While I relish at the idea of being an indie gamer and playing innovative titles, there’s no shame in occasionally (or often, however you wish to go about it) wanting to shoot shit. Tragnarion Studios, a Spanish developer, has announced that they will be releasing their first 3rd person shooter–The Scourge Project–on Steam this December and on XBLA (possibly also PSN) in March 2010.

The game utilizes Epic’s Unreal Engine and focuses on cooperative gameplay elements. The Scourge Project is much story-driven as it is built for co-op, and up to four players can play as a squad while experiencing their own personal stories. The 2-episode bundle will be available on Steam this month, boasting more than 5 hours of gameplay through 4 levels. With 4 unique characters to choose from, the ability to play through the campaign with up to 4 people is also available. Expect environmental puzzles and quite a few special abilities and weapons in the game. In addition, players should look forward to the multiplayer experience that will be offered by the title as well: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Frontiers have all been announced as capable of handling up to 16 players.

Honestly, after looking through some screenshots of the game, I can’t contain my excitement. I love co-op experiences, especially in shooters. I look forward to Tragnarion’s release and hope to see many of you online as well.

Relic’s dungeon crawler Torchlight hits October 27 exclusively for PC, but the developer would love if the game landed on the Xbox Live Arcade eventually.

CEO Max Schaefer told 1Up that the team “talks about it a lot. We fantasizes about getting the [XBLA] version,” Schaefer said. ”We look at it and we say, ‘This would really do great.”

Currently, Runic has another engagement as they work on a Torchlight MMO, and while the opportunity to port their title over to XBLA would be a dream come true, Schaefer notes that “We have just one little team.”

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Steam has given Hidden Path’s terrific tower defense title Defense Grid: The Awakening a permanent price cut down to $10–half of what the game previously cost on PC. The highly regarded indie title pulls a more than respectable 82 on MetaCritic, with a 9.3 user score to boot.

With the drop, the newly priced PC version falls in line with the Xbox Live Arcade offering, which is available for 800 MS Points ($10).

For those who’d like to check Defense Grid out before they buy, a demo is available for Steam users to try anytime.