If you thought that Microsoft had an intent on slowing things down after the "summer of Xbox Live Arcade" promotion had finished you were dead wrong.  Last week saw the release of Shred Nebula, Gin Rummy, Pirates Vs. Ninjas: Dodgeball, and some new content for Poker Smash.  This week sees that bid and raises with even more DLC.  Here's what to expect:

• RocketBowl (800 MSP) is all about you and your rocket-propelled bowling ball.  The Dude would be proud.
• Samurai Shodown 2 (400 MSP) brings back the old-school 2D arcade fighter and plops it right on your home console only a mere 14 years after its original release (and a full year after the announce).  Now who's gonna get me the special Leipzig 360 controller with the good d-pad so I won't suck so much at this?
• Shotest Shogi (800 MSP) was already released in Japan (and some of us managed to find it here as well) and contains extensive tutorials for those not familiar with the classic board game.
• More Buku Sudoku puzzles (1200 more for 200 MSP)
• More N+ goodness, including 150 "harder" single player levels, 50 multiplayer races and 25 mulitplayer survival maps (200 MSP)

So what's worth getting people?

[via Gamerscoreblog]

More news out of Tokyo. This time, it's SNK Playmore announcing their upcoming lineup. Plenty for fans to be excited about but of particular interest is their upcoming XBLA offering: Samurai Shodown 2. (Or is it Samurai Shodown II?)

Oh, yeah, and some other stupid title called Metal Slug 3.

The Metal Slug 3 news is so last month, so let us concern ourselves with Samurai Shodown 2. SS2 is considered by some to be one of the greatest games of all time but how will the XBLA version fare against history and nostalgia?

Here's what inquiring minds want to know:

Will this game be a direct arcade port? It's SNK, so it better be.

But more importantly, will the game still be filled with engrish? If so, I declare "Victoly"!

[via Gaming Age, thanks insane_cobra]