No, I don’t think Kid or Play will be in attendance, and it looks like they may have asked for a royalty check. In a 11th hour epiphany Microsoft has changed the name of their new social event from House Party to Block Party leading up to roll out.

March 3 marks the start of Xbox Live Arcade’s Block Party and no 80′s rap stars will headline the event. However several arcade titles will be featured in the coming weeks along with an offer some of you may be interested in.

Is it party time? Does the incentive (posted below) entice the spacebux from your avatar’s leather oakley wallet?.. Me I’m not biting… btw for those of you who don’t like math..the return on your forty dollar investment with this offer is around 9 bux…you be the judge, let me know what you think of M$’s latest effort to market the arcade titles..

..The Dealio

Purchase all three games: Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Perfect Dark, and download the free Game Room app before March 31, 2010  11:59p m EST, and receive  400 Microsoft® Points – FREE!

As a bonus, all current Gold members as of April 30, 2010 that fulfill this offer will also receive 1 month of Gold for FREE! Limit one (1) of each gift per person.  To qualify for your gift, you must purchase all three (3) games from Xbox LIVE Arcade and download the free Game Room app using your Xbox LIVE account, by March 31, 2010 11:59 EST.

To qualify for the bonus month of Gold, you must have a current Gold account (sold separately) as of April 30, 2010.  The free Points and 1 month of Gold will automatically be deposited into your Xbox LIVE account after the end of the promotion period.  Please allow 4 weeks for delivery – on or around April 30, 2010. Offer available only to legal residents, age 13 plus, of all global regions that support Xbox LIVE, while supplies last, is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be combined with any other rebate or offer.  Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient.

Toy Soldiers: Your army of antique toy soldiers battles it out across five unique maps, all with multiplayer potential. Deploy infantry, pilot zeppelins and fighter planes, or send in the cavalry…whatever it takes to earn victory in this action-packed strategy game.