Soulcalibur is the week’s Xbox Live Arcade offering. You will also be able to get your hands on 280 new questions if you download the new content for Wits & Wagers.

Soulcalibur will be available on XBLA tomorrow for 800 Microsoft Points while the DLC for Wits & Wagers will set you back 320 Microsoft Points.

Dubbed to be the highest-rated console fighting game, Soulcalibur features new HD graphics, sixty leaderboards for each character and mode as well as local-play Versus mode.

The game features nineteen playable characters, including Kilik, Ivy, Siegfried, Edge Master and Nightmare, as well as eight different modes such as Story, Versus and Museum Mode (which enables players to view artwork, character models and animations).

This week’s Xbox Live Arcade offering is Wits & Wagers. It will be available this Wednesday for 800 Microsoft Points.

Developed by Hidden Path Enertainment, Wits & Wagers is described as a ‘fun trivia party game where you don’t need the right answers to win.’ Players will bet on the answer that they think is closest to the truth in seven rounds of questions. Made educated guesses, take a chance with the odds or use your knowledge of your competitors to win.

The game is 15 minutes and includes over 700 questions. Up to four players can duel it out on one console while up to six can play online. The game supports the Xbox Live Vision Camera as well as the Big Button Pad controller.

Microsoft has detailed some of its upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles. The list includes Rocky and Bullwinkle, Shotest Shogi, TiQal, Wits & Wagers and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.

Assault Heroes and Doom will be released on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow for 400 Microsoft Points each.

Taking a closer look at the games (descriptions as per Microsoft):

Rocky and Bullwinkle (Zen Studios Ltd)

Based on the highly popular US cartoon series of the same name, Rocky and Bullwinkle on Xbox LIVE Arcade is a fast and fun party experience packed with over 100 micro-games and decked out in authentic retro art style. All your favourite characters are coming straight out of Frostbite Falls and into your living room: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha, Dudley Do-Right and many more. Plus, players with an Xbox LIVE Vision camera can control 25 of these games using fun gestures. Gee whiz, Rocky!

Shotest Shogi (AI Factory Ltd and Rubicon Development Ltd)

Experience a new kind of shogi, Japan’s top board game, which encourages complex tactical play and strategic sacrifices. Set in an elegant Japanese room, this beautifully rendered game features 16 challenging artificial intelligence opponents as well as an online multiplayer mode. For beginners, Shotest Shogi on Xbox LIVE Arcade also offers an advanced tutorial that guides and tests players as they progress through the game.

TiQal (Slapdash Games)

An addictive new puzzler, TiQal takes players on an epic journey to save an ancient Mayan village. Players demolish enemy block walls by matching squares of the same colour and building them up to unleash massive combo points and mind-blowing power-ups. Partner with a friend over local or Xbox LIVE co-op play to rescue the village, while enjoying sumptuous graphics, exciting sound effects and an awe-inspiring musical score.

Wits & Wagers (Hidden Path Entertainment LLC)

Party and trivia fun! Even if trivia isn’t your thing, the first trivia and party game to hit Xbox LIVE Arcade is one in which players can win by making educated guesses, playing the odds or just knowing the interests of other players, whether they are local or online. Break out the Big Button Pad controllers or play couch vs. couch on Xbox LIVE for a trivia party extravaganza.

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (Capcom Entertainment Inc)

Xbox LIVE Arcade’s Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 revives one of the most popular arcade shooters with an all-new adventure. Battle solo or recruit two other specialised commandos to conquer the evil tyrant, General Ratiev. Players can play as Codename Wolf, Coyote or Fox to take on waves of soldiers, rescue POWs and blow up armoured vehicles through a variety of dangerous battlefields.