[We round up the top console digital download news of the last week from GamerBytes, including brand-new game announcements and scoops from the world of Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WiiWare, PSP Minis and DSiWare.]

The week has been a little quieter than usual - strange considering the Tokyo Game Show was on. Didn't stop everything though - Gyromancer's looking great, and there's the leaked Sega document claiming Dreamcast titles might be making their way to PSN.

Store Updates

XBLA Update - Zombie Apocalypse, Ion Assault, The Warriors,, 3 New Arcade Hits, Cheap Pinball FX

NA PSN Store Update - Commanders Challenge, Zombie Apocalypse, Cheap Brain Challenge, Droplitz

EU PSN Store Update - Heavy Weapon, Punisher Demo

NA Nintendo Update - You, Mean & The Cubes, Family Tennis, Last Ninja 2, Clubhouse Express, MySims Camera

EU Nintendo Update - Monkey Island 2, You, Me And The Cubes, Sexy Poker, R-Type, Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam

DRiiFT Mania

Wii Points: 800
Game Type: Racing
Control Type: Wii Remote
Players: 1-4
Publisher: Konami

"DRiiFT Mania is the ultimate top-down multiplayer racing experience. Challenge your friends in fast, exciting races and some totally crazy game modes. You'll need to adapt your driving skills to the different racing environments if you want to succeed."

Click here for more information on Driift Mania on NintendoLife.

Arkanoid Plus!

Wii Points: 600
Game Type: Puzzle
Control Type: Wii Remote
Players: 1-2
Publisher: Taito

"ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS. The game features a host of new modes and settings that radically alter the experience: Arcade Mode consists of 61 rounds divided into left and right versions, with two types of boss characters appearing in the last round; VS Mode lets players face off against a friend or the CPU; and the unfailingly frantic Time Mode challenges players to clear rounds within a strict time limit. With the subtle differences arising from the choice of "Lives" or "Barrier" rules, plus a plethora of exciting items, you're in for hours and hours of block-busting fun."

Altered Beast

Format: Virtual Console Arcade
Nintendo Points: 1,000
Game Type: Arcade, Action
Control Type: Wii Remote, Classic, GameCube
Players: 1-2
Publisher: SEGA

""Rise from your grave!" When legendary Greek god Zeus brings you back to life with those famous words, you set forth on a mission to rescue his daughter, Athena, from the wicked God of the Underworld, Neff. To survive the gauntlet of mythological foes, you must hunt down the three-headed wolves that inhabit each stage and collect the Spirit Balls that they release. The Spirit Balls increase your strength and allow you to transform into a variety of forms, including a Werewolf, Weredragon, Werebear, Weretiger and the ultimate form, the Golden Werewolf. Each creature possesses powerful attacks to help bring an end to Neff's scheme."

Dragon Quest Wars

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Strategy
Players: 1-4
Publisher: Square Enix

"Dragon Quest Wars is a grid-based strategy game featuring all of your favorite quirky Dragon Quest monsters. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle. While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. The game features single-player and DS Wireless Play, as well as battles with foes worldwide via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection."

Art Academy: Second Semester

Nintendo Points: 800
Game Type: Platformer
Players: 1
Publisher: Nintendo

"Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy. Art Academy: Second Semester provides new and returning students with a larger set of tools and in-depth lessons designed to encourage the creation of more complex artwork. By gaining an even deeper understanding of colors and techniques used by famous impressionist artists, you will be ready to take on more challenging themes that include moving objects, and vast landscapes with distant objects. The openness of Free Paint mode offers plenty of opportunities to hone your skills and boost your confidence as an artist."

Gameloft revealed their plans to bring EarthWorm Jim back to the digital distribution services last month. To know more about the remake of EarthWorm Jim we contacted and spoke to a Gameloft representative and asked them a couple of questions.

We can reveal that EarthWorm Jim will be based on the Sega Genesis version of the game, but is being reworked completely from scratch without the original game's code. The game will be enhanced from the original game, featuring better graphics, smoother animations and will feature several difficulty levels - something not in the original.

