be an excellent XBLA game.

I just hope it won't be stripped down somehow to make it even more accessible ... and that there will be a lot of free additional downloadable content and not just something like 10% of other newer 2D Worms installments.