"I'm here to chew gum and play Speedball, and I'm all out of gum."

I'm sure this is going to date me and make me look like a geek, but the Bit Brothers masterpiece, Speedball 2, was the most heavily played game of my college years, even while the shiny Playstation was making the scene.  From the nearly impossible to read copy protection booklet, to switching off with a friend brutalizing the computerized competition to make it all the way to the big leagues, it was a nerd orgy of blood and tears.  Only days from now it will finally return in high def on XBLA.

Online play or local smashing.  Choice of new 3D visuals, or the classic 2D style. The game features 32 teams,four leagues, cup and knockout competitions, team enhancements, management and training options, and Ranked Preset or Ranked Career games.

* For more details on "Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe," please visit:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/speedball2xboxlivearcade/default.htm

Because Microsoft wants to make your head explode (with goodness!) that's not all for the week. The long awaited Every Extend Extra Extreme from Q Entertainment is finally set to explode all over XBLA, where timing your suicide is the key to big scores.  This version promises a hundred times more enemies and chain reactions than the previous one, full of modes such as Main mode, Wiz Ur Muzik mode, VS mode,Time Attack Mode and a genuine shooting mode.

* For more details on "Every Extend Extra Extreme," please visit:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/e/e4xboxlivearcade/default.htm