Order up bottomless, frothy fun this Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday with Root Beer Tapper. Impatient patrons cannot get enough of the revitalized carbonated beverage classic, and neither will gamers. Root Beer Tapper will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for X360 beginning Wed, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST).

One of the better games on the original Xbox was no doubt Chronicles of Riddick : Escape from Butcher Day, but so far it has not been added to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list. According to OXM there is a good reason why, as they reveal that Vivendi's action game might be making an appearance on Microsoft's next-gen console. No further details were given, so speculations whether this will be a remake or downloadable through Xbox Live are going rampant.

EA has released a 509mb NBA Street Homecourt demo on Xbox Live, although only for Gold members for now, allowing you to check out the new Trick Remixer and Flight Control systems, and play the Denver Nuggets (with Carmelo Anthony) vs. the Detroit Pistons (with Rip Hamilton) at Venice Beach.

The Lost Planet development team is preparing an update to Capcom's sci-fi shooter that will add player requested multiplayer features, such as the ability to identify other players by voice as well as Gamertag, as well as fix a few minor bugs/exploits discovered post-release.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. As promised Ubisoft, has released a one-mission, 625mb single-player demo, currently only available for Xbox Live Gold members.

Burger King reported higher Q2 earnings, mainly due to the 3.2 million King-themed Xbox 360 games that were sold at its restaurants this past quarter. Net income for Q2 was $38 million, compared with $27 million a year ago.

Vampire hunters, artillery-toting worms, rambunctious aliens and trailblazing settlers are among the 10 “likeable” characters that will soon make their debut in living rooms everywhere via Xbox Live Arcade, starting with the first release in February.

SnoCross 2 offers the most realistic experience in snowmobile racing, featuring three-time Winter X Games gold winner "Air" Blair Morgan, the most dominant and influential rider in the history of snocross.

Some 20 years ago, Taito rocked the arcades with Double Dragon, which has been an all-time favorite amongst fighting game fans, and now it seems Empire Interactive is remaking the classic for Xbox Live Arcade, currently scheduled for March. As usual, Double Dragon will feature the original edition of the game but also an optimized version with updated graphics, while it will also sport multiplayer co-op, and online multiplayer. The customary achievements and online rankings will also be present.

Microsoft announced that Lionsgate Studio is now a Video Marketplace partner, and the downloadable content has been expanded with various new HD movies, TV series, including a FREE episode of ‘Skyland.’ Xbox 360 will digitally deliver TV shows and movies to gamers in the U.S. via Xbox Live.

Ghost Rider offers a unique combination of high impact combat and motorcycle action. Johnny Blaze is Ghost Rider, destined to haunt America’s highways, visiting his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked and the damned.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. The official Ghost Recon website reveals a singleplayer demo is coming to Xbox Live Marketplace "soon." No further details are available ...

Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the introduction of the first-ever truly 3-dimensional persistent playground, highly innovative co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system. A 1.2 gig co-op enabled singleplayer demo is now available on XBL Marketplace, but only for Gold members at the moment.

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. People who log onto Xbox Live may will be asked to update Gears of Wars, the patch is a minor compatibility update, no gameplay or functionality changes at this time.

Activision has released five all-new Call of Duty 3 multiplayer maps for online, split-screen, and System Link play! This map pack is available in all regions and will set you back 800 Points.

UPDATE :There seems to be an issue w/ the map pack, Microsoft and Treyarch are aware and working on it.

Three new packages of Lumines Live! content will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST). Two of the add-on packs will be available at special promotional prices, and one of them will be free to Xbox Box Live Gold Members for a limited time!

Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942. Eidos released a multiplayer demo, one map called Island of Solomon, on Xbox Live, putting American vs. Chinese forces, where either side needs to destroy the others' naval base, air base, and aircraft carrier.

EA announced its launch onto Xbox Live Arcade with Boom Boom Rocket, a hypnotic rhythm music game conceived by EA’s casual games design team and Bizarre Creations, known for the Project Gotham Racing franchise.

Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942. Eidos plans to release a multiplayer demo, one map called Island of Solomon, on Xbox Live Marketplace this coming Thursday. The map will put American vs. Chinese forces, where either side needs to destroy the others' naval base, air base, and aircraft carrier.

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded.

WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 enables players to experience the intensity of being a WWE Superstar like never before with key updates and new game play features. Environmental hotspots let players select and control multiple objects in and around the ring, as well as from crowd members, to inflict damage on their opponents.

A Research and Markets study reveals Microsoft's use of its Xbox Live web-based service to deliver TV shows and movies directly to the TV set, bypassing the traditional route of cable system and telco video distribution, will bring in almost 100 million in 2007.

BIONICLE Heroes takes you to the amazing island of Voya Nui, a world filled with BIONICLE heroes and villains, past and present. Take control of the heroic Toa Inika and battle the villainous Piraka in a fight for the future of the island.

From the fast-action gameplay experts at PopCap Games comes the big, bold, action-packed Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank, which will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade beginning Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST).

Ghost Rider offers a unique combination of high impact combat and motorcycle action. Johnny Blaze is Ghost Rider, destined to haunt America’s highways, visiting his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked and the damned.