Live hits snooze once again

Hey, and welcome to “Blog: The Video Game” the H-D’s new blog about video games. I’m Justin McElroy. We’ll be reviewing games here, previewing some, talking about gamer culture, maybe even giving some stuff away.

Today, though, let’s talk about Xbox Live Arcade.

Xbox Live Wednesdays are like waiting for your family to visit you in a nursing home. No, it’s not always quality time, but at least you know they're thinking about you, and it’s a regular thing you can look forward to. Well, it seems our no-account grandson has forgotten us for the second week in a row with no update slated for tomorrow. (No, I’m not counting those “Lumines” add-ons.)

But a Microsoft spokesperson e-mailed me today to give a peek at some of the new stuff coming to arcade like "Alien Hominid HD," "Band of Bugs" and "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night."

Well, I guess that’s something.

UPDATE: We've got a new demo on XBL today for "Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2." It's not a new arcade game, but it's free.