Multiplayer mayhem awaits for up to four local or online players, in a race to clear the most balls from your table in Inferno Pool®. Pot balls to fire at opponents, or stockpile balls to unleash an onslaught. Master Jump Shots, Combos, Bank Shots, Kick Shots, and build your multiplier with an unbroken potting streak to unleash the devastating Inferno Mode. Alliances will be formed, friends will be betrayed, and the battle isn't over until the stat screen appears. Includes the challenging Endurance Mode, an Inferno-fuelled battle to survive against the clock and post a world-beating time. The game also includes classic pool modes for one or two local or online players.

“Inferno Pool” burns up on October 28th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Koch Media and developed by Dark Energy Digital Ltd, “Inferno Pool” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points in North America and Asia and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Inferno Pool” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/i/infernopoolxbla/ or http://www.xblarcade.com/node/2322

Xbox 360 owners have another Taito arcade classic to look forward to. The publisher has announced an Xbox 360 version of Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure, to be released domestically (and presumably worldwide as well) on Wednesday, October 28th for the Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Towering Adventure is a remake of the classic Rainbow Islands game, which has Bubble Bobble series characters Bubby and Bobby building rainbows to climb their way up to the top of a tower. The remake was previously released on the Wii in March. The 360 version promises story mode, challenge mode, and time attack modes, along with a worldwide one-on-one online competitive Xbox Live Match mode. Those who prefer to compete offline will also find a two player local cooperative mode.

Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, and Dark Energy Digital, a British developer and publisher of video games, announced the signing of a licensing agreement for Koch Media to publish and market the game Inferno Pool in North America and Asia. In the United States, Inferno Pool for Xbox LIVE® Arcade will be published and distributed by Deep Silver Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment software and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Media.

Inferno Pool is a revolutionary new arcade Pool/Billiards game where 1-4 local or online players battle to clear their tables while firing potted balls at opponents. Players can stockpile balls for a later onslaught, nominate their victims, and unleash devastating ball streaks and outrageous skill shots to trigger the punishing Inferno Mode. Alliances will be formed, friends will be betrayed, and the battle isn't over until the stat screen appears. The game also includes classic 8 ball and 9 ball modes for 1-2 players, and the addictive, Inferno-fueled, race against the clock Endurance Mode.

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the return of one of its most enduring creations, with the announcement of a new downloadable Rocket Knight (working title) for Xbox LIVE Arcade.

The original Rocket Knight was an extremely popular 2D side-scrolling title first released on the 16-bit SEGA Megadrive and later on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and starred a rocket-pack wearing Opossum called Sparkster. Famed for its fast platform-based gameplay and cartoon visuals, Rocket Knight will debut on next generation consoles fifteen years after its inception with updated graphics and alluring new environments.

Panzer General is back with an all-new turn-based strategy game in Panzer General: Allied Assault! For the first time on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, recreate actual battles during the last phase of World War II and experience the dramatic events of D-Day as they unfold in your hands. Build, customize, and fight with your personalized deck of 60 cards. Play with a friend in multiplayer mode, gain access to special units and cards, and become a Panzer General.

“Panzer General: Allied Assault” goes to war on October 21st at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Ubisoft Entertainment and developed by Petroglyph Games, “Panzer General: Allied Assault” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere except India, Japan and Korea and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Panzer General: Allied Assault” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/p/panzergeneralaaxbla/

XBLArcade.com is holding a contest to reward its loyal readers and Tozai Games is teaming up with us to help motivate visitors to visit more often and post comments about the games we list. But that’s not all, this co-sponsored event is also designed to help generate awareness and interest in Tozai Games' titles as well as the Xbox LIVE Arcade as a whole community of great games and the individuals playing them. In essence, this is our way of saying thank you for being a gamer! And to do that, Tozai Games and XBLArcade.com will be giving away one game code of your choice between Lode Runner and R-Type Dimensions for Xbox LIVE Arcade.

Lode Runner - Confront crazed enemies in fresh sets of single-player levels and fun-filled co-op challenges, or lean back and master increasingly complex puzzles. Battle it out with endlessly spawning enemies in a feverish new mode, or challenge up to three friends in a cunning game of high speed tag, where the first to die are the first to avenge… as enemies! Create custom levels and host matches over Xbox LIVE®. Lode Runner is worth its weight in gold! Download the trial version of Lode Runner.

Digital Chocolate has announced that the award-winning mobile and PC hit game Tower Bloxx will be available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft starting this Wednesday, October 21st as Tower Bloxx Deluxe. Block dropping has never been as fun nor looked as good…

Reach for the skies in this wacky skyscraper construction game! In Tower Bloxx™ Deluxe, your task is to build brand new homes for the Tower Toons™ - funny little people who move in and turn the lights on before they even have a roof over their heads! It’s a test of skill - the better you drop new floors on the swaying tower, the happier they will be. But it’s windy up there, so you better keep your cool since a mistake might cost you a bunch of floors! Casual one-button game play will get you into building tall towers in no time - but it takes practice to really master Tower Bloxx™ Deluxe. Tower Bloxx Deluxe improves on the award-winning original with amazing new visual effects, more in-depth game play and two brand new game modes and brand new mini-game.

As in the original Tower Bloxx, the blocks are dropped on top of each other with an intuitive and extremely fun one-button game mechanic. In Tower Bloxx Deluxe, the beloved core game play remains the same, but sub-goals are added along with achievements, enhanced city building mode and midway targets such as tower upgrades and balcony blocks that add population boosts to your tower.

The Wizards Of The Coast have announced that on October 21st, Magic: The Gathering and video game fans worldwide can play with new decks, experience never before seen challenges, and battle new adversaries on Xbox LIVE Arcade with the first expansion for Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers.

Duel Magic’s iconic dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas with the brand new downloadable content featuring three new playable decks that include Tezzeret’s “Relics of Doom” Planeswalker deck, three new unlockable cards for each of the eight original decks, three new puzzling challenge levels, and new two-headed giant co-op levels!

Players can also put their spell-slinging skills to the test to defeat the new single-player campaign and unlock Sarkhan Vol and Jace Beleren’s new Planeswalker decks.

The Duels of the Planeswalkers expansion is priced at 400 Microsoft Points and is rated Teen by the ESRB for Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, and Violent References.

Prominent Australian developer Halfbrick has announced its brand new IP for the Xbox LIVE Arcade - Raskulls. Joining the heritage of the most popular XBLA titles such as Braid, Castle Crashers and The Maw, Raskulls is an entirely original and exciting puzzle platformer with a rich single-player campaign and an incredibly addictive online multiplayer component.

The gameplay is a unique blend of platforming, puzzle and racing. With hundreds of blocks arranged in Tetris-style fashion throughout each world, players must use a block-smashing wand to find their way through the level in the most efficient way possible. Some levels are simple point-to-point or lap footraces, while other modes involve diffusing bombs and conserving block-bashing "ammo". Up to four players can race with heaps of weapons and power-ups in a huge variety of levels and modes.

Lead and Gold – Gangs of the Wild West catapults the player straight into the dramatic crescendo of the Western myth. Allowing players to relive the thrills of a gunfight in classic western settings such as main street of a frontier town or the claustrophobic depths of a gold mine.

Immerse yourself in gameplay drawing from a perfect mix of cool-headed player skill and the brutal close quarter brawl of the classic Western shoot out in this third person shooter with team multiplayer. “It is fantastic opportunity for a fresh take on the western game genre and to build and expand on the mythos of the gangs of the Wild West, taking team play to the next level." says Joakim Setterberg, Designer, Fatshark.