Microsoft announced a new virtual space coming both to Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE called Game Room at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Game Room will be a hangout spot for you and your friends' avatars where you can purchase some old school arcade cabinets with games from a much simpler time. We have learned some information on the pricing structure and titles available when Game Room launches later this Spring.

The Game Room itself will be a free download. There will be three pricing tiers for the arcade cabinets. First up, 400 points ($5) gets you a dual platform license. You will get unlimited play on your Xbox 360 and PC. Don't need Centipede for both platforms? Well, 240 points ($3) will score you a virtual cabinet for either platform of your choice. If you want to be really old school, you can drop 40 points ($0.50) for a single play-through of a game. Snacks and soda not included. Games will be displayed in 1080p with multiplayer for up to two people. They will also support leaderboards and achievements with the ability to try out a game at a friend's arcade before you purchase it.

Microsoft promises "over 1000" titles to be released with thirty available at launch. Continue after the break for the list of launch titles. All I need is a hyper color shirt and it's like I'm a kid again.

Titles available at launch

Adventure
Armor Battle
Asteroids Deluxe
Astrosmash
Battlantis
Centipede
Combat
Crystal Castles
Finalizer
Football
Gravitar
Jungler
Lunar Lander
Millipede
Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing
Outlaw
Pitfall
RealSports Tennis
Red Baron
Road Fighter
Scramble
Sea Battle
Shao-Lin's Road
Space Armada
Space Hawk
Star Raiders
Sub Hunt
Super Cobra
Tempest
Tutankham
Yars' Revenge

via Joystiq

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Dew said:

... This is further proof that there are people who pay for virtual reality stuff. It's a model that's worked with PS Home despite what people think of it and exactly why MS is getting in on the action with avatar clothes and now this. That said I never bought a virtual item in Home and I would pay to pay on a virtual arcade either.

January 08, 2010

Dew said:

... would not*

January 08, 2010

SamerS600 said:

... From what I hear (No PS3) that home sorta went down the drain and there wasn't much to do. If that's true, then MAYBE Microsoft can fix that

January 09, 2010

Mishra said:

... What kinda garbage is this??? Yet another thing to add to the list of all the stuff Microsoft has copied from Sony & Nintendo. Not to mention that the only difference is that Microsoft will be CHARGING for these games(while Sony is still free). Note to SamerS600: Microsoft can't fix anything. They only copy an idea & add a price to it.

January 12, 2010

Phoenix410 said:

... If they copy it then they copy it. Live is better then the PSN Natal looks like it can do more then the Wii and if I'm not mistaken BOTH Sony and Microsoft ate copying the Wii's motion controls

January 12, 2010