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Microsoft has a lot they want to talk about at this Consumer Electronics Show: Their big Kinect sales numbers, the future of that tech, their new phone. But they also have a few things they're not keen to discuss. More »
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Microsoft is bringing its Game Room retro collection to the Windows Phone 7, starting with Centipede, Asteroids Deluxe and Shao-Lin Road. What does Game Room gaming look like on a mobile phone? Let's take a look. More »
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Fable Coin Golf was the oddest of the games Microsoft showed in Las Vegas today, all slated to come to the Windows Phone 7 ... (you know, Microsoft's answer to the iPhone.) Check out the reel of upcoming games. More »
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Enthusiasm for Microsoft's Game Room, to be polite, well, plateaued soon after its spring debut. It'd be a shame if its 12th update is the last, because hackers say one of the best early-80s arcade games is due to hit. More »
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Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting. More »
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Konami's Time Pilot headlines the latest Game Pack release for the Xbox Live Game Room, which just went live today. It's joined by Asteroids, Space Duel, and four other Intellivision and Atari 2600 titles. More »
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After a brief delay (and scary sounding update) in the flow of updates to Microsoft's Game Room virtual arcade for Xbox 360 and Games For Windows, things appear to be officially hunky-dory. More »
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According to a Tweet from Microsoft's European Xbox Live editor, the next round of content for Microsoft's virtual arcade Game Room has been delayed "until further notice." More »
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New games will be added to the Xbox Live Game Room on a weekly basis - but those updates won't begin until late April, according to a community manager in an official forum. More »
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I just got an arcade in my basement. It's two floors of rooms, some themed to my favorite game makers, others made to look like a dungeon castle, a westen theme and even a room straight out of the 80s. More »
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Someone picked apart the resource file for the Microsoft Game Room - the PC version of the Xbox Game Room that launched this week - and found a curious Star Wars image that doesn't seem to fit anything. More »
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The retro-friendly Game Room hit the Xbox 360 early this morning somewhat out of whack, not allowing gamers to actually enter the arcade. More »
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Microsoft's virtual space, Game Room, for hanging out and gaming has gone live for both Xbox 360 and Games for Windows. The early morning Game Room launch is fraught with tech issues. More »
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Microsoft gets its Xbox Live Block Party started right, scheduling the weekly releases of Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Perfect Dark, and Game Room, with a chance for players to score Microsoft points and a month of Xbox Live Gold. More »
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One of the biggest potential stumbling points for the 360's (and PC's!) Game Room - having to secure an endless stream of ESRB ratings - has been solved in a fairly unique way by Microsoft. More »
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When the Xbox 360 gets its Game Room later this year, players will have to repopulate the arcade with titles no matter what they have already purchased through Xbox Live, Game Informer reports. More »
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Microsoft's reveal of an Xbox 360 & PC "Game Room" is one of the bigger surprises of CES, but also surprising is the revelation of the development team behind the retro arcade store/service. More »
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Microsoft's newly announced Game Room for the Xbox 360 and Games For Windows platform was available to play on the CES show floor today, giving attendees a chance to go hands on with classics like Pitfall, Scramble and Tempest. More »
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Microsoft confirmed last night it was bringing the Game Room virtual hang out space to Xbox 360 and Games For Windows this year, an online arcade and—ahem—virtual console for your Xbox Avatar. What games will Xbox 360 owners get? More »
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Although its cover was blown a little early, there's still new info coming out of the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas concerning Microsoft's Xbox Game Room. More »
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Microsoft will kick off CES 2010 with its annual opening keynote, delivered by the energetic Steve Ballmer and presumably with the aide of a few high ranking Microsoft executives. We're there live, waiting for Project Natal and Xbox Game Room news. More »
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GamePro, ignoring costs and the current economy, put together a list of the pricey items you need to build your own luxurious game room. More »
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Students at the University of Northern Kentucky will have to pony up if they want to enjoy their leisure time playing video games at the Student Union. The Northerner reports students will have to pay $4 an hour to use any of the game systems, one controller and one game. But surprise! The students hate it, as they should. What's worse is they'll still be charged the full $4 even if they bring their own games and controllers or stay for only half the time. More »
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You asked for it, so you're going to get it. After we ran our feature on the desks and game rooms of some of the industry's greats, from developers to insiders, there was an overwhelming call to show off your own home gaming setups. More »
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We're down to two days of voting. Hop on over to the photo spread of finalists for the coolest video game rooms and cast your vote. You have until Friday to be counted. More »
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Four days left until we decide on the winner for the coolest game room contest. Hop on over to the link and check out the five finalists then vote for your favorite. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=170937&view=rss&microfeed=true OK, with the help of our readers and some of our editors I've managed to narrow the entries for the coolest game room down to five finalists. Everyone has until Friday to vote for their favorite. We'll announce the winners by next Monday. Remember the winner gets a Kilowatt excercise machine. More »
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This is it, the last day to help us decide which reader Game Rooms should make the final cut for our contest. I'll be posting the contest next week and announcing the winner on the following Monday. More »
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On Monday I posted pictures of the entries for the cool game room contest. Make sure you check them out by Friday and let us know which ones you think should be finalists. Next week I'll be posting up a poll with the finalists so you guys can pick who deserves the Kilowatt we are giving away. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=169627&view=rss&microfeed=true Yes, yes, I'm pathetically slow when it comes to posting up contest pictures. Here's images from the 29 entries we received for the coolest reader game room. Check em out and then post your comments so we can narrow it down to our favorites and start a vote to see who wins the Kilowatt. I wasn't totally shocked that we received one toilet game room photo, but two? Of course, you know my heart was won by the home arcade featuring the pinball machines. More »
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While I've delighted in the pictures sent in four our game room contest, I'd sure like to see way more of them. So far only 15 people have sent in shots. Come on man, it just takes a picture and a room and some games. More »
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