While there are no screenshots of the console version of the game, there are a few iPhone screenshots floating around. The above image showcases the difference between the original and the iPhone remake, so we can hopefully expect that much care and dedication to the original game to flow through the rest of the remake.

Gameloft are also aware of the chronology of Earthworm Jim. The Special Edition, released on the Sega CD and PC, had an additional level called "Big Bruty". We can now confirm that the game will include this level.

The game will use leaderboards to track killed enemies, total time, and several other statistics. They also stated there will be "some surprises, which will be revealed later".

When asked whether the original team, such as Dave Perry nor Doug Nepal, are involved in the project, Gameloft responded with a no - however the game will contain the original music created by Tommy Tallarico.

As for the Wii version, the game is being developed by one of Gameloft's many development studios, and have several production teams working to maintain consistency between the platforms. The graphics are "optimized for each platform", so WiiWare fans won't be losing anything but a bit of resolution.

Finally, we asked whether there was a chance of Earthworm Jim coming to the PSP, as the game was announced a few days before PSP minis were revealed. Gameloft are "considering" bringing Earthwom Jim to the PSP at a later date, but are currently working on numerous other PSP minis titles.

Earthworm Jim will be released later this year, with a one-month exclusivity period for the Xbox Live Arcade version.

Shortfuse Games have announced that they have become official developers for the PlayStation Network, and their next title - Alive & Undead - will be heading there next year.

These Swedesh developers previously released Colosseum for Xbox Live Indie Games, and had done well on the service. Alive & Undead is a side scrolling 2D cooperative brawler / shooter where you play as an Elvis Impersonating Vampire or a witch hunter. Sure.

No screenshots yet but they do have this delightful teaser site. The game is set for a 2010 release.

Hello Games, a tiny studio in the middle of the UK, have revealed their first title - Joe Danger, will be coming to digital platforms.

The game, obviously, stars Joe Danger, an Evil Knievel style stunt man who loves to show off. The game itself is perhaps a little similar to Trials HD in concept, but takes a far more cartoony approach to the.. well, can we call it a genre?

You'll be flying across the screen from left to right in your stunt bike, but unlike Trials, which is set more around the time trial rather than the points, Joe Danger will be attempting tricks, collecting coings, jumping on springs and perhaps more importantly - several multiplayer modes.

Joe Danger is currently looking at getting onto the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC, which usually means they're still going through the approval process for the game to get onto either system. Like what you see? Follow them on Twitter or check out their blog, and show your interest to the world so they can get a shot at either system.

Military Madness: Nectaris

Developer: Backbone Entertainment
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Genre: Strategy and Sims
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Worldwide
File Size: 101 MB

Click here for the official Xbox.com splash page.

Click here to add it to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

BUST-A-MOVE™ Live!

Developer: TAITO CORPORATION
Publisher: TAITO CORPORATION
Genre: Puzzle and Word
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Worldwide, except in India, Korea, Australia/New Zealand.
File Size: 60 MB

Click here for the official Xbox.com splash page.

Click here to add it to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

Football Genius - The Ultimate Quiz

Developer: I-Imagine Interactive
Publisher: RTL Sports
Genre: Sports Games
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Worldwide
File Size: 158 MB

Click here for the official Xbox.com splash page.

Click here to add it to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo! Extra Map 1

Price: 240MSP
File Size: 172 KB

"Adds Extra Map 1 (50 rounds) to the game."

Click here to add it to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo! Extra Map 2

Price: 240MSP
File Size: 172 KB

"Adds Extra Map 2 (50 rounds) to the game."

Click here to add it to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

[Update: The dates have now changed. Buku Sudoku was a Japanese only promotion this week due to the Guitar Hero DLC being on special. See notes]

Microsoft appear to have gotten the message - people want Xbox Live Arcade games in their Deals of The Week. After a month with 4 games at cut prices, October plans to continue the trend with 2 more.

