This is the ultimate arcade action experience for hardcore video game fans! Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond™ is an homage to the greatest side-scrolling action video games of all time. Starring classic action hero Matt Hazard and all his greatest enemies, the game features tons of weapons, nonstop explosions, and gorgeous 3-D environments. Battle everything from evil ninjas to killer penguins. Survive incredible boss battles. And, of course, enjoy side-by-side two-player gameplay. It's non-stop run and gun survival at its finest in an over-the-top modern vision of timeless video game themes.

“Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond” is unleashed on January 6th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by D3 Publisher of America and developed by Vicious Cycle Software, “Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond” will be available for 1200 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more details on “Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/m/matthazardbbbxbla/ or http://www.xblarcade.com/node/2280

Also this week, you can place your customized Xbox LIVE® Avatar in the medieval world of A Kingdom for Keflings, the city-building game from NinjaBee. Play as your Avatar or choose from other friendly giants as you teach the local Keflings how to collect and convert resources to customize your kingdom. Educate and train your Keflings to become workers, scholars, even Mayor of the city! Build your kingdom alone or cooperatively with up to three of your friends online. The more you build, the more buildings you unlock and the more Keflings you attract, so start building today for the discounted price!

A Kingdom for Keflings is the Deal of the Week running from Monday, January 4th to Sunday, January 10th. During this time Xbox LIVE Gold Members can pick up A Kingdom for Keflings for 400 Microsoft Points. That’s 50% of the regular price of 800 Microsoft Points. With the extra points you saved you can pick up both contents packs for the game and still saved points!

And now that you are informed, tell your friends by clicking on the Tweet button below and perhaps they’ll pick the game(s) up too so you all can play together!