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We had had high hopes for War of the Worlds, especially after out two interviews we ran for it a little while ago. But as James Artaius found out, it seems something's gone rather wrong...

It's been another busy Wednesday on Live Arcade, with three top titles hitting the Marketplace today.

So just how do you go about combining a great actor’s voice, one of the world’s most famous sci-fi stories, and some old-school 2D gameplay to make a great Live Arcade game? We catch up with Mike Mika, head of development at Other Ocean, to discuss the studio’s latest project – a platform adaptation of the War of the Worlds.

He may be best known for the Bryant and May mysteries, but thriller author Chris Fowler is now lending his award-winning writing talents to the realm of gaming, having penned the story for Other Ocean’s forthcoming adaptation of the War of the Worlds. We catch up for a chat.