Scramble for more Live Arcade Wednesday action!

It's Wednesday again which means it's time for Microsoft to "freshen-up" Xbox Live Arcade, like the club toilet attendant of the gaming world. Except there's no game this week, just a bunch of Cloning Clyde gamer pictures. Hmmm.

But before you grab you flaming torches and pitchforks, take a glance at this newly-refreshed Live Arcade Wednesdays release list, which extends the promotion all the way to September 6. The first game on the list is the long-awaited Texas Hold 'Em, which arrives on August 23 for absolutely nowt. Nope, don't adjust your set - for the first 48 hours after its release, Microsoft is generously giving the plucky card game away for absolutely free, before returning to business as usual at 800 Microsoft points thereafter. We've marked our calendars already.

:Following up the Arcade version of Essex's favourite drinking game are a pair of titles from Konami. On August 30, classic dogfighter Time Pilot will arrive on Live Arcade, apparently sporting lovely HD graphics and "enhanced gameplay". The second of the duo is CVG favourite Scramble, which storms onto the service on September 6. Both Konami offerings will be available for 400 of your Microsoft points.

Microsoft hasn't detailed any more of its special Wednesdays beyond these three - and we're still wondering where Lumines:Live! is - but we'll let you know when it opens its big, green gob.