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On Wednesday September 5, 2007 5 AM EST Cyberball 2072 and Fatal Fury Special will be available on the xbox live arcade. Additionally four arcade games will be running a 50% sale this weekend.

Cyberball 2072: 400 MP ($5)
Rediscover the arcade classic game “Cyberball 2072™” from Midway on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Take control of your robotic team, and call the plays to move your team downfield for a touchdown. But watch out, the ball gets hot if you don’t keep moving! Keep your eye on the ball to make sure it doesn’t go critical before you can score.  More Info: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/cyberball2072xboxlivearcade/

Fatal Fury Special: 400 MP ($5)
The third title in the “Fatal Fury” fighting game series from SNK Playmore makes its way onto Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday! Join Terry and Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi and 12 of the toughest titans in one of the biggest matches of the millennium. Set in Southtown, a fictitious American city, players must compete against the ruler of the underworld Wolfgang Krauzer. Who will win? You’ll have to play to find out.  More Info: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/f/fatalfuryspecialxboxlivearcade

Limited Time Xbox LIVE Arcade Price Drop
Celebrate this Labor Day weekend by downloading four Arcade favorites for half the price! For the 48 hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m. GMT on Sunday, September 2 (5:00 p.m. PDT on Saturday, September 1) and continuing through 11: 59 p.m. GMT (4:59 p.m. PDT) on Monday, September 3, the following Xbox LIVE Arcade games will be available for half their usual price:

• “Small Arms” – 400 Microsoft Points (normally 800 Microsoft Points)
  Easy to pick up but hard to put down, “Small Arms” is a frantic multiplayer action game with the feel of an arcade shooter.
• “Zuma Deluxe”– 400 Microsoft Points (normally 800 Microsoft Points)
  Explore more than 20 realms in Adventure mode and put your skills to the test in this fast-paced puzzle game.
• “Gauntlet” – 200 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
  The original dungeon crawler lets four adventurers explore and fight together as a warrior, valkyrie, wizard, and elf.
• “Dig Dug” – 200 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
  Experience the fast-paced action of this quarter-cruncher from 1982 as you take control of Dig Dug himself and vanquish Pookas and Fygars.

(thats 800 points for half price!  Sadly I all ready paid full price for all 4 :-))

Finally, don’t forget to check out this week’s new downloadable content for “Soltrio Solitaire.” For more details, please visit www.xbox.com/livearcade

What: Soltrio Solitaire

When: May 16th

How Much: 800MP ($10)

The latest edition to the arcade is coming  May 16th.  Originally mentioned here, Sotrio Solitaire from Silver Creek Entertainment is a collection of 18 different solitaire games, offering co-op and competitive two-player solitaire game modes.

The game comes with a new mode called Voyage Adenture which is a twist on the classic solitaire game.  In this mode players travel around the map completing games of solitaire to unlock custom card designs.  It also includes a co-op and competitive 2 player game mode.

Soltrio Solitaire will be available worldwide – with the exception of Korea – for 800 Microsoft Points on Wednesday, May 16^th, and is rated E for Everyone. Game Features

• Two-player multiplayer via system link or over Xbox LIVE
• Xbox LIVE Vision camera support, making multiplayer solitaire an engaging social experience
• In two-player mode, two games take place at the same time, and both players share the same foundation piles, prompting a fight over the piles in the race to win the game
• In co-op mode, players work together to attempt to finish the game with the best score possible, and players also have the ability to pass cards to each other
• Create new cards when you unlock card elements, show them off to your friends and customize your own decks!
• Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points

More information is available at http://www.xbox.com/games/livearcade, and you can also check out a few screenshots on my picture gallery.