Jewel Quest was the 18th game made available for Xbox Live Arcade, way back in March 2006. On October 12th [Was 19th] the game will drop from 800MSP to 400MSP. It's a different take on the Match-3 game style, but be warned - the game has certainly not aged well in terms of XBLA games, it looks rough just in terms of overall presentation, but it's still a decent puzzle game.

Finally on the 19th [Was 26th] Golf: Tee It Up will drop from 800MSP to 400MSP for that week. It's a solid Golf game created by Indie darlings Housemarque. I just wish they kept adding more courses, or did the smart thing of making Avatars playable.

Alongside the XBLA releases the Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC will be on sale for the week of October 5th [Was 12th], and will cost 560MSP instead of 800MSP, further showing publishers complete reluctance to drop anything not XBLA to the magical 50% mark.

Atlus have revealed today that they will be bringing the critically acclaimed first person combat game Zeno Clash to the Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, and will include numerous additions that were not in the original PC release.

Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, developed by ACE Team, has a fantastically surreal art style that doesn't look like anything that came before it, and will fit into the Xbox Live Arcade's portfolio very nicely. This game was also developed on the Source engine, much like Portal: Still Alive, so it should take little development time to get the game running up to speed on the system.

Some new additions to the game include a new cooperative mode for the Tower Challenges in the game, which sounds a little more like the many wave modes you're now seeing in retail games. There are more improvements also being worked on, which will be revealed at a later date.

Now Atlus, what's going on with Trine on Xbox Live Arcade? We haven't heard from you in a while...

Digger HD

Category: Classic Arcade
Publisher: Creat Studios
Players: 1-2
Price: $9.99

"Digger HD, a remake of the classic PC game from the early 1980s, has received a major facelift for the new millennium, while staying true to its classic gameplay. Players control a little construction vehicle that must make its way through an underground maze. Gamers dig through the dirt horizontally and vertically to create their own path while collecting power-ups, jewels, coins and other bonuses while avoiding the pursuing monsters."

Click here for the official trailer for Digger HD.

UNO

Category: Card & Board
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-4
Price: $9.99

"Play the #1 classic card game for fun with friends and family! Compete against the AI or friends in thrilling games. Relive all the crazy fun of UNO: match colors or numbers with all your favorite cards or challenge yourself with increasingly difficult games in Tournament Mode. Choose your favorite way to play, use your Action Cards wisely and don't forget to call "UNO!" when you have only one card left!"

Jumping Flash! 2

Price: $5.99

Um Jammer Lammy

Price: $5.99

Nuclear Strike

Price: $5.99

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

Price: $5.99

TV Show King Permanent Price Drop

TV Show King was $9.99, and is now permanently $7.99

Alien Havoc

Publisher: Creat Studios
Price: $4.99

"Relive the fun and challenge of classic gaming with Alien Havoc! As an alien you must travel to a distant planet to coral the local cows into your space ship. The farmers, however, value their livestock and will do whatever they can to prevent pesky aliens from snatching away the cows. Cows too will get angry when they are picked up, so be sure to feed them on a regular basis."

Click here for a trailer of Alien Havoc in action.

BRAINPIPE

Publisher: Hands On Mobile Inc.
Price: $4.99

"Brainpipe is a unique gaming experience. The ultimate objecting is to transcend humanity. You do this by navigating the tunnels of your mind, exercising your hand-eye coordination while relishing in the funkadelic sigts and sounds of your inner self. Collect the illuminated glyphs while avoiding the nasty obstacles. They may look all nice and shiny, even warm and inviting, but each brush with them brings you one step closer to eternal darkness!"

Fieldrunners

Publisher: Subatomic Studios
Price: $6.99

"Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, one of the most anticipated and visually stunning games in mobile Tower defense history! Defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradable towers, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants!"

Funky Punch XL

Publisher: Solus Games
Price: $4.99

"In the unique world of Funkyville, a musical power called the "Funky Flow" has empowered some with amazing abililties. But Klyde has evil plans for the "Funky Flow" and has build an army of emoticons to do his bidding and control the flow for himself. Now the battle is at hand. Which side will you choose?"

