Game Room brings classic arcade experience to Xbox 360

Buy once and play on both Xbox 360 and PC.

Microsoft has announced the spring launch of Game Room for Xbox 360. Game Room promises to replicate the old-school look, sound and feel of a retro video game arcade.

At launch, Game Room will feature a library of 30 original arcade and console classics such as Centipede and Asteroids Deluxe from Atari and other favourites from Activision, Intellivision, Konami and more, all shown in their original cabinets.

Players will be able to create a brand-new social environment, explorable with their Avatars, customising the space by arranging arcade cabinets and decorating each room with themes and animated icons.

A new set of games will be released each week, with over a thousand titles to be released over the next three years.

Game Room will offer a variety of options, making the arcade experience available from as little as only 40 MS Points per play. The Game Room will be offered as a free download which can then be populated with classic arcade games. Buy games once and play on both an Xbox 360 system and a Windows-based PC for 400 MS Points, or purchase a game for only one platform for 240 Microsoft Points. Players will also have the option to pay to play a single game for 40 MS Points. It will also be possible to visit a friend's game room and try their games for free before you buy.

All the action will be presented in up to 1080p with Dolby Digital sound, while cross platform leaderboards will ensure there's always something to compete for.