But with the launch of NHL content on Xbox Live, classic games could be added, as well.
Hosts of home games can offer their guests tournament-quality play by observing a few simple rules: First, play only classic games.
The catch here is that all of the pre-built arcade cabinets come packed with over 1, 000 classic games out of the box.
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Nintendo, in addition to delivering classic games electronically with its next-generation Revolution, will distribute DS content through its free Wi-Fi access initiative.
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Others sites will offer pay-per-play classic games such as Asteroids and Pac Man, and others will offer cinema and theatre tickets or ring tones and icons.
For subscribers, this means things such as multi-platform live audio, more video highlights, a virtual archive of classic games and a revamped news section within the apps.
Prior to the news that World Baseball Classic games were being moved to Chase Field due to the weather, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick was originally scheduled to host two games.
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Of course, quite a few people in the gaming industry started asking us whether we believed our unique model would apply only to classic games, or if it would work with brand-new releases too.
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TRON-mania has given new life to classic games.
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For the road, there are classic games such as Road Trip Fun available on Apple's iTunes for spotting license plates, or counting down the alphabet by spotting something by the roadside that matches that letter.
Would you buy classic games from Gamestop?
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As the Classic Gaming website reports, Microprose, once known as the name behind Civilization, Railroad Tycoon and other classic games, is now set to release a bundle of new products that likely wouldn't garner a second glance if not for the brand.
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Classic arcade games, such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, are particularly well suited to mobile play.
The Xperia Play was the first PlayStation phone, which had a slide-out controller and let players download classic console games.
Fans also can check out 3D videos on Nintendo Video and access new and classic downloadable games in the Nintendo eShop.
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The gaming company is doing this to promote the 35th anniversary of the 2600's original release, as well as its latest creation, arcade.atari.com, which is an HTML5-driven, multitouch-supported hub that lets you play eight classic Atari games online (including Pong and Centipede).
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Save states have been a boon to 3DS owners not accustomed to the challenges of classic Nintendo games, and is a welcome addition to the full-sized Virtual Console setup -- after all, how else are we supposed to get a decent score in Balloon Trip mode?
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Along with a current line-up of more than 90 compatible games, including the five star No Gravity, Outfoxed, Silverfish, Temple Run, Super Crossfire HD, Air Attack HD and Terra Noctis, Gametel for iOS devices also supports iCADE's suite of classic retro games with over 100 titles available to download from the Apple iTunes App Store.
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Mr. Summerall then retired, but returned several times to broadcast NFL games and the Cotton Bowl Classic for Fox, as well as football games for ESPN.
Of course, replays of classic football and basketball games will probably outdraw live volleyball, baseball, or field hockey contests.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios explored the classic world of arcade games with "Wreck-It Ralph, " a new computer animated adventure featuring the voices of Sarah Silverman and John C.
From the creators of the classic adventure Quest for Glory games comes Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a 2D adventure-RPG currently down to its last 28 hours on Kickstarter.
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Not only that, the team -- consisting of Atari and the Internet Explorer team -- put together an SDK to help you build your own games on the classic platform.
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As Game 6 approached in the best of 7 classic, Texas had won three games and the Cardinals two.
The move could presage more moves by large studios to turn older classic entertainment content into newfangled social games.
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During the last weekend in July in Los Angeles, I had the chance to speak to 2 sports marketing executives while attending the 2011 Farmers Classic and the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.
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This would be the third straight year the Phillies would be playing in the Fall Classic, beating Tampa Bay in six games for the 2008 title.
Some clubs in England and France have questioned the rate of financial growth, McGrath says, and are encouraged by the potential for rugby's global expansion, particularly following the inclusion of rugby sevens, a shorter form of the classic game, in the 2016 Olympic Games.
In its first of two exhibition games before the World Baseball Classic, manager Joe Torre's team fell into a four-run hole through five innings, and needed three RBIs by Giancarlo Stanton and a run-scoring triple by David Wright to forge a 4-4 tie in a game called after nine innings.
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