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GDC: Double Fine reveals Trenched for XBLA

Psychonauts and Stacking developer Double Fine has announced its latest game, a "tower defense shooter" for XBLA named Trenched.
Alice O'Connor
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Stacking and Costume Quest developer Double Fine revealed its latest downloadable game during GDC 2011, an Xbox Live Arcade title named Trenched.

Described as a "tower defense shooter," Trenched will enlist players in the Mobile Trench Brigade and arm them with "a combination of mobile firepower and stationary defenses" to repel "the evil Monovision menace." Mobile trenches--mechs--can be customised, with Double Fine claiming there are "thousands of possible loadouts."

The trailer mentions that players can "march side by side with allies from around the world," hinting heavily at a multiplayer component.

One imagines a formal announcement will be made soon with more details. While Costume Quest and Stacking were published by THQ, Trenched is coming from Microsoft Game Studios.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    March 3, 2011 5:45 AM

    Comment on GDC: Double Fine reveals Trenched for XBLA, by Alice O'Connor.

    • geedeck legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:00 AM

      DoubleFine is making a giant robot game. Ridiculous. It is months from Christmas or my birthday.

      :D

    • BlockheadBrown legacy 10 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:07 AM

      I was ready to write this off as another Double Fine game that I'd love to have, but wouldn't get. THEN I SAW GIANT ROBOTS! I'M IN ON THIS!

    • apocreg legacy 10 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:08 AM

      Tower defense + double fine = Win?

    • Alice O'Connor legacy 10 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:08 AM

      Summary: Double Fine announced a "tower defense shooter" with, as geedeck said, GIANT ROBOTS!

    • Hoax legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:16 AM

      its a bait and switch. halfway in its going to turn real time strategy.

    • multisync legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:17 AM

      I'm so happy Doublefine is churning out titles semi-regularly. Even if I don't care about tower defense I'll buy this just to support them in creating more games.

      • LoioshDwaggie legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        March 3, 2011 6:34 AM

        Actually, it looks less like tower defense and more like DoTA (single upgradable hero + static emplacements + enemy waves).

        Kinda a mix up of both genres.

        • synic0 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          March 3, 2011 6:38 AM

          are you sure? i thought i saw drop pods from the sky for turret placements

        • Masem legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          March 3, 2011 8:00 AM

          The XLBA blurb calls it tower defense/3rd person shooter.

    • Fredrik S legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:34 AM

      PSN version?

    • [deleted] 354047836 legacy 10 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:40 AM

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    • Begawkiness legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 6:57 AM

      If you hadn't told me this was Double Fine I never would have guessed. Looks very different from their usual stuff which is coated in charm or some quirky art style. Don't get me wrong, this has me interested, it just seems like a departure for them. Weird.

    • Slowtreme legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 7:16 AM

      Can we please get some fullscreen player controls? and often I can't tell the difference between 360/480/720

    • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      March 3, 2011 7:33 AM

      Looks great, nice.

    • Zek legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 8:02 AM

      I love what Double Fine is doing lately, they finally found their niche.

    • humbleone legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 8:33 AM

      Looks awesome. Double Fine has made some great downloadable games so far

    • rtricoche legacy 10 years
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      March 3, 2011 8:34 AM

      Yet ANOTHER BANGER from Double Fine. THANK YOU GUYS!

    • Modulus legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      March 3, 2011 8:39 AM

      Windows version please?

      • Kub666 legacy 10 years
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        March 3, 2011 8:48 AM

        Tim Schafer hates all PC gamers now and wishes them only misery.

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