You can effectively point to H.G. Wells' seminal sci-fi novel, The War of the Worlds--not to mention Orson Welles' panic-inducing radio play based on the book--as the core inspiration for the vast bulk of alien invasion stories we currently have in modern fiction, including a variety of different video games.
Developer Other Ocean Interactive has evidently decided to just cut out the middle man with its latest game, going straight to the source with its newly-announced adaptation of The War of the Worlds, a "2D cinematic platformer" for Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network this summer. To be honest, I had no idea what the specificity of the "2D cinematic platformer" call-out referred to when I first read the press release, but the release later goes on to compare War of the Worlds to the gameplay style and rotoscoped visuals of such platforming classics as Flashback, Out of This World, and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, so I'm guessing it'll be something along those lines.
The game stars a nameless protagonist forced to try and escape a massive Martian invasion in London. You'll navigate a variety of obstacles and, yes, tripods, as you work to rescue your family.
No media of the game was released, but Other Ocean plans to show the title during E3 next week, so perhaps we'll get our first look at it then. In the meantime, I'll sit here and continue to hold out hope for that first-person shooter based on Ann Veronica that I've always dreamed of.