Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is an online service operated by
Microsoft that is used to
distribute video games to
Xbox and
Xbox 360 owners and from late 2007 to
Games for Windows - Live users
[1]. The service was first launched in late 2004 and offers games from about
US$5 to US$15. In late 2005, Xbox Live Arcade was relaunched with the release of the Xbox 360 in which new games and features were offered. The games are generally aimed toward more casual gamers, striving for "pick up and play" appeal. Examples of some of the more popular among them are
Lumines Live!,
Doom, ,
Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting,
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved,
Catan,
Pac-Man Championship Edition,
Gauntlet,
UNO,
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3,
Smash TV,
Prince of Persia Classic,
Bomberman Live and
Cloning Clyde. As of
October 17,
2007, there have been 93 titles released for Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360.
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