An extension of the world's premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering® — Duels of the Planeswalkers™ brings a pulse-pounding mix of strategic thinking, fantastic artwork, and arcade-style thrills to Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Experience an epic game of fantasy and strategy, as never before, when you take on the mantle of a Planeswalker—a powerful mage capable of traversing the infinite planes of existence—and forge your destiny!

“Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers” starts dueling on June 17th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Wizards of the West Coast and developed by Stainless Games, “Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. For more details on “Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/m/magicthegatheringdobxbla/

Strap on your bazooka soldier, and get ready for the awesome action-packed side-view shooter Rocket Riot™. In this highly stylized eight-bit era style game, blast your way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes online. Navigate through a completely destructible environment, uncover special power-ups, or even burrow into different areas of the map. The map regenerates, keeping the action fast-paced, but time doesn't heal all wounds.

“Rocket Riot” blasts off on June 17th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by THQ and developed by Codeglue, “Rocket Riot” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Rocket Riot” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/r/rocketriotxboxlivearcade/

Also this week, Sam & Max Save the World, which was known as Sam & Max Season One for previous releases, has been enhanced for Xbox LIVE Arcade with achievements, widescreen and HD graphic support, and updates to the gameplay controls. The game is in English with subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. The Xbox LIVE Arcade download will sell for 1600 Microsoft points—less than 300 points per episode (six episodes in total). And for those keeping score, that's the same price as the PC version and $10 cheaper than the Wii version.

And finally, in the way of downloadable content (DLC) comes ARKANOID Live! Episode Add-on Pack 1 for 240 Microsoft Points that will add the third chapter to Arkanoid Live! with 31 new levels. Also ARKANOID Live! Episode Add-on Pack 2 for 240 Microsoft Points that will add the fourth chapter to Arkanoid Live! with another 31 new levels. But that’s not all! The Space Invaders Extreme Expansion Pack for 240 Microsoft Points will allow you to be able to enjoy the original Space Invaders and the now legendary Part II with this action-packed purchasable content including 3 new stages.