Hydrophobia is the latest release from Dark Energy Digital for the XBLA. Originally announced in 2007, and subsequently shifted from a full 360 retail production to an Xbox LIVE Arcade title, Hydrophobia places you in the shoes of systems engineer Kate Wilson.

Hydrophobia

Kate wades through the rising water

Set in the year 2051, Hydrophobia takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where rising sea levels have decimated the human population, resulting in worldwide famine and poverty. However on the Queen of the World, a city sized luxury ship, the wealthy have managed to escape this world, while promising to use science and technology to change things for the better. It is on this ship that our story begins to unfold, as a political resistance group known as the Malthusians forcefully board and capture the Queen of the World. Read more

Halo: Reach is the latest in a long line of blockbuster titles from Bungie. A prequel to the events in the Halo FPS games, and a very important chapter in the Halo universe’s carefully crafted story, Reach places you in the boots of the latest recruit of an elite Spartan group known as Noble Team. Read more

Fresh from the creators of Max Payne, Alan Wake is a “psychological action thriller” set in the idyllic town of Bright Falls. A successful author with a serious case of writer’s block, Alan and his wife take a vacation to the sleepy town, in order to get the creative juices flowing. Read more

The latest in a long running series, Splinter Cell: Conviction once again places you into the shoes of Sam Fisher, now a former Third Echelon operative. Having turned his back on his past employers, and swimming in a sea of depression over the loss of both his daughter and best friend, Sam is pulled back into action when information about his daughter’s killer surfaces. Read more