Bomberman Live: Battlefest will feature the same frantic action with 8-person online multiplayer that the series is known for, as well as a wealth of all-new features, including teams, new modes, new arenas, new power-ups, new costumes, and even the ability to use an avatar as a playable character.

Bomberman Live: Battlefest will feature the same frantic action with 8-person online multiplayer that the series is known for, as well as a wealth of all-new features, including teams, new modes, new arenas, new power-ups, new costumes, and even the ability to use an avatar as a playable character.

Bomberman Live: Battlefest will feature the same frantic action with 8-person online multiplayer that the series is known for, as well as a wealth of all-new features, including teams, new modes, new arenas, new power-ups, new costumes, and even the ability to use an avatar as a playable character.

In Bomberman Live players guide their unique Bomberman around a grid-like arena, avoiding opponents and their bombs while attempting to bomb the competition.

During the holidays Microsoft kicked off two global 30-day specials to bring great deals on select Xbox Live content (every monday a deal on either a movie rental, a map pack or even an XBLA game) and even free multiplayer for a list of great XBLA titles. This week Bomberman Live lowers its price from the usual 800 to 600 points.

Hudson Entertainment announced the Bomberman Live New Year’s Bash Tournament & Sweepstakes, in which U.S. players will compete both for bragging rights and for prizes, including a 1st-place prize of 100,000 Microsoft Points. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. PST on Dec. 31, 2007 and ends at 8:59 a.m. PST on Jan. 13, 2008.

Hudson announced Bomb-Up Pack 3, the third add-on pack for the Bomberman Live game which will launch launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Dec. 26 (250 Microsoft Points), and add more than a dozen new features, including ten new characters, two additional levels, two new leaderboards, and a brand new game mode.

In Bomberman Live players guide their unique Bomberman around a grid-like arena, avoiding opponents and their bombs while attempting to bomb the competition. A free title update is now available addressing issues some players have experienced and tweaks other aspects.

Hudson announced Bomb-Up Pack 2, the second add-on pack for the Bomberman Live game which will launch launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Sept 26 for 250 Microsoft Points ($3.13). This new add-on pack features over a dozen additions, including ten characters, two levels, two leader boards, and a brand new game mode

Hudson Entertainment announced that they are releasing Bomb-Up Pack 1, the first add-on pack for its XBLA game Bomberman LIVE. This new add-on pack will add over a dozen new features, including ten new characters, two additional levels, two new leader boards, and a brand new game mode.

Two additional games will become available this Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday: Bomberman Live, mixing social gaming excitement with high definition graphics, and Yie Ar Kung Fu, a classic fighting game with enhanced graphics, hand painted backgrounds and new achievements.

Bomberman: Act Zero did not quite get the critical appeal Hudson had hoped for, so they went back to the old school formula and tasked Backbone Entertainment with putting the classic into a next-gen look. Currently scheduled for June, Bomberman lets you play online with up to 8 players, with monthly tournaments and content updates, customizable characters and bombs.