After several miscasts, Microsoft and Team 17 are finally baiting the hook, hoping to catch thousands of Xbox Live Arcade players next week with the release of Worms, the classic game of invertebrate combat. The old favorite is set to become a new favorite in full HD goodness, with support for up to four players via Xbox Live. You can obliterate opposing oligochaeta with 22 different weapons, including the bomb that inspired World of Warcraft's greatest engineering marvel, the exploding sheep. It's enough to keep all ten of your hearts racing, all for a measly 800 MS points.

I've been waiting for this game for so long it isn't funny. Special thanks to Microsoft for finally giving the game the green light to be release the week of GDC, when I will be over a thousand miles away from my Xbox 360. Bastards. Michael Fahey

Worms XBLA next week [Eurogamer]

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