Microsoft Game Studios and Rare announced the release of the latest Viva Piñata video game, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, today. The development team behind the original Viva Piñata video game has returned to create another piñata management/gardening game, except this one has a bit of a story to it. Players will still get to cultivate and customize a garden paradise to attract over 100 diverse piñata species, but now players will have to watch out, as Professor Pester and his gang of Ruffians have wiped out Piñata Central's computer records, threatening piñata parties around the world.

Coop gameplay

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise features new social features, including cooperative gameplay, includes 32 new piñata species, has a printed card set that works with the Xbox Live Vision camera to drop content directly into the game, features a number of different play modes including a Just for Fun Mode for kids and more. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is available in stores now, exclusively on Xbox 360, for $39.99 USD/CAD and is rated E for Everyone.

In related video game release news, Electronic Arts announced the release of its new arcade style boxing game, Facebreaker , for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 today. This new IP from EA's Freestyle brand revives the old-school arcade boxing experience – Punch-Out! anyone? – for a new generation of gamers, or just a classic generation looking to upgrade the experience. Knock your opponents senseless, and watch as your punim (Yiddish for face) pounding prowess shows its effects, as it is illustrated by the game's real-time facial deformation.

Oof, that's gotta hurt!

Facebreaker also includes Xbox Live Vision camera and Playstation Eye support, so you can create custom boxers by uploading yourself, your friends, or other faces directly into the game. You can also download created boxers from EA SPORTS World, scouring the over 30,000 boxers that players have created since the game's downloadable demo launched last month. Facebreaker is available now on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $49.99 USD/CAD and is rated T for Teen.