ATARI is teaming up with Japan's Q Entertainment to bring three of music game legend Tetsuya Mizuguchi's award winning titles together in one retail pack. With the working title Q3 (Qubed), the pack is scheduled for worldwide release in spring 2009 bringing the ultimate audio visual gaming experience for the Xbox360 to retail for the first time...
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This week, play "Every Extend Extra Extreme," an explosive new twist on the puzzle-shooter genre and also check out "Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe," a reboot of the classic futuristic sports game Both games will be available worldwide on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 from Wednesday 17th October 2007 at 9:00 a.m. GMT / 10.00 a.m. CET.
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Q Entertainment is about to start a series of two downloadable content packs. Revenue from these DLC packs will go to non-government climate control groups and other charities contributing to good causes. The two packs include the Tokyo Club Mix Pack aka SOS Charity Campaign Pack which includes new music and skins for 350 Microsoft Points. The other pack is a larger booster pack that will cost 600 Microsoft Points and will include twenty more skins for challenge mode.
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As promised last week, today three new packs for Lumines Live! have been release on Xbox Live Arcade. One of the packs, called the 'Heavenly Star Skin', is available for free. The 'VS CPU Pack' and the 'Puzzle/Mission Pack' are available for 100 Microsoft Points for a timed period. After februari 21, they will cost you 300 Microsoft Points each.

Official release information:

Name: VS CPU Pack - LUMINES LIVE!
Price: 100 Points
NOT Available in: Japan
Dash Details: Promotional price: for a limited time only! Here's your chance to rage against the machine with 9 new opponents! Challenge the CPU and show that box who's boss with the VS CPU Pack for LUMINES LIVE! With each stage, you get some stylin'-themed skin and character designs. And if you can walk your talk, a special bonus skin awaits you at the very end of the challenge! VS CPU Pack requires the LUMINES LIVE! Standard Edition for play. Pack available for 100 MS Points (Regular Price: 300 MS Points) for a limited time only, starting January 24, 2007- February 21, 2007.

Name: Puzzle/Mission Pack - LUMINES LIVE!
Price: 100 Points
NOT Available in: Japan
Dash Details: Promotional price: for a limited time only! LUMINES LIVE! is not just about dropping blocks. In Puzzle mode, you have to use just the right blocks to create a certain shape. In the brand new Mission mode, you'll have to clear all blocks in a tightly limited number of moves. With 90 additional puzzles to solve 40 new missions to clear, you won't want to miss this Pack! LUMINES LIVE! Standard Edition must be downloaded in order to play Puzzle/Mission Pack. Pack available for 100 MS Points (Regular Price: 300 MS Points) for a limited time only, starting January 24, 2007- February 21, 2007.

Name: Heavenly Star Skin - LUMINES LIVE!
Price: Free until Feburary 21, 2007 for Xbox Live Gold Members
NOT Available in: Japan
Dash Details: Promotional p...
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Good things come in threes, and next week's Arcade Wednesday release is no exception to that rule. Three new packages of Lumines Live! content will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, 24th January at 09.00 GMT. Two of the add-on packs will be available at special promotional prices, and one of them will be free to Xbox Box Live Gold Members for a limited time!
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Just a quicky...

The Xbox Live scheduled maintenance is now complete, and the whole Live service is back online. Apprently there's some more work to do on Xbox.com and the forums but aside from that everything else should be just peachy.

So with the service back up there's no reason not to check out Lumines Live! now is there?
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