Microsoft has become well-known for using their financial might to secure timed exclusives. According to Team 17 studio director Martyn Brown though, that wasn't the case for the upcoming Alien Breed: Evolution.

Saying that he understands that it's difficult when an exclusive game goes to another console, Brown told Videogamer, "Obviously we'd like everything on every platform day one. The Live Arcade thing... we get accused of being bribed or we've took Microsoft's money, and it's all bollocks."

"The reason is that we've got a long relationship with Microsoft's first party unit. We get on great with them. In exchange for exclusivity we get a lot more promotion. We've got a closer deal with them. That's just how it is. It's unfortunate. That's just how we work."

Brown pointed to other exclusives that are not available on the Xbox 360, including Super Stardust HD and PAIN, saying that "it works the other way round."

"It's just the way the world works really," he said.

Alien Breed: Evolution is due this fall on Xbox 360, with PS3 and PC versions to follow sometime afterward.