Xbox 360 Arcade Next promotion features Minecraft

Microsoft has announced its incoming Spring lineup for Xbox Live Arcade and it includes a few big titles, like Minecraft.  Just like Microsoft’s “House Party”,  XBLA’s new initiative “Arcade NEXT” will feature four games: Minecraft, Trials Evolution, Fable Heroes and Bloodforge.

Playing Minecraft on the Xbox 360 isn’t going to cheap, comparatively speaking.  Minecraft: Xbox Edition will run a sizable premium to other games, at 1600 MSP.  Here are the prices and release dates for the Arcade Next promotion.

• Trials Evolution – 1200 MSP – April 18th
• Bloodforge – 1200 MSP – April 25th
• Fable Heroes – 800 MSP – May 2nd
• Minecraft: Xbox Edition – 1600 MSP – May 9th

We’ll have to wait and see if the “Arcade Next” lineup can top the recent Microsoft “House Party”.