Its Finally Official: Xbox 360 Arcade Console Announced

Unless you were living under a rock or completely detached from the internet you probably all ready heard the rumors of the “arcade console”.  Well its official, for $279.99 you can get yourself a shiny xbox360 console, HDMI interface,wireless controller, 256MB memory unit, and five arcade games (PAC-MAN Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket and Feeding Frenzy).

Official release and such to follow.

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This Weeks Arcade Release: Luxor 2

from xbox.com

Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, again threatens the Two Lands, and you must save Ancient Egypt from his terrible wrath in Luxor 2. Wielding the powers of Isis, battle your way across Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot magical spheres and destroy encroaching colored spheres by making matches of three or more. Stop them all before they can reach the pyramids.

Unleash the powers of Isis by catching falling power-ups. Collect gems and jewelry for bonus points, or Golden Ankh coins to earn extra lives. Defeat Set in his temple stronghold or Egypt is doomed!

Levels: Play through 88 explosive levels with 13 new bonus rounds.
Difficulty: Choose from four levels of difficulty, including the mind-bending Challenge of Horus.
Modes: Experience four awesome modes of play— Adventure, Practice, Survival, and Pharaoh’s Challenge.
Power-ups: Collect 13 exciting power-ups including the new Lightning Storm and Pharaoh’s Dagger.
Rankings: The player ranking system has 100 levels from Farm Hand to Pharaoh of the Two Lands.

I am a bit behind on arcade games I want to try out, but here is yet another arcade release coming to the arcade. Rumor has it that its going to run you 800 MPs.