NEWS - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
THQ Bringing 4 New Games to XBLA
THQ announced it is developing four new games for the Xbox Live Arcade, including SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam!, based on the Nickelodeon series. SpongeBob and Screwjumper, another THQ original XBLA game, will be released sometime in November, THQ said today. Screwjumper is being developed by Frozen Codebase and involves destroying mining equipment in a freefall environment. Game features include: * Multiple levels and characters: Descend and destroy 20 mines on four different planets with six different characters, including Skruii the foreman of the Screwjumpers Union, Filch the reckless thrill-seeker, Zyree the unpredictable, Xoona the aloof, Ula the mad, and Zomar the mysterious. * Ultimate destruction: Chain your destruction by plunging through objects at ultra-terminal speeds. * Single player modes: Risk your neck in four single-player modes including Destruction, Race, Time Trial, and Score. * Multiplayer: Compete with your friends via split screen and Xbox LIVE multiplayer. Two previously unannounced games, Elements of Destruction and Rocket Riot, are also in the works, but THQ didn’t release any addition information about them today.Source: http://www.ign.com
