Trenched - Double Fine's Next Xbox Live Arcade Game

Anyone else notice how Double Fine is making a crap ton of games right now? They already have recently released Stacking and before that they released Costume Quest. Now they have their upcoming Sesame Street Kinect game and this in the works? Not that I'm complaining, but they're a power house of a development studio right now, ha!

Anyway, Double Fine's next upcoming title, Trenched is a new mecha game to be released for Xbox Live Arcade. Kotaku points out that the description for the game is as follows:

"Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace in this Tower Defense Shooter from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. Use a combination of mobile firepower and stationary defenses to turn the tide of war in our favor. Customize your trench with thousands of possible loadouts. March side by side with allies from around the world as you fight your way through Europe, Africa, and the Pacific."

As a fan of Double Fine, they always have a unique take on different genres and I'm curious to see how this'll play.

Double Fine Working on Sesame Street Kinect Game

So Sesame Street and Double Fine are joining forces and heading to the 360. Yes Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, Stacking, Brutal Legend, and other cult classics is taking the reigns of Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for Kinect.

The game is being described as a "truly original interactive experience," where players team up with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and other classic Sesame Street characters in the world of a living storybook.

“It’s great to be working with Warner Bros., especially on a game like Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, which brings together so many things we all care about,” said Tim Schafer, President and CEO of Double Fine Productions.

Having no word yet on the release date this is definitely one to keep an eye on. Combine Jim Henson's creations with Schafer's creative artistic output toss in some Kinect controls and you have a recipe for potential greatness. We could potentially have a surprise masterpiece on our hands.

Double Fine's Next Game "Stacking" Announced

Earlier this year Double Fine Studios, who have brought us such critically acclaimed games such as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, released a small downloadable game "Costume Quest". The Halloween themed RPG was released on PS3 and Xbox Live Arcade for a lower price. This is part of a new direction the company is going in which they focus more creativity into smaller, more manageable games.

Which brings us to the second offering Double Fine has, Stacking. Stacking has you playing Charlie Blackmore, a Russian stacking doll in a 1930's backdrop. In this third person adventure puzzle game you solve various puzzles by utilizing other, bigger stacking dolls. With multiple ways to solve these mind bending puzzles this game is sure to have people coming back for more.

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Stacking is set to drop on Playstation Network, and XBLA sometime in the Spring of 2011.