Telltale Games has just announced that their much anticipated upcoming episodic game, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, will mark Telltale's first foray onto the Xbox Live Arcade, bringing "all-new stories, character, and contraptions" to both the Xbox360 and PC this spring. The game features a new direct control scheme for gamepads, designed specifically for Xbox360, as well as the same classic gameplay capabilities we've seen in Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Games for PC.

The press release promises that, "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures will deliver all of the humor and charm of the duo's popular animated films, with a monthly series of brand new interactive stories in Telltale's unique episodic format. Alternating between the roles of quirky inventor Wallace and his faithful canine companion Gromit, players embark on their own style of entrepreneurial business ventures, tinker with creative contraptions, and interact with an ever-expanding cast of fun and endearing characters in each episode, immersing fans in the stories and interactions with the colorful personalities of West Wallaby Street."

It won the 2008 PAX 10 Audience Choice Award and was a 2008 Indie Game Award Finalist, and now The Maw is ready to devour the consumer market. The game is finally here on the Xbox Live Arcade. Twisted Pixel's first original IP title is ready to gobble us up left and right.
 
"The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn't a danger to all life in the universe, he'd make the perfect pet. In this action/adventure game, he's the best friend of our hero Frank, and only by working together can Maw eat their way to freedom."

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The Maw: Game Trailer

"Bulbous Fly Over"

"Bulbous Ride"

"Fireplant Scare"

"Frank Bombed"

"Jumping"

"Shooting Soldiers"

"Turret Intro"

"Get Sponsored and Become a Snowboarding Media Legend in Stoked from Destineer."

Bad news for all those 'Huckers' and 'Carvers' out there. In a surprising and less-than-confidence-inspiring move, Destineer has sent out a press release the day before their upcoming snowboarding game Stoked was set to hit stores, delaying the game's release yet again. Previously slated for a November 25th 2008 release (and then until today, January 20th 2009), it's now planned to arrive in stores on an as-yet-unannounced date in February 2009. They site delays in testing, writing: "Update: Stoked  is a highly anticipated title which has undergone aggressive play testing by Destineer to provide fans with the best play experience possible. As a result, Stoked will now be in stores next month." But I'm getting dubious.

Each time the game is delayed Destineer sends out new information to try to increase anticipation and alleviate fears that this game is riddled with problems and will be a colossal disappointment if it ever comes out at all. This time it's the inclusion of 'fame points' and the ability to take in-game photos and appear in in-game snowboarding films and magazines, thus rewarding you with notoriety and fame. These new features are demonstrated in a pack of 26 new screens, which look great, but I can't help feeling that they're published to try to prove that this game even exists.

[hit the jump for the full press release and 25 more great screens]