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Earthworm Jim HD out this Wednesday

XBLA release for nineties platform revamp.

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Earthworm Jim HD is due out on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, 9th June, and will cost 800 Microsoft Points (£6.80 / €9.60).

Earthworm Jim is a rather weird 2D platformer released for a multitude of formats in the mid 1990s by Shiny Entertainment. Jim uses his head as a whip, launches cows around and generally behaviours peculiarly.

The HD update aims to make the most of all that and also introduces a four-player co-operative mode.

PlayStation Network and WiiWare versions should follow in a month's time according to previous reports. Developer Gameloft has already ported a non-HD version to iPhone.

Check out the trailer below for a bit more insight.

Moo.

In announcing the Earthworm Jim HD date, Xbox Live's Major Nelson also revealed that a LEGO Harry Potter demo will be released on Xbox Live today, and that the ranks of titles on Games on Demand will swell tomorrow to include Red Faction: Guerrilla and Need for Speed Undercover.

He also listed upcoming Deals of the Week.

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