A new entry in Namco Bandai's colorful and long-running block-buster series Mr. Driller will be this week's Xbox Live Arcade release, Microsoft has revealed.

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), Mr. Driller Online will be downloadable via the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Marketplace beginng this Wednesday, April 2.

Requiring players to carefully dig through trenches of colored blocks without being crushed or running out of air, the puzzle-action title sports both six playable characters across its single-player and four-person online multiplayer modes. Read more »

Much to the delight of series fans worldwide (pictured left), everyone's favorite block-buster Mr. Driller is on his way to Xbox 360.

Microsoft and publisher Namco Bandai confirmed the title's existence on the official Japanese Xbox site, which included several slightly fuzzy screenshots. Read more »