Hero Of Sparta

Publisher: Gameloft
Price: $6.99

"You wake up along on an unknown beach -- your boat and entire fleet missing... it's the beginning of an epic odyssey to find out just what game the gods are playing with you, King Argos. Your fate now lies in their hands. Battle like the fierce Spartan warrior you are to avoid a tragic death as you journey through 7 levels, from Oracle's Island to the mysterious Atlantis and the depths of the Underworld."

Sudoku

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Price: $4.99

"Simply smart and elegant, Sudoku for the PlayStation Portable is a beautifully polished and truly addictive game. Play Sudoku on your PSP today! Beware: the soothingly atmospheric interface could have you playing for hours! Enjoy our best Sudoku, ever."

Tetris

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Price: $9.99

"Tetris is now available for the first time on the PSP! See why hundreds of millions of players worldwide have made Tetris one of the most popular games ever! It features the famous Marathon Mode along with 12 new mini-versions based on the Tetris gameplay you know and love. Offering 15 levels of difficulty, it records your 'best times' and 'best scores' for each variation. Let the Tetris revolution begin!"

Thexder Neo

Publisher: Square Enix
Price: $9.99
Note: While Thexder Neo is not a PSP minis title, it is now available. The only reason why it is not a PSP mini is due to the includion of online multiplayer. These ridiculous rules allow a game that perfect fits the minis program in any other way to get swamped by a selection of old releases. You may have to do a search for it.

"During a routine survey, the interstellar weapons platform Laevine detects Nedium, an asteroid of unknown origin, and soon finds itself in the grip of the planetoid's ultra magnetic field. Shipwreched atop an impregnable fortress of rock, the star ship turns to its last resort - the Hyper Dual Armor prototype Thexder.

[Note: Currently not up yet, based on 'Heads-Up' Store Update Information]

Pinball Fantasies

Publisher: Cowboy Rodeo
Price: £3.99 / €4.99 / Not Available In Australia

"Pinball Fantasies is the official port of the classic Amiga pinball simulator originally released in 1992. It features the 4 original tables with remastered graphics, interactive soundtracks and comes with 100% of the original addictive gameplay. The game can be played in both landscape and portrait orientation."

Fieldrunners

Publisher: Subatomic Studios
Price: £3.99 / €4.99 / $8.45AUD

"Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, one of the most anticipated and visually stunning games in mobile Tower defense history! Defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradable towers, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants!"

Tetris

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Price: £3.99 / €4.99 / Not Available In Australia

"Tetris is now available for the first time on the PSP! See why hundreds of millions of players worldwide have made Tetris one of the most popular games ever! It features the famous Marathon Mode along with 12 new mini-versions based on the Tetris gameplay you know and love. Offering 15 levels of difficulty, it records your 'best times' and 'best scores' for each variation. Let the Tetris revolution begin!"

Thexder Neo

Publisher: Square Enix
Price: £6.29 / €7.99 / $12.95AUD
Note: While Thexder Neo is not a PSP minis title, it is now available. The only reason why it is not a PSP mini is due to the includion of online multiplayer. These ridiculous rules allow a game that perfect fits the minis program in any other way to get swamped by a selection of old releases. You may have to do a search for it.

"During a routine survey, the interstellar weapons platform Laevine detects Nedium, an asteroid of unknown origin, and soon finds itself in the grip of the planetoid's ultra magnetic field. Shipwreched atop an impregnable fortress of rock, the star ship turns to its last resort - the Hyper Dual Armor prototype Thexder.

[Note: Currently not up yet, based on 'Heads-Up' Store Update Information]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled

Category: Beat-em-up
Publisher: Ubisoft
Players: 1-4
Price: £7.99/€9.99

"The Turtles are back! The game has been recreated in beautiful full 3D HD graphics and enhanced animations but still has all of the favorite moments and gameplay from the original."

