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It's been awhile since we've heard anything from the Seatle, WA-based Snowblind Studios, the folks behind Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. Here's what they're up to: working on an Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Death Tank!

If it looks similar to Worms or the PC classic Scorched Earth, that's because it is. The multiplayer shooter features eight different landscapes that are altered when hit by tank fire, changing the battlefield as you play. The game will features Xbox LIVE play with up to eight tanks battling it out in either team play or free-for-all; four players can play locally. 

Players may recognize Death Tank as a bonus game from the Sega Saturn title, PowerSlave, or later in the Saturn version of Duke Nukem 3D. The game's original designer now works for Snowblind, and apparently his cries of "Can I make a Death Tank game? Can I? Can I?" have finally been heard.

[Via Gamebytes]

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Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2008 21:13
Aaron Mxy Yost
A Scorched Earth clone on XBLA? Yes please!
paulink's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2008 21:43
paulink
looks a lot like gunbound.
Zeno's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2008 21:46
Zeno
I can't forgive Snowblind for shaming the Baldur's Gate name.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2008 22:21
xe-cute
Looks like it could be fun.

I like Gunbound and Worms etc.... SO chances are I will like this too.
Rabite's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2008 23:12
Rabite
Oh god I hope this has all the special weapons from Scorched Earth. That game had so many cool weapons.
namtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2008 01:42
namtastic
*faints* No kidding, this was the most fun we ever had on that Sega Saturn (besides dunking from half court in NBA Action)
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2008 02:55
ZServ
oh hell yes!
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/01/2008 11:36
Chicken008
Nice, I've played games like this online.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 19:29
Darren Nakamura
I LOVE games like this, but since I haven't grabbed Worms on XBLA yet, I'm more likely to get that than this first.
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