After a week-long hiatus due to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Microsoft’s weekly Xbox Live Arcade update will return in full force this Wednesday with the addition of Wits & Wagers. A bit of an anti-climax, eh?

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points, Wits & Wagers is based on North Star Games’ board game. Featuring support for up to four players on a single console or six over Live, the game blends betting skills with 700 unique trivia questions.

“Wits & Wagers” Places its Bet on Xbox LIVE Arcade This Wednesday!

“Wits & Wagers” is the trivia party game where you don’t need to know the right answers to win! Awarded Official Xbox Magazine’s coveted Editor’s Choice award, “Wits & Wagers” brings an inventive and accessible party experience to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).

Just like the award-winning board game, players don’t have to be trivia experts to excel at “Wits & Wagers,” which balances social and betting skills with trivia knowledge. Choose your wacky dancing character and then dive into the game. You 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 and invite friends over for an entertaining couch vs. couch multiplayer experience on Xbox LIVE, supporting 1-4 players offline and 2-6 players in online multiplayer mode. With 700 trivia questions, great character costumes and dance moves, catchy music, achievements, leaderboards, support for the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera, the Xbox Big Button Pad and more, “Wits & Wagers” is the fun party game you can play with your family and friends starting this Wednesday!

Developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, “Wits & Wagers” will be available in the U.S., U.K and Canada for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on “Wits & Wagers” please visit:

• http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/w/wandwxboxlivearcade/

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