Click here for the official trailer for TMNT Re-Shelled

PSN Sales For The Week

Blast Factor Now £3.99 / €4.99

Super Rub ‘a’ Dub Now £3.99 / €4.99

The Little Mermaid II (PS One) Now £2.39 / €2.99

Disney’s Action Game feat. Hercules (PS One) Now £3.19 / €3.99

Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazzard was released earlier this year with some poor reception, but D3 will continue on the name with a new title, a side-scrolling shooter set for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond appears to be similar to the recent hit Shadow Complex, but more level based rather than being an open ended map.

The game is being developed by Vicious Cycle who made the original Matt Hazzard game, so until we see some video footage I'm left quite skeptical. The screenshots do look great though, and do show some novel parody situations, like the Mirror's Edge level above.

I'm all for 2D action games, and if this can stand up to the various other action games on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, good on them - we'll see if it does in 2010.

“Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Puzzle
Control Type: Wii Remote
Players: 1
Publisher: Ateam Inc

"Use your head and solve the puzzles to escape the room Milo is in. Play alone or with family and friends to solve this puzzling adventure game. Today is Milo’s birthday and he gets an amazing present from his dad - a room of puzzles that he likes to solve. Milo needs to solve all the puzzles to escape from the room. Use the Wii Remote and SHAKE!, PUSH!, TWIST! to interact with, collect, and use items you find in the game. There is plenty to solve using all of the Wii Remote’s tricks and treats. See if you have what it takes to figure it all out."

Art Style: INTERSECT

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Puzzle
Players: 1
Publisher: Q-Games, Nintendo

"The Art Style series brings you unique, simple-to-play games with striking visuals and immersive sound. INTERSECT is a puzzle game with a difference, challenging your concentration and reflexes. Direct differently coloured cars through a crossroad so that only cars of the same colour occupy a road. This will generate fuel, which is ignited to propel the precious Core away from the approaching Spike. Earn high scores to win medals and even unlock new visual themes and music tracks."

"Play in Button Mode, using the +Control Pad to direct cars, or try Touch Mode and use the stylus. Each mode includes the single-player Endless mode, VS CPU mode and also VS 2P for playing against a friend using DS Download Play."

Super Empire Strikes Back

Original platform: Super Nintendo
Publisher: Lucasarts
Wii Points 800

"Pursued across the galaxy, Rebel forces now marshal new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Though tracked by probe droids, attacked by ice monsters and confronted by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in. You are the Alliance’s only hope. Learn the ways of the Force, then test your skills in this fast-paced, action-packed sequel to the hit game Super Star Wars."

Click here for a video of Super Empire Strikes Back in action.

Arkedo Studio, a small french developer, have made a name for themselves with two previous titles on the Nintendo DS - Nervous Brickdown and Big Bang Mini. Now they've decided to give the digital distribution thing a go with a series of titles for the Xbox Live Indie Games scene - starting with JUMP.

Arkedo Series 01 - JUMP is a simple platformer, but just happens to have a fantastic art direction. The goal is simple - collect bombs, avoid obstacles and get to the exit in time, all with an over saturated 8-Bit art style with Commodore 64-esque music blaring in the background.

It's a great platformer, and for only 240MSP ($3) it's a steal. I would say my only issue is that you can't save at any point - you run out of lives, you start right from the beginning again. While this was chosen by the developers ("Retro games didn't have continues!") it still would have been a nice addition.

Click here to download the game via Xbox web marketplace.

Axel & Pixel was revealed just a few weeks ago, and while the official website gave us a little bit of insight into the gameplay we weren't that sure what we were up for.

Now with the new trailer we're now seeing what sort of puzzles you'll be up against - connecting pipes, building Tetris pyramids, using a golf ball air balloon and driving a monster truck - a large variety of things to figure out and conquer.

The best part seems that it's just so darn charming, watching Axel and his dog Pixel jump around talking simlish and being just as fascinated with the world as the player is. There's nothing like it on XBLA, PSN or WiiWare - and that's just enough of a reason to check it out.

The game's set to be released on October 14th, so it's not too long before we get our hands on it.

In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Propaganda, Insomniac, Rockstar, and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include: