Worms is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Worms is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 800 points. 

Worms is a cleverly-balanced turn-based strategy game in which teams of worms battle across bizarre randomly-generated landscapes for supremacy.

Each team takes it in turns to pick off the opposing teams using crazy weapons, tools and other utilities and whatever foul strategies they can devise.

Worms die when they lose all of their energy or plunge into the water. The winning team is the one that manages to survive the mayhem and have worms left standing when the dust settles. Sound simple? Easy to play but difficult to master, it’s a game of deep strategy that belies its simple appearance.

It’s been confirmed, Worms is finally coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace next Wednesday. Worms will be available for download next Wednesday, 7th March in all Xbox Live regions and will cost 800 Microsoft Points.

Alien Hominid HD is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Alien Hominid HD is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 800 points. 

They’ve got your spaceship, so blow up anything in your path to get it back. Completely hand-drawn high-definition graphics coupled with old-school game play results in ultimate mayhem. This addictive, side-scrolling shooter features cute, quirky humor and adjustable cartoon gore.

Alien Hominid HD features jump-in-anytime multiplayer action, immersive environments, award-winning bosses, and over 30 fashionable hats. This 2-D console experience comes jam-packed with seven mini-games, including several four-player party games. All You Can Eat, Neutron Ball, and PDA Games will keep the party going for hours on end.

PaperBoy is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. PaperBoy is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 400 points. 

Can you deliver? Rediscover the classic arcade game Paperboy on Xbox Live. Keep your subscribers happy by tossing newspapers on their doorsteps with perfect accuracy. Pedal fast and avoid obstacles to make the headlines and bring home the bacon. 

Root Beer Tapper is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Root Beer Tapper is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 400 points. 

Get ready to serve! Rediscover the classic arcade game Root Beer Tapper on Xbox Live. Take on a room full of thirsty folks and keep their mugs full as they belly up to the bar, but don’t drop the empties if you want to win.

Xbox Live is set to receive its first Pinball game soon in the form if Pinball FX courtesy of Zen Studios. No details about a possible release date or price have been released yet.

Pinball FX Features:

• Live chat via the Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera
• Three vibrant, 3-dimensional tables provide dozens of hours of play
• State-of-the-art physics model that surpasses the best titles in the genre
• Tables start out simple, but new challenges open up as a player’s skill
  advances
• Flipper arms can be controlled with hand/arm motions via the Xbox 360
  Live Vision camera
• Downloadable tables on Xbox Live Marketplace
• Real-time head-to-head mode for online multiplayer competition
• Amazing realism and polished presentation

It’s like christmas all over again as Microsoft release details of the next 10 Xbox Live Arcade games. These 10 games will be hitting Xbox Live over the next 10 Wednesdays, although no exact details have been released as to when specific games are coming.

3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures, from developer Wanako Games and publisher Sierra Online, allows gamers to putt their way through 36 fun-filled holes of manic minigolf action on wild courses that range from the Old West to outer space and feature a bevy of crazy hazards and obstacles.

Alien Hominid HD from The Behemoth features side-scrolling, hysterical cartoon action with a quirky twist and exclusive Xbox Live Arcade features.

Band of Bugs from NinjaBee is a fast-paced tactical strategy game that offers gameplay deep enough to satisfy tactical genre fans and friendly enough to appeal to casual gamers. Creative gamers can even design their own levels with the built-in level editor, then play them solo or over Xbox Live with friends.*

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from Konami is a faithful version of this legendary classic updated for Xbox Live Arcade and featuring the game’s full soundtrack and memorable side-scrolling vampire-hunting action.

Catan, from developer Big Huge Games Inc. and publisher Microsoft Game Studios, is a faithful remake of the immensely popular strategy board game.

Eets: Chowdown from Klei Entertainment Inc. is a completely revamped version of the popular PC title of the same name. It offers new items, 120 new levels and the exclusive debut of Marsho Madness, a high-adrenaline action game in which players must keep the impending evil marshmallows at bay.

LUXOR 2, from developer MumboJumbo LLC, sets a new standard for action puzzlers as players match and shoot their way through the land of ancient Egypt.

Paperboy, from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, is a classic coin-op hit, specially enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade.

Root Beer Tapper, also from developer Digital Eclipse and publisher Midway, features fast-paced reflex action as players scramble to keep thirsty patrons happy without dropping root beer mugs in the scramble to earn the biggest tips.

Worms from developer Team 17 Software Ltd. features armies of adorable weapon-toting worms locked in tactical combat.

Heavy Weapon is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Heavy Weapon is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 800 points.

Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank unleashes adrenaline-soaked side-scrolling shoot-em-up arcade action – PopCap style! With a blast of retro-80′s videogame chic, Heavy Weapon brings classic shooter action and explosive power to Xbox Live Arcade. Fight through 19 story-based missions to upgrade 6 different weapon banks, or jump into instant action with the blazing Survival mode. Grab your friends and storm across enemy lines! Are you ready for the furious fun of Heavy Weapon?

Ms. Pacman is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Ms. Pacman is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 400 points.

Xbox Live brings one of the all time classics from Namco Bandai Games to Xbox Live Marketplace. The sequel to the incredibly popular Pac-Man, his girlfriend Ms. Pac-Man takes a turn through the maze. Ms. Pac-Man attempts to clear various challenging mazes filled with Pac-Dots and moving fruits while avoiding the ghosts.

One collision from any of the ghosts means a loss of life. Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions showing the growing romantic relationship between Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, leading all the way up to the arrival of “Junior.”

New Rally-X is now available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. New Rally-X is available in all Xbox Live regions and costs 400 points.

Collect all the flags while avoiding enemy cars! With new features such as the Lucky Flag, which awards you points depending on your remaining fuel. Collect the Special Flag to double the points of all remaining flags! NEW RALLY-X, the sequel to RALLY-X, was released in 1981. It featured new courses and adjustments to the enemy cars, improving the overall game balance, as well as new graphics and BGM!