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Business Standard
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Xbox Game Pass brings a train of nostalgia with 'Retro Classics' collection
Microsoft Game Pass subscription will now feature a new 'Retro Classics' collection, which essentially is a game library that includes Commando, Kaboom, Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. The addition of this new collection will not cost any extra to consumers who subscribe to the Game Pass. Retro Classics availability Microsoft Xbox, in its blog post, wrote: 'With Retro Classics, Game Pass members can expect a seamless gaming experience across console, PC, and on supported devices with cloud gaming.' It added: 'Whether playing on Xbox console, the Xbox app on PC, or streaming on supported LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, and Meta Quest headsets, Retro Classics offers a versatile and accessible way to enjoy these nostalgic titles. Game Pass members can access Retro Classics through their Game Pass membership by searching and installing the feature via their console or on the Xbox app on PC.' Microsoft Xbox wrote in the blog that this is just the beginning, and the collection will expand further to include more than 100 games from Activision and Blizzard eventually. Which games are in the collection? According to a report by The Verge, Activision's Dustin Blackwell shared a list of titles available in the Retro Classics collection. Here's the full list: Activision prototype #1 Atlantis Atlantis II Barnstorming Baseball Beamrider Bloody Human Freeway Boxing Bridge Caesar II Checkers Chopper Command Commando Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood Cosmic Ark Crackpots Decathlon Demon Attack Dolphin Dragster Enduro Fathom Fire Fighter Fishing Derby Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Freeway Frostbite Grand Prix H.E.R.O. Kaboom! Laser Blast MechWarrior MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat Megamania Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Pitfall! Police Quest 1 Pressure Cooker Quest for Glory 1 Riddles of the Sphinx River Raid River Raid II Robot Tank Sky Jinks Space Quest 2 Space Quest 6 Space Treat Deluxe Spider Fighter Star Voyager Tennis The Adventures of Willy Beamish The Adventures of Willy Beamish The Dagger of Amon Ra Thwocker Title Match Pro Wrestling Torin's Passage Trick Shot Vault Assault Venetian Blinds Zork I
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Business Standard
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Xbox Game Pass brings a train of nostalgia with 'Retro Classic' collection
Microsoft Game Pass subscription will now feature a new 'Retro Classics' collection, which essentially is a game library that includes Commando, Kaboom, Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. The addition of this new collection will not cost any extra to consumers who subscribe to the Game Pass. Retro Classics availability Microsoft Xbox, in its blog post, wrote: 'With Retro Classics, Game Pass members can expect a seamless gaming experience across console, PC, and on supported devices with cloud gaming.' It added: 'Whether playing on Xbox console, the Xbox app on PC, or streaming on supported LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, and Meta Quest headsets, Retro Classics offers a versatile and accessible way to enjoy these nostalgic titles. Game Pass members can access Retro Classics through their Game Pass membership by searching and installing the feature via their console or on the Xbox app on PC.' Microsoft Xbox wrote in the blog that this is just the beginning, and the collection will expand further to include more than 100 games from Activision and Blizzard eventually. Which games are in the collection? According to a report by The Verge, Activision's Dustin Blackwell shared a list of titles available in the Retro Classics collection. Here's the full list: Activision prototype #1 Atlantis Atlantis II Barnstorming Baseball Beamrider Bloody Human Freeway Boxing Bridge Caesar II Checkers Chