Worms Developer Speaks on the Delays

According to Team 17 head Martyn Brown, we can expect to see Worms on Xbox Live Arcade very soon, despite several delays.

Speaking to Eurogamer, he said:

"The delay with Worms for XBLA has been as frustrating for Team17 as it has been for the very many players eager to see it's release. It's really been a case of the last cycle of production/testing and certification taking much longer than we would have hoped. We know we aren't the only case, but that doesn't ease the frustration."

The delayed release of Worms of the Arcade this week was announced through Major Nelson when he told us that there would be no Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday because of the delay of a scheduled title. Now it would seem that title was Worms. Brown remains upbeat about the release though, saying that the wait will be worth it, and to expect a release very soon:

"Worms is one of the 'richer' XBLA experiences in that it'll provide hours and hours of repeat play through it's on and offline multiplayer modes. Unfortunately that's meant a hell of a lot of testing and also re-submissions on what we felt were final builds." He continued, "We're very close to being able to celebrate it's release though, although it's almost happened twice before, so we better keep quiet and hope that we get the green light soon."