Majesco Europe announced that Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD is coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Developed by Croteam, the creators of the Serious Sam franchise, and produced in partnership with Devolver Digital, Serious Sam: The First Encounter is re-tooled and re-vamped in glorious High Definition with an all-new version of the CroTech engine. The game will support 4-Player Online Co-Op.

Roman Ribaric, CEO of Croteam:

“We are really excited to update our hero and recreate Sam in stunning high definition for Xbox LIVE Arcade players. The fans have lobbied us hard to do this, so we are stoked about bringing Sam back as big, bold and bad as he ever was.”

A spokesperson for Devolver Digital:

“We are almost inappropriately excited that this fun and robust game is our first humble offering to gamers worldwide. And bridging the gap between the fine folks at Croteam and Majesco feels good too. It’s a long way from Croatia to New Jersey, but worth the walk.”

Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations for Majesco:

“Xbox LIVE Arcade is an important platform in our overall strategic plan. Serious Sam has a long history of console success and this graphically enhanced version is a great first title to kick off our Xbox Live Arcade initiative.”

Some screenshots are available below: