Weekly XBLA Update - 6/17/09

Finally, Xbox Live Arcade seems to finally be recovering from the E3 slump. Sam & Max, as well as Magic: The Gathering both hit the arcade this week. Almost unheard of, and frankly I'm totally ready for it.

• Sam & Max Save the World Episode 1 Join canine crime-fighter Sam and his hyperkinetic rabbity-thing partner Max to investigate a string of baffling mind-control cases. Can the Freelance Police find the culprit behind this evil plot before the entire world slips into a hypnotic trance? Find out in this six-episode series chock full of comical characters, entertaining exploration, and sarcastic asides!
• Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
  This arcade-style game takes you on a journey through a vast Multiverse of unique worlds where you are deemed a Planeswalker, a powerful mage who battles others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Command an arsenal of creatures and spells as you do battle against the computer or compete online against real-life players via Xbox LIVE Arcade. With numerous game play scenarios, including multiplayer game mode, Duels of the Planeswalkers offers an unrivaled depth in which each game is different from the last.
• Ice Age 3 : Ice Age™: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Playable Demo
  Join Ice Age's unlikely herd of prehistoric pals for their wildest, most exciting adventure yet! Embark on a rescue mission across melting snow to the mysterious Dinosaur World - an all-new, fur-raising jungle of carnivorous plants, lush foliage and fierce dinosaurs!
• DW: GUNDAM 2 : Additional Mission 07
  "Focus!" A mission like you've never experienced before... Where you destroy wave after wave of enemies!
• DW: GUNDAM 2 : Additional Mission 08
  "Decisions... decisions..." It is up to you to tip the balance of power and decide who will be glorified the victor and who will be forever shamed!
• DW: GUNDAM 2 : Additional Mission 09
  "True Dynasty Warriors Gundam II! Surface Edition!" The ultimate battle has begun yet again!
• DW: GUNDAM 2 : Additional Mission 10
  "True Dynasty Warriors Gundam II! Space Edition!" The ultimate battle has begun yet again! Read more...Call of Duty: WaW : Map Pack 2
• Call of Duty: WaW : Map Pack 2
  Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 continues to expand the addictive COD multiplayer experience with four new maps. Battle to control the river bridge in "Banzai" a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In "Corrosion" face down your enemy in a shattered train yard, and in "Sub Pens" wipe the monsoon rain from your eyes as you struggle over a bombed-out submarine base. The Zombies return in "Shi No Numa" (Zombie Swamp) featuring Perk machines, the deadly new Wunderwaffe DG-2, new Achievements and flaming Hell Hounds.
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X : Air Supremacy
  Secure a powerful fleet of 16 mainstay and prototype aircraft and fight for supremacy in online and single player modes. This download combines three packages: the US Eagles pack, the European Assault pack, and the Russian Falcons pack. - Rafale M (Dassault) - Saab 37 Viggen (SAAB) - Mirage 2000N (Dassault) - Mirage 4000 (Dassault) - FB-22 (Lockheed) - F-4 Phantom II (Boeing) - RF-15 Peak Eagle (Boeing) - A-12 Avenger II (Boeing) - F-111F Aardvark (Lockheed) - SR-71 (Lockheed) - Mig-31 Foxhound (MIG) - Mig-1.42 (MFI) - Mig-23 Flogger (YF-113) (Mig) - Su-39 (Sukhoi) - F18 HARV (Boeing) - Razorback (End War plane)
• Burnout Paradise : Burnout™ Paradise 1.9
  This update brings the latest game changing enhancements to your copy of Burnout™ Paradise direct from Criterion Games.
• Guitar Hero World Tour : "Guitar Hero® On Tour: Modern Hits Theme" by S.U.
  "Guitar Hero® On Tour: Modern Hits Theme" by S.U.P.R.A.H.U.M.A.N. - ProtoShredanoid downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.
• Overlord II : Overlord® II Demo
  Download this action-packed demo of Overlord® II and experience the thrill of sending your Minions off on a hilarious destructive rampage. Use your horde of Minions and new wolf mounts to slay the hunters of Nordberg! There's more: take on hippy elves and the mythical yeti and, err, lots of baby seals. Of course you can kill them, you're the Overlord! Want a mini-map too? You got it!