Pirates! Adventure! Monkeys! Relive the hilarious swashbuckling misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean! Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic pirate adventure game from LucasArts in gorgeous HD detail. Featuring an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, hand-drawn and presented in 1080p, complete voice over by members of the original Monkey Island™ franchise cast, a re-mastered musical score using live instruments, plus scene-for scene-hot swap to seamlessly transition between Special Edition and Classic modes at anytime.

“The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition” goes adventuring on July 15th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published and developed by LucasArts, “The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere, except Japan and Korea and is rated E10 for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. For more details on “The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/s/secretofmonkeyislandxbla/

Combat revolved! In Madballs in … Babo: Invasion, campaign across distant worlds either solo or with four-player online co-op, taking no prisoners in your wake. Challenge your friends (and your enemies) to see who's the baddest ball on the planet in no-holds-barred 16-player multiplayer arenas with freaky characters or with your own Xbox 360® Avatar! Or really push your limits and try your hand at Invasion Mode where combatants create the very worlds where they wage war. Dozens of unique character classes, weapons, special abilities, worlds, unlocks, secrets, maps, and game modes give you limitless gameplay!

“Madballs in… Babo: Invasion” goes mad on July 15th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published developed by LucasArts, “Madballs in… Babo: Invasion” will be available for 1200 Microsoft Points everywhere and is rated E10 for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. For more details on “Madballs in… Babo: Invasion” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/m/madballsxbla/

Tour de France 2009 - The Official Game is the most famous cycling race's official simulation. Choose one of the teams and lead it through the 21 official legs of the 2009 edition of the race. Interact directly with your riders and guide early breakaways, fights for jerseys, sprints, and more. Up to four players can race, wheel to wheel, on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Lead your team to the highest step on the podium.

“Tour de France 2009” starts the race on July 15th at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published by Focus Home Interactive and developed by Cyanide Studio, “Tour de France 2009” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points everywhere except for Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Tour de France 2009” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/t/tourdefrancexbla/

Also this week, Ikaruga, Treasure's award-winning scrolling shooter brings a tactical twist to the genre with its yin-and-yang gameplay: the color of your ship determines your effect on enemies. In this polarized system, enemy ships and their bullets are one of two colors. Attack an enemy of the opposite color for extra damage. Absorb enemy fire of the same color as your ship, and use the energy for a special attack. Destroy multiple enemies of the same color to score a chaining bonus. Play solo or cooperatively, and use your polarity to achieve victory! Xbox LIVE Gold Members can now grab the Arcade game Ikaruga for only 400 Microsoft Points. That’s 50% off of the normally 800 points, this ‘Deal of the Week’ will be available until Monday, July 20th.

And finally this week, Wolfenstein 3D, initially released at the beginning of June, but was also not available in several Xbox LIVE regions. Now a month and a half later, the game has become available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan. However, it is still not available in Japan or Germany.