Remember when Microsoft said that Lode Runner, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, South Park, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and R-Type Dimensions would help ring in the new year for Xbox Live Arcade? Sadly, the first release of 2009 is not among these.

Instead, we get TikGames' family-friendly hide-and-seek adventure Interpol. The 800 Microsoft Point ($10) title has players examining pictures for clues that will help stop Dr. Chaos. Now published by Microsoft instead of Sierra, it arrives Wednesday, January 7. Read more »

Sierra Online has announced Interpol, a Xbox 360 downloadable title said to hail from the "seek-and-find" genre. The publisher also passed along screenshots of the game.

Interpol is described as a family-friendly Where's Waldo-esque spy hunt with solo or cooperative play for up to four players. The game pits players against Dr. Chaos, who must be tracked by observing and detecting clues in a series of pictures. Read more »