Microsoft "Announces" Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays

ALthough the press release has been been removed at the request of MS, Gamasutra posted a notice they recieved from Big Bill's group that was intended to be released after the "Summer of Xbox Live Arcade" event in San Fransisco tomorrow. The release announced that starting tomorrow (!) every Wednesday a new arcade game will be available on marketplace. they also announced their starting line-up for the next few weeks. Unfortunately for Microsoft many early readers copied the post so, here's the complete press release a day early:
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Starting today, Xbox Live Arcade users will now go live on Wednesdays at 0800 GMT (Midnight Pacific) to download the first in what will be a series of new releases.

The program will start with a release of Konami's 1981 arcade classic Frogger. Other Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays titles debuting in the coming weeks include Cloning Clyde, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Galaga and Pac-Man. Details on pricing for each game were not immediately released.

Xbox Live Arcade's Frogger has been enhanced for the Xbox 360, and features new, enhanced artwork that matches and complements the original style. In addition, according to Microsoft, the game's audio, including sound effects and music, has been modernized to sound crisp and clear on today's high performance sound systems.

The complete schedule is announced as follows:

- July 12 - Frogger
- July 19 - Cloning Clyde
- July 26 - Galaga
- August 2 - Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting
- August 9 - Pac-Man