May 5, 2008 - Mr. Driller Online will receive a free update this month intended to repair the puzzle game's ongoing technical issues.

The downloadable Xbox Live Arcade title was released by Namco Bandai on April 2, but its online multiplayer modes were plagued by crippling lag when the game went live. Namco told IGN today that the company plans to release the free patch before the end of May.

Mr. Driller Online is an arcade puzzle game that pits Susumu Hori and friends against pastel rows of breakable colored blocks. The multiplayer fix has the potential to turn Mr. Driller Online in to a solid XBLA puzzle game, as the single-player mode worked well when we tested it last month.