Stainless games, the developers behind Crystal Quest and the upcoming Novadrome, have been announced as the developers that will be bringing the recently announced Atari titles to XBLA starting early next year.

CEO Patrick Buckland had this to say:

"We are a company of hard-core old-school gamers, so the opportunity to work on these titles is an honour for us. This fits in perfectly with Stainless' strategy of becoming the first port of call for publishers wanting Live Arcade development."

[Via Develop]

While digging around for more info on Stainless Games’ next XBLA game Novadrome, we noticed that as early as two years ago, this game was in development for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PC and PSP. Also, screen shots were released as seen in this post at GameGossip. Now, it should be noted that the graphics should end up looking a lot better than they do in these shots, however they should give you a good idea of the art direction the title will take.
More info as it comes in…

It seems that Stainless Games is working on next is NovaDrome a game described as: On a planet ruled by the sadistic NovaLords, human beings secretly harvested from Earth are put in deadly gladitorial racing combat where the chances of survival are near impossible … it’s not good entertainment if everybody gets out alive! But you are determined to win your freedom by racing one of 26 vehicles in over 90 racing stages across 5 blisteringl-paced events of death and excitement. Keep your vehicle upgraded, leave no gaps for your opponents, and put on a good show! It’s looking like a spring 2006 release (but then again what for XBLA isn’t these days). More info as it comes in…