On Xbox Live Arcade today: Panzer General: Allied Assault and Tower Bloxx Deluxe

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Get an Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points CardFrom today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Petroglyph Games’ Panzer General: Allied Assault on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Panzer General: Allied Assault will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

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.

Game features include:

  • New cards: Unlock hundreds of new cards, and gain more cards every time you win a battle. Access powerful new units and devastating Ability Cards.
  • New maps and decks: Play on dozens of new maps for multiplayer and skirmish games. Create new decks from the cards you’ve won and use them to dominate the battlefield.
  • Allies or Axis: Switch sides and play as Germany against your friends in multiplayer or skirmish games!

    • Watch the Panzer General: Allied Assault feature with gameplay:

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

    Build the highest skyscrapers and largest cities in the best-selling, classic game Tower Bloxx Deluxe. Reach the skies, clouds, and outer space as your skyscraper grows and grows. Beat your friends in the social ladder and pass up their profile icon as you outbuild their tower! Compete against friends in multiplayer game modes, or work with them as you construct the tower in a co-operative game mode. Use powerups, Tower upgrades, and combos to create the tallest and straightest towers. Play all six different game modes including Build City and the galaxy-reaching Quick Game.

    Game features include:

  • Numerous game modes including multiplayer: Play six unique and innovative game modes with three multiplayer modes, including battle and co-op play.
  • A builder’s dream: Build out your metropolis in Grand Build City Mode and choose from powerups, tower upgrades, and more to create your masterpiece.
  • Avatar support: See yourself and your friends, and beat your friends on the Social Ladder that visualizes the battle for Leaderboard dominance.

    • Watch the Tower Bloxx Deluxe launch trailer:

    Deal of the Week is: Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode (40% off)
    “Xbox LIVE Gold Members can save 40% this week when they purchase RE5’s Versus Mode.”

    The new Xbox 360 Games on Demand are: Army of Two, Midnight Club: LA and Sonic Unleashed.

    Content: Army of Two
    Price: Check pricing for your region
    Availability: Not available in Japan and Korea
    Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. When one man is not enough, it will take an army of two to fight through war, political turmoil and a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire world.

    Content: Midnight Club: LA
    Price: Check pricing for your region
    Availability: Not available in Japan and Korea
    Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. THE BEST WAY TO SEE LOS ANGELES IS AT 245 MPH. Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest real-world tuners, muscle and luxury cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your vehicle with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits.Street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome to the Midnight Club.

    Content: Sonic Unleashed
    Price: Check pricing for your region
    Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
    Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. Sonic transforms at night, for double the fun–slick and speedy, or wild and powerful!

    The most recent demo released on Xbox Live was for Band Hero.

    “Band Hero features an all-star lineup of pop music featuring the best variety of classic chart-topping hits and current hot artists. This demo features Finger Eleven “Paralyzer”, Katrina & The Waves “Walking on Sunshine” and Taylor Swift “Picture to Burn”. Includes Party Play and the all-new Sing-Along mode.”