ACE Team's first-person face-puncher Zeno Clash will hit Xbox Live Arcade in a "vastly enhanced and much improved" Ultimate Edition, publisher Atlus has announced.

Multiplayer will arrive with cooperative play for the Tower Challenge gauntlet mode, and "New modes, new features and added content" as well as "a series of improvements based on fan feedback" are promised for the "definitive version" of ACE's surreal fighter.

Released for PC in April, Zeno Clash is a short but sweet romp through the captivating fantasy world of Zenozoik, sporting delightfully meaty melee combat.

No price has been announced for the XBLA release, which will hit in spring 2010. A sequel is in the works, said to feature "open ended gameplay" with RPG elements.

Developer Ace Team has released the SDK for its Source engine-based action title Zeno Clash, allowing users to create their own levels and mods for the game.

Those interested in grabbing the files can do so on the Zeno Clash Wiki, which also houses documentation on the SDK.

ACE Team today announced that free content for its unique first-person action title Zeno Clash will be released this weekend, alongside a half-off sale of the downloadable game. The content, titled "The Pit," will contain three combat-intensive challenge levels "where gravity is the enemy and taking a wrong step can be fatal." The challenges, said to feature "destructible floors and traps," will be supported with leaderboards and achievements.

To mark the occasion, the game will be reduced from its current price of $20 to a very affordable $10 on Steam. Click through for a trailer of the DLC:... Read more

Independent developer ACE Team has revealed that it is in discussions to bring its fantastical first-person shooter-brawler hybrid Zeno Clash (PC) to the Xbox 360. "We've been having conversations about a possible XBLA version of the game and we're currently talking with a publisher, but we still haven't closed that yet," studio co-founder Carlos Bordeu told Eurogamer. "But it's something we'd really like to do."

Bordeu noted that a console edition could feature "a little bit of extra content," adding that the Xbox 360 was chosen because of its compatibility with the Valve-developed Source engine that powers Zeno Clash. Alongside the possible XBLA release, the team is also working on more Zeno Clash PC DLC and a "more brutal and engaging" sequel.

If you saw the sales charts from last week, then you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect from the latest listings. On the retail side, NPD reports that some games swapped positions in the US, but there weren't any new additions or subtractions.

As for Direct2Drive, the digital distribution outlet saw three games replaced in the top ten, with ACE Team's first-person brawler Zeno Clash debuting in the top spot.

NPD's Top Ten (4/19 - 4/25)

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $31
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / EA Maxis / $20
3. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest / Blizzard / $32
4. Left 4 Dead / Valve / $29
5. Empire: Total War / Creative Assembly / $50... Read more

A downloadable demo for ACE Teams' Zeno Clash (PC) is now available on Steam, enabling players to sample portions of the recently-released first-person brawler.

The demo includes a part of the single-player campaign and the first Challenge tower. At present, the $19.99 title is distributed exclusively through Steam, though a Steam download code can also be purchased from online retailer Direct2Drive.

With the demo now out, it's presumed that ACE will now focus on the downloadable content and compatible SDK that the team recently said was on the way.

Zeno Clash designer Andres Bordeu has told Shacknews about ACE Team's plans for the first-person puncher post-release, including an SDK and downloadable content.

"We're planning on releasing DLC and releasing a compatible SDK so users can edit levels and other assets" said Bordeu, confirming details in a foreign-language interview with LagZero. No release date is scheduled yet but "it shouldn't take us very long."

ACE Team is currently working on a Zeno Clash demo, as well as a patch... Read more

Zeno Clash is out today and if its unique character hasn't sold you yet, the marvelous fisticuffs on show in this trailer for its gladiatorial Towers mode very well might.

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ACE Team's Zeno Clash is available now for $20 through Steam and Direct2Drive.

A new trailer of ACE Team's charming upcoming first-person shooter showcases some of the game's bizarre and unsettling enemies and a hefty dose of punched faces.

Set in a unique punk fantasy world, Zeno Clash features a deep melee system and weapons scraped together from whatever's at hand, including pistols of fish and bone.

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These bizarre beings are The Corwids of the Free, individuals who have left the constraints of society to pursue their own twisted desires. They will haunt my dreams.

Powered by Valve's Source engine, Zeno Clash arrives April 21 on PC for download through Steam and Direct2Drive priced at $20--with a 25% discount if you pre-order.

Chile based ACE Team has licensed Valve's Source Engine technology and intends to use it for the fantasy action game Zeno Clash, the company announced today.

Said to feature brutal melee combat, Zeno Clash has you on the run from your own family following exile from your clan. The resulting journey will have you visiting exotic locales, where various "battle scenarios" will be played out.

"Working with Source gives us the features, tools, and flexibility we need in an engine to bring to life a game world beyond anything seen before," said Andres Bordeu, game designer with ACE Team. "Source is an incredibly flexible engine that lets us create environments with rich visuals, expansive and highly-detailed believable characters that interact with players in intelligent-and challenging-ways."

We have four screenshots from the game, which will be released for PC some time during 2008.