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Worms Swings Onto iPhone and iPod Touch

Jul 13, 2009 10:14am CST tags: Worms, iPhone
Team17's annelid warfare game Worms has today arrived in the iTunes App Store, bringing turn-based wacky mayhem to your hands and pockets for a mere $4.99.


Tea, top hats and total annihilation.

The 75.2MB download packs 50 challenges, 6 environments and custom music support. Multiplayer is planned to arrive in Bluetooth form first, then online later.

Do be warned that Worms might be a mite sluggish on devices other than the shiny fast iPhone 3GS, though Team17 has said it is working on performance tweaks.

PlayStation Store Update Gives Worms, Burns Zombies and Brings Resistance 2 DLC

Mar 26, 2009 8:24pm CST tags: PlayStation Store, Burn Zombie Burn, Worms, DLC
Today's PlayStation Store update brings PS3 owners a smattering of new offerings, including the zombie-shooting antics of doublesix's Burn Zombie Burn ($10), the invertebrate strategy of Team 17's Worms ($13), and some new Resistance 2 maps.
Meanwhile, PSP owners get a demo of Koei's Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce and a downloadable release of Squash's clay-animated shooter Platypus... Read more

Three XBLA Games to be Arcade Hits, Get Price Cuts

Nov 11, 2008 4:45pm CST tags: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Worms, Feeding Frenzy, XBLA
Update: Microsoft has made the price cuts official and the games' lower prices appear in Xbox Live Marketplace.

Original Story: Microsoft will be adding three popular Xbox Live Arcade games to its Arcade Hits collection, giving price cuts to downloadable versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Worms, and Feeding Frenzy.

The Arcade Hits website was recently updated with the three games and lists them all as retailing for 400 Microsoft Points ($5).

Xbox360Fanboy, who noticed the additions, points out that the new price reflects a 50% discount for all three games.

The price cuts have not yet taken effect on the Xbox Live Marketplace. While Microsoft has not made any announcements on the matter, an official confirmation is expected in the near future.