Iron Brigade (video game)

Iron Brigade
Iron Brigade box art
Developer(s)Double Fine Productions
Publisher(s)Microsoft Studios (until 2015)
Double Fine Productions (from 2015)
Director(s)Brad Muir
Producer(s)Matthew Hansen
Programmer(s)Christopher Jurney
Artist(s)Geoff Soulis
Writer(s)Tim Schafer
Composer(s)Peter McConnell
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
ReleaseXbox 360
  • NA: June 22, 2011
  • EU: November 30, 2011
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: August 13, 2012
Genre(s)Tower defense, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Iron Brigade, formerly titled Trenched, is a 2011 video game, developed by Double Fine Productions, published by Microsoft Studios as a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade title on the Xbox 360, and released for Microsoft Windows in 2012. Iron Brigade is a hybrid tower defense and third-person shooter game, set after World War I in an alternate reality, where the player controls units from the Mobile Trench Brigade to fight off robotic species called the Monovision. The player controls giant mecha-style robots with weapon and armor customization through a variety of missions set across the world.[1][2] The game was released on the Xbox Live service on June 22, 2011, with a delayed release in certain European areas due to trademark issues with the title, with its release scheduled for November 30, 2011 but was ultimately released on December 1, 2011 under the alternate name Iron Brigade.[3][4][5] The name of the title was updated worldwide to Iron Brigade alongside the European release.[5][6]

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  3. ^ Pereira, Chris (2011-05-25). "Psychonauts Developer's New XBLA Game Lands June 22". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  4. ^ Purchase, Robert (2011-08-16). "MS confirms Trenched European release". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference eurog eu release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Hillier, Brenda (2011-09-11). "Trenched to take Iron Brigade rename worldwide". VG247. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-09-11.