The definitive tower defense game for Xbox LIVE, Defense Grid: The Awakening is easy to pick up, engrossing to play, and hard to set down. Strategically place your towers on the map to prevent alien enemies from stealing your power cores. Play for just fifteen minutes or several hours! This award-winning game includes 10 hours of story play with 20 unique maps in the Awakening campaign, four bonus Borderlands maps, a wide variety of tower and enemy types, an interactive soundtrack, plus over 100 unlockable challenge modes adding dozens of hours of additional fun. Protect the Cores!

“Defense Grid: The Awakening” starts defending on September 2nd at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published and developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, “Defense Grid: The Awakening” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere, and is rated E10 for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. For more details on “Defense Grid: The Awakening” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/d/defensegridxboxlivearcade/

Immerse yourself in the fully 3-D pirate world of Yo-Ho Kablammo. Master your vessel and take to the seas in this frantic action-packed game. Blast your foes with cannon fire, collect numerous power-ups to give you the upper hand, and collect the spoils of your victory. Set your sails and navigate a variety of ships all with unique playing styles. Play the single player challenges or battle your friends in multiplayer madness online and offline, to show who the true pirate is. Only one can survive in these ruthless times, will it be you? Your ship awaits, captain.

“Yo-Ho Kablammo” sets sail on September 2nd at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Microsoft Games and developed by Canal Studios, “Yo-Ho Kablammo” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Yo-Ho Kablammo” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/y/yohokablammoxbla/

Also this week, most likely to coincide with the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is Seattle, WA from September 4-6, Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2 is 33% off for Xbox Live Gold subscribers all this week. You can now grab it for 800 Microsoft Points, down from the usual 1200.