Microsoft has announced plans to release six classic Atari titles over Xbox live, starting this January. Missile Command. Battlezone, Tempest, and Warlords are in the works, along with dual releases of Centipede/Millipede and Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe.

All the games will come in two flavors - original and extra-pretty. Warlords and Battlezone are both to feature online multiplayer, with the latter even supporting the Xbox Live Vision camera. As much as I loved the original Battlezone, I feel it sorely lacked in the people broadcasting videos of their penis department. Technology is truly a wonderful thing.

Personally I cannot wait to be able to download classic games from my childhood, play them for a half-hour tops, then get bored and forget I ever purchased them. Let's face it, we were very easily amused back then. Michael Fahey

Six Atari Classics to Launch on Xbox Live Arcade For Xbox 360 [Game Infowire]

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