DEATH BY CUBE™ is an exhilarating action game in which you must take out endless hordes of enemies. Leo is a robot, one who awakes to find that he has lost his memory. All he knows is that he must reboot the heroine robot, so he sets forth on a mission hoping to regain his memory. To his surprise, he finds the world is now filled with battalions of enemy robots, drenched in bright red oil, and shooting bullets every direction.

“DEATH BY CUBE” gets bloody on January 20th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Square Enix and developed by Premium Agency, “DEATH BY CUBE” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. For more details on “DEATH BY CUBE” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/d/deathbycubexbla/

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. discusses the upgraded character advancement and skills for the upcoming tactical role-playing game, Vandal Hearts: Flame of Judgment for Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, the first of the classic strategic RPG series on a next-generation console, keeps the original game’s fast pace and approachable learning curve, while at the same time reflecting the many evolutions the genre has gone through in the last 10 years.

The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that it is bringing Hasbro’s globally popular strategy game, RISK, to Xbox LIVE® Arcade (XBLA) in early 2010. Featuring outlandish factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists and off-beat humor, RISK: Factions promises to challenge and captivate both new and seasoned RISK fans on their quest for world domination.

“For the past half-century, millions of RISK fans have been consumed with ruling the world, underscoring the board game’s enduring appeal,” said Chip Lange, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA’s Hasbro Division. “We’re now going to bring that masterpiece experience to life and add other amazing layers of XBLA-style gameplay that will take conquests to a new level, including the ability to battle players from around the globe for the first time, truly giving new meaning to the phrase ‘world domination’.”

In our continuing coverage of the upcoming Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. tactical role-playing game, Vandal Hearts: Flame of Judgment for Xbox LIVE® Arcade, XBLArcade.com is unveiling the character details. In case you missed the Konami announces Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment on Xbox LIVE Arcade post, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is the first next-generation installment of the classic strategic RPG series featuring a swift RPG pace, improved user mechanics and a rich, character-driven storyline.

For those who don't know, Double Impact celebrates two of the most highly-regarded arcade titles of all time, Final Fight and Magic Sword, by bringing them out in online-enabled, fan-serviced perfection. To celebrate the upcoming release of Final Fight™: Double Impact, Capcom would like to reach out to you, the fans, to provide color to its box art. That's right, this game will feature YOUR work right on the box for millions to enjoy.

Calling all XBLA Military Madness Fans! Rally the troops and hop on Xbox LIVE® Arcade to play Military Madness: Nectaris this Sunday, January 17, from 7pm PST – 9pm PST. All you have to do is send a message to the XBL account (GamerTag: Mochuuuu) if you’d like to get in on the action.

Morgan Haro of Hudson Entertainment, will be setting up a 4-player battle and looking for three other players to join in. Of course, it is likely that he may not be able to connect with everyone, but still encourages everybody who’s interested in joining in for this session to coordinate on the forums as well! Mr. Haro and Hudson Entertainment will be sending some sweet Military Madness: Nectaris dogtags to everyone who plays during this time frame, whether it’s with Morgan Haro, or among another crew!

The legendary Sam "Serious" Stone returns to battle the relentless hordes of Mental's army in glorious high definition on Xbox LIVE Arcade in Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. Based on the original indie arcade shooter sensation Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD features stunningly redesigned visuals, over-the-top action, and intense online co-op for up to four players.

“Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter” goes high definition on January 13th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Majesco Entertainment and developed by Croteam, “Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter” will be available for 1200 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more details on “Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/s/serioussamxbla/ or http://www.xblarcade.com/node/2431

Independent development studio Slick Entertainment, best known for its work on the award-winning N+ for Xbox LIVE® Arcade, announced that it would put the pedal to the metal at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with its newest gaming creation, Scrap Metal™.

Drift around corners with guns blazing and take out legendary competitors in the fast-paced, top-down racer, Scrap Metal™! Fight your way through explosive, action-packed missions and defeat cunning bosses to add their vehicles to your garage. Customize newly-acquired cars and return to the track to blast through more enemies. Then, jump online with Xbox LIVE® to race against friends and crush their cars with the wheels of a massive monster truck in pulse-pounding online multiplayer matches.

Remember pumping quarters into your favorite video games at the classic arcade or passing the joystick between friends on the couch after school? Nothing could beat the sights and sounds of the arcade, with all the colorfully decorated cabinets, or the endless hours of console competition with friends, trumping the top score and mastering the machine.

This spring, “Game Room” on Xbox LIVE lets you relive the glory days of classic arcade games in their original forms. Your avatar will take part in the original sights, sounds and gameplay that will make these retro games come alive on your Xbox 360 and Windows-based PC in one fast, fun experience.

Independent video games developer NinjaBee is kicking off the New Year with a new game for Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Each Tuesday in January the developer will show off new art from the project on its blog www.NinjaBee.com/blog, leading up to a more detailed, official announcement at the end of the month.

“2010’s gonna be a big year for us,” said NinjaBee’s Art Director Brent Fox. “We’re putting our biggest effort to date into making this game standout. The game is going to give people what we hope will be the most complete and best avatar experience on Xbox LIVE Arcade.”

The new game is NinjaBee’s third XBLA title to allow gamers to play as their avatar. NinjaBee’s other avatar-based games on XBLA include A Kingdom for Keflings and Band of Bugs. Several developers at NinjaBee also worked on the free Xbox LIVE Indie Games featuring avatars: Dunk Tank, Football Toss, Snowball Fight and Fireworks.