Ignition and Hothead Games have announced that their latest downloadable title, Swarm will arrive at the beginning of 2011.

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The new comedy action-puzzler will introduce and to Hothead's take on the Lemmings and Word of Goo school of gameplay guiding 50 Swarmites through increasingly dangerous levels to ensure the swarm's survival.

Hothead's Joel DeYoung said: "Weve been working hard on Swarm for a while now and think its our most addictive game yet. The Swarmites are both lovable and deliciously expendable at the same timethe games creation is proof positive of the dangers of excessive exposure to Saturday morning cartoons we were warned about so many years ago. Swarm is exactly the genocidal romp your parents hoped youd grow up and marry someday."

Swarm has been confirmed as a downloadable title for and PlayStation 3.

By Ewan Aiton