Welcome to XBLA Game Room

Remember pumping quarters into your favorite video games at the classic Arcade? Nothing would beat the colorfully-decorated cabinets, the smell of popcorn and candy and best of all, the endless hours of competition with friends, trumping the top score, and mastering the machine. Game Room on Xbox LIVE lets you relive the glory days of the classic arcade. Play as your Avatar and enjoy the original sights, sounds, and gameplay that make these retro games come alive on Xbox 360 and Games for Windows LIVE.

June 07 2010

Game Room retro arcade titles update for June 9th

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Game Room retro arcade titles update for June 9th This week’s release of retro titles for the Game Room service over Xbox LIVE on the Xbox 360 console is looking like it will be on time. Not only that, but we’re back on track here on the site too because of it. Game Room will get three new games from the Atari 2600, one for Intellivision, and one Konami arcade title. Just a friendly reminder, whenever possible we will release the upcoming week’s new titles on our Twitter account @XBLAGameRoom and on our Facebook Page as soon as we know them. Possibly even a whole six days earlier than they are released! So, without further delay, here are the releases for Wednesday, June 9th:

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May 17 2010

Game Room retro arcade titles update for May 19th

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Game Room retro arcade titles update for May 19th 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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May 10 2010

Game Room retro arcade titles update for May 12th

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Game Room retro arcade titles update for May 12th 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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May 07 2010

Game Room Avatar items now available on Xbox LIVE

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Game Room avatar items now available on Xbox LIVE 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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April 20 2010

End of April Game Room titles revealed

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End of April Game Room titles revealed Hot off the heels of Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party and launch of capstone title Game Room, Xbox LIVE delivers seven more original arcade and console classics to add to your retro arcade starting April 28. From Pitfall! (Activision) to Night Stalker (Intellivision), next week’s line-up marks the start of a steady stream of arcade hits releasing every Wednesday, exclusively for Game Room on Xbox LIVE. Check out the titles below and invite your friends to your growing line-up:

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