Worms Revolution handed release date

Worms Revolution will be slithering onto PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade on October 10, AT New Media has announced.

For those who aren’t keeping up to date with coverage, Revolution fuses fully rendered backdrops while keeping in with the classic 2D Worms mechanics Several new features will be introduced however, including four Worm classes and dynamic water and physical objects used to enhanced gameplay.

Worms has already sold 13 million units on mobile phone handsets, with Worms for iPhone having topped the charts in more than 40 countries to date. The franchise first burst onto the scene back in 1995 for the Amiga, and was later ported to numerous platforms throughout the years.

AT New Media’s Simon Kay commented: “A release date for any new Worms™ game is major news and this will cause great excitement across the gaming world.”

“Team 17 are expert at producing new content that refreshes and revitalises the brand and it is this commitment to quality that has kept Worms™ at the top for nearly twenty years – from our perspective as a licensing agent it also means that any merchandising lines are able to tap into a massive fanbase that is constantly being added to as new players discover the games.”

Stay tuned to PSU.com for more details.