On Xbox Live Arcade today: Bliss Island, Brain Challenge, and new Rock Band tracks

1600 Microsoft Points Card for use on Xbox LiveFrom today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play PomPom’s Bliss Island on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Bliss Island will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

For fun, competitive, addictive, bite-sized gaming venture into the world of Bliss Island. With over 80 unique challenges Bliss Island is the perfect pick up and play game. Give it a go and help Hoshi today!

Key game features include:
* Pick up and play: Experience more than 25 unique challenges across nine crazy levels.
* Play with friends: Jump into online multiplayer and challenge your friends online.

Also available today is Gameloft’s Brain Challenge on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Brain Challenge will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

Ready to start down the road to excellent mental fitness? Upgrade to the full version of Brain Challenge to unlock twenty different mini-games in five brain-building categories. Daily exercises challenge you to increase your mental capacity: they never repeat, and the better you do, the harder they get! Challenge your brain, monitor your progress, and watch your mental capacity grow! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.

Key game features include:
* Multiplayer fun: Challenge friends with four-player offline and online multiplayer modes.
* Game variety: Thirty games are broken down into different categories—Memory, Visual, Logic, Math, and Focus.
* Training room: Play all the mini-games within each category freely.
* Creative mode: Relax by exploring your brain’s creative abilities through five games.
* Stress mode: Test your abilities under stressful conditions.
* Personal coach: Choose your favorite coach to accompany you through all your brain development steps and develop a unique relationship with him or her.
* Brain charts: View your overall performance and progression with detailed stats and graphs.

Rock Band Special Edition for Xbox 360
Like every week, there were also various downloadable Rock Band tracks released for the Xbox 360 version of the game in addition to 2007’s downloadable Rock Band content. Below’s listings show the three:

Content: “Beethoven’s C***”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Canada and United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Beethoven’s C***”–Serj Tankian.

Content: “Crushcrushcrush”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Canada and United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Crushcrushcrush”–Paramore.

Content: “Shockwave”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Canada, United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Shockwave”–Black Tide.

* PLEASE NOTE: Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.