D3Publisher Announce Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon For The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360

D3Publisher have announced Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is currently in development at Vicious Cycle and it is set to come out in Spring 2011.

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is set in a fictional city called New Detroit. You play as an EDF Soldier tasked with stopping the insect invasion. The game will have up to 3 player online co-op, 150 weapons, 4 upgradable armor sets, and a 6 player survival mode,.

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The bugs are back in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, and its no picnic for the world’s elite soldiers as the most concentrated giant insect invasion ever threatens human civilization unless the Earth Defense Force (EDF) can stop them! Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon from D3Publisher (D3P), is a co-op multiplayer Arcade Shooter that gives the player the ability to destroy thousands of giant bugs and turn an entire city to rubble in an unforgettable gaming experience built for replay. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon will be available this spring in North America for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and is under development by Vicious Cycle and is currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB.

About Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Taking place in the fictional city of New Detroit, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a completely new game developed by Vicious Cycle that takes on the concept of Earth Defense Force 2017 (Japanese Title “Earth Defense Force 3” developed by SANDLOT). Insect Armageddon continues to follow the rich history of casual fun and addictive gameplay that made the franchise a cult classic. Insect Armageddon also adds a new aspect to the Earth Defense Force series that was born in Japan, with additional elements for all EDF soldiers to experience. The Campaign mode that lets up to three players team up online to battle the insects and aliens across a completely destroyable city. Every EDF soldier is armed with over 150 weapons and four upgradeable armor sets and engages in nonstop arcade action that is the fastest and deadliest in the series. In addition, the game also features a six-player Survival mode that pits a human squad against a nonstop onslaught of the largest enemies the aliens have to offer. New Detroit’s giant bug problem is unavoidable, and mankind’s last hope lies with the Earth Defense Force to defend the world from the insect swarm, even if it means blowing up the entire city as part of the extermination process.