Xbox LIVE Arcade NEXT Announced

<p>Microsoft Studios and Xbox LIVE have announced &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Microsoft Studios Presents&colon; Arcade NEXT&comma;” a program that marks the release of four new downloadable games &lpar;one each week&rpar; on Xbox LIVE every Wednesday&comma; starting April 18 through May 9&period; The first game that will be available is <em>Trials Evolution&period; <&sol;em>In order to give gamers a deeper look into the next generation of arcade gaming&comma; Microsoft Studios has teamed up with several YouTube gamers&comma; known as the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Arcade NEXT All-Stars&period;” They will be hosting a live streaming gameplay event showcasing each week’s new release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Olga Kay will be hosting the first live streaming event on Wednesday&comma; April 18 at 5pm PST on Twitch&period;TV&comma; Featuring <em>Trials Evolution&period;<&sol;em> The address for the live stream is <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;twitch&period;tv&sol;xboxlivearcade">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;twitch&period;tv&sol;xboxlivearcade<&sol;a>&comma; or visit Olga’s gameplay channel after the stream to view the archived video&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-admin&sol;youtube&period;com&sol;OlgaKaygames">youtube&period;com&sol;OlgaKaygames<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After the release of <em>Trials Evolution&comma; Bloodforge<&sol;em> will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcate on April 25&semi; <em>Fable Heroes<&sol;em> will be released on May 2 and <em>Minecraft&colon; Xbox 360 Edition<&sol;em> will be available May 9&period; To purchase the games&comma; or for more information&comma; visit&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;xbox&period;com&sol;en-US&sol;community&sol;promotions&sol;arcade-next">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;xbox&period;com&sol;en-US&sol;community&sol;promotions&sol;arcade-next<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Experience the next level of downloadable games with Arcade NEXT&comma; a four-week promotion featuring the NEXT in Gamerscore&comma; the NEXT in visual fidelity&comma; and the NEXT in platform-defining gameplay&excl; Beginning April 18&comma; each Wednesday brings a new adventure with increased gamerscore and achievements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Trials Evolution<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Available April 18<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Live Event Hosted By Olga Kay Wednesday&comma; April 18 at 5pm PST<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bust out of the warehouse into an outdoor world of night and day&comma; curved driving lines and spectacular scenery&period; Build your own tracks with the in-game editor or download challenging tracks created by other players&period; Customize your rider and grab Trials Evolution for the next generation of motorcycle racing games&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Bloodforge<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Available April 25<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Live Event Hosted By Tobuscus Wednesday&comma; April 25<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With a brutal combat system&comma; stunning art style and a deeply compelling story&comma; Bloodforge sends you into battle&period; Slaughter hordes of demonic soldiers&comma; deformed worshippers and the gods themselves with Rage Kills&comma; Rune Attacks and Weapon Combos&period; Seal Crom&&num;8217&semi;s fate in this dark&comma; visceral story&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Fable Heroes<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Available May 2<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Live Event Hosted By Katers17 Wednesday&comma; May 2<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This action-packed&comma; hack-and-slash adventure delivers a fresh spin on the Fable franchise with a unique art style and gameplay that takes playful competition to the next level&period; Whether on the couch or playing co-op on Xbox LIVE&comma; work together to defeat enemies and collect gold coins&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Minecraft&colon; Xbox 360 Edition<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Available May 9<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Live Event Hosted By Seananners Wednesday&comma; May 9<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The infinite possibilities of Minecraft just got bigger&comma; bringing the phenomenal experience to a game console for the first time&period; The Arcade version includes an innovative new crafting interface&comma; natural controller movements&comma; plus local and online multiplayer modes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;