Two stories of beloved cult hits getting overhauled for the now-gen this morning: the first, that Worms, Stunt GP, etc. creators Team17, as they quietly announced in late 2008, are due to turn their early-90s Gauntlet-esque Amiga shooter Alien Breed (above), into Alien Breed Evolved:

The studio are still quiet on platforms and details, but promise more information in the summer, and that its co-op game will be “an absolute blast.”

Worms 2: Armageddon‘s trailer highlights the changes coming to the XBLA version—and eventually to the PC and Mac—including new vertical levels and other landscape types, all-new weapons and much more. Team17 tells us we can expect the game “soon, real soon,” so keep an eye peeled. (We didn’t see the game listed under Microsoft’s planned “Summer of Arcade” promotion, so hopefully that “real soon” will be sooner than we anticipated.)

Until then, might not be a bad idea to hook up the Dreamcast (or PlayStation or Nintendo 64) to get some Worms Armageddon practice in.