Hydrophobia gets a countdown, more info at PAX East

I could have sworn we had covered Hydrophobia a few times before, but alas, Google cannot tell a lie. Kind of a bummer, because the game sounds intriguing as all heck. To quickly recap, the world is flooded, and you control an engineer aboard a city-sized ship that’s being forcibly taken by terrorists.

Also, the character you play as, Kate, is afraid of water — hence the title. Equally interesting is how Hydrophobia will be presented: it’s getting an episodic release for Xbox 360 through Xbox LIVE Marketplace; not something you see happen every day.

Anyway, the official Web site for the game has a countdown that’s set to end next week. To be more specific, Hydrophobia — at least in some form — will be present at PAX East. Either way, we can likely expect to get the first update in a long time. I was really started to worry about this title for a while there.