Penny Arcade Hitting XBLA Next Week

Penny Arcade Countdown

The very popular internet comic is coming to an Xbox 360 near you. “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness” stars the ever-so-wondrous Gabe and Tycho in an RPG adventure through the 1920’s. You’ll be able to pick it up next Wednesday for 1600 Microsoft points and even the PC, Mac and Linux for $19.95. Learn more about it at playgreenhouse.com.

Xbox Live Arcade: Assualt Heroes 2

Assault Heroes 2

This weeks release is a sequel to the award winning and very fun game Assault Heroes. So if you liked the original, you’re sure to enjoy this one. You can pick it up on Wednesday for 800 Microsoft points.

Lost Cities on XBLA Wednesday

Lost Cities
If you’re looking for a new card game to play, check your Xbox and not your junk drawer for that deck of cards. Lost Cities is the classic card game, now brought to your favorite console from Sierra. Play the computer or take on up to three friends online. Pick it up this Wednesday for 800 Microsoft points.

Ikaruga Coming To Xbox Live This Week

Ikaruga

The arcade shooter from Treasure, Ikaruga, is getting a port to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft has announced that the port will be hitting this week on Wednesday. The top-down shooter will be priced at 800 Microsoft points and will include several feature that the originally did not such as co-op gameplay, sharing gameplay movies, and worldwide leaderboards. Check out this video from the original. Looks tough.

This Weeks XBLA Releases

Two more titles for you to pick up this Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade.

TiQal

First up is TiQal. This game is described as a puzzle game of Mayan descent. What you have to do is destroy the block walls of your enemies by matching squares of the same color. There are 120 levels for you to play here and can be purchased for 800 Microsoft points.

Switchball

Switchball is your second choice this week. This game was actually released before, but it’s being re-released with an update which is supposed to enhance the graphics as well as leaderboards. This game requires the player to move through mazes with an ever-changeable ball while dealing with environmental changes along the way. You can also pick this one up for 800 Microsoft points.