Last week started with three Xbox LIVE Arcade getting temporary price reductions as part of the ‘Deal of the Week’ promotion for Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers. Those games included MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2, Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled and continued mid-week with the long awaited release of Darwinia+ from Introversion Software.

To better help you choose what Xbox LIVE Arcade games you should be choosing to spend your valuable Microsoft Points on, XBLArcade.com is going to start publishing a weekly Top 20 list of Xbox LIVE Arcade titles every week based on the information posted on Major Nelson’s website. We think this will give you a much better idea what the other 23+ million Xbox LIVE members are playing in the realm of Xbox LIVE Arcade games and help with your decision of what to buy with those MS Points.

For the week of February 8th to 15th, the Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased), are as follows:

Create your own paradox… for the love of pie. Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie in The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom. Record yourself and harness your time-bending abilities to cooperate, compete against, and disrupt your past, present, and future selves. Winterbottom’s debut misadventures present a whimsical spin on the notions of time, space, and play. Join Winterbottom as he travels through over 75 “movie” levels, causing mischief and mayhem in pursuit of the mysterious and elusive Chronoberry Pie on his spectacular journey through space-time.

“The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom” bends time on February 17th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by 2K Play and developed by The Odd Gentlemen, “The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere except Japan and Korea and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/w/winterbottomxbla/ or http://www.xblarcade.com/node/2630

Battlefield™ 1943 is a multiplayer-only game that lets you enjoy the thrills of Pacific WW2 battles! Pick your path - be it as a rifleman, a steel fisted tank commander, or ace fighter pilot dog fighting to protect the skies. Play as a lone wolf or with your friends, coordinating to turn the tide of battle. So pick your path—be it as a rifleman, a steel-fisted tank commander, or ace fighter pilot. Play as a lone wolf or with your friends, coordinating to turn the tide of battle. Whatever you choose, in Battlefield™ 1943, enjoy the thrill of a fully featured online shooter.

Battlefield™ 1943 is the Deal of the Week running from Monday, February 15th to Sunday, February 21st. During this time Xbox LIVE Gold Members everywhere can pick up Battlefield 1943 for 800 Microsoft Points. That’s 33% off the regular price of 1200 Microsoft Points. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive for storage and is multiplayer only.

That’s this week’s deal! Don’t forget to tell your friends about this great multiplayer game by reTweeting this message using the button below. If your friends don’t have it yet, tell them about it. Up to 24 people can play at a time. Also feel free to leave a comment below talking about the games above!

Black Inc. and developer Coreplay from Munich, Germany, has released new gameplay features for the Xbox LIVE Arcade space shooter Ion Assault. An automatic update will add the high score "survival" mode and an alternative control setup to the first German-made arcade game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®.

The new controls enable the player to handle targeting directly: Using the right stick, the player is now able to align the spaceship immediately, instead of rotating it around its axis as before. This is much easier for fans of similar games, while veterans of Ion Assault can continue to use the classic controls in both the campaign and multiplayer modes.

The newly added survival mode demands faster reactions and more stamina than the campaign. The player is confronted with more and more increasingly dangerous enemies within a certain time limit. When destroyed, enemies drop Score Orbs which not only yield points, but also valuable extra seconds, making them essential for anyone aspiring to beat the high score.

Create your own paradox… for the love of pie! Enter a macabre and comical silent film world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie in The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. Record yourself and harness your time-bending abilities to cooperate with, compete against, and disrupt your past, present and future selves. Join Winterbottom as he travels though five movie levels with 75 unique puzzles to solve.

Fire up the flat screen and crank up the volume for the biggest year in Xbox 360 gaming history. Today at X10, Microsoft Corp. proved to the world why 2010 will be a landmark year for gamers of all types, and it showcased a barrage of exclusive games that defy traditional genres and create new experiences filled with emotion, adrenaline and suspense. Heart-pounding action and rich storytelling encompass a massive line-up of Xbox LIVE Arcade exclusives announced today with things really picking up in March with the Xbox Live Arcade Block Party.

Microsoft revealed at X10 that the new promotion Xbox Live Arcade Block Party will begin on Wednesday, March 3rd with the release of Toy Soldiers, the Arcade game we first saw last year that places you in the shoes of an antique toy soldier battling it out in a World War I diorama. Microsoft will launch a "companion" Facebook game called Toy Soldiers: Match Defense where you'll be able to match items in order to win countries and conquer Europe.

Over thousands of generations the peaceful Darwinians have been evolving in a beautiful digital world, but now their whole way of life is under threat from a devastating computer virus that has infected their world and decimated their numbers. Without your protection they don't stand a chance, and it’s up to you to lead them into battle to recapture their lost world in Darwinia+! Once you've proven your command ability, take your Darwinian army online and challenge your friends to strategic combat, as tribes of Darwinians slaughter one another in a desperate struggle for supremacy.

“Darwinia+” goes digital on February 10th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published and developed by Introversion Software, “Darwinia+” will be available for 1200 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Darwinia+” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/d/darwiniaxbla/ or http://www.xblarcade.com/node/2513

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Fans asked, and Capcom listened! One of the most popular fighting games of all time arrives on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. MARVEL™ VS. CAPCOM® 2 brings legendary characters from throughout Marvel and Capcom history to duke it out in an insane tag-team fighting experience. From Ryu to Wolverine, pit your favorite heroes in dream match-ups thanks to an unprecedented 56-character roster. With all new online play, take the fight across the globe and decide who really has the best "dream team." Widescreen support, enhanced HD graphics, and a robust leaderboard makes one of the best fighting games even better!

MARVEL™ VS. CAPCOM® 2 is one of the Deals of the Week running from Monday, February 8th to Sunday, February 14th. During this time Xbox LIVE Gold Members everywhere can pick up MARVEL™ VS. CAPCOM® 2 for 800 Microsoft Points. That’s 33% off the regular price of 1200 Microsoft Points.

Blitz1UP and XBLArcade.com have teamed up to give away two free redemption codes for their recently released Xbox™ LIVE® Arcade game KrissX (pronounced ‘kriss cross’), developed by Regolith Games. KrissX is a casual word puzzle game designed to test your vocabulary and brain power to their limits with a plethora of mind-bending word games.

In KrissX, gamers’ must help Wordsworth the Owl on his mission to solve jumbled word puzzles by switching around letters and following clues. If players are successful, they will be rewarded with badges and high scores. As players progress through the game, they can explore 150 vibrant stages while choosing to play at a leisurely pace or facing a timed challenge.

With over 3,500 words to unscramble and a variety of game styles including Quests, Time Attack Mode and Timeless Play, gamers can expand their daily vernacular as they discover secret puzzles that provide endless replay value. Addictive gameplay, uncomplicated controls and intuitive tutorials provide an interactive and fun gaming experience for players of all ages.

Uncover thousands of different word puzzles and test your skills in quick thinking, trivia, and knowledge while switching around letters to complete mind boggling terms and use helpful hints to achieve reward badges and high scores.

OneBigGame, the non-profit publisher of videogames, rings in the new year with its music puzzle game Chime, available now on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Chime is available for a price of 400 Microsoft Points ($5 USD) on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360, and OneBigGame will donate net proceeds to charity partners Save the Children and Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children and, next to many other countries, currently very active in Haiti, helping children and families in extreme need. Starlight Children’s Foundation provides support to children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities.