XBLA Game Room|Classic arcade action on the Xbox 360

Here we go with another week of retro titles being released for the Game Room service over Xbox LIVE on the Xbox 360 console. This week has a pretty obscure list of games being released. Three for the Atari 2600, two for Intellivision, and two general arcade titles. Just a friendly reminder, we release this information on our Twitter account @XBLAGameRoom and on our Facebook Page on Thursdays. That’s a whole four days earlier! So why do we wait to post it here? Because we’re working on other projects to make this site better for all of our readers! So, without further delay, here are the releases for Wednesday, May 26th:

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Over at the official Xbox.com forums in the Game Room section, a dedicated fan by the name of MSQ Ganner has put up an interesting thread. It’s not your regular Game Room competition. No, this competition gives you bragging rights and crowns you the first King, or Queen of Game Room!

To become the King/Queen of Game Room gamers, you will have to reach at least level 40 (unlocking space theme) and have filled the full achievement grid (all 1000 GS points). The first gamer to do so will be named Game Room King/Queen.

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This upcoming Wednesday, May 19th has Krome Studios and Microsoft releasing yet another seven new retro titles for Game Room as promised. Last week’s update went as planned with no errors or delays and everyone is hoping this week continues that trend! There are some great titles being added to the line-up this week as we mentioned last week on our Twitter account @XBLAGameRoom and on our Facebook Page. Including the return of Time Pilot which was removed from the Xbox LIVE Arcade some time back; and the original Asteroids! So without further delay, here is your full Game Room retro title updates for Wednesday, May 19th:

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This week on Wednesday, May 12th Krome Studios and Microsoft release another seven new retro titles for Game Room. Hopefully this week’s update will not be delayed once again because there are some great titles in the line-up! But then again, you would already know what they were if you were following our Twitter account @XBLAGameRoom and on our Facebook Page. But we digress, so without further delay, here are your Game Room retro title updates for Wednesday, May 12th:

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Fanboys rejoice! Starting today, you will be able to purchase Xbox LIVE Avatar items ranging from caps to shirts to props from all your favorite retro game companies such as Intellivision, Activision, Konami and Atari. The prices range from 40 to 240 Microsoft Points. Some of the items are really worth considering in our opinion.

Now that you can accessorize your Xbox LIVE Avatar with Game Room items in the Marketplace, which ones will you choose from? Here’s the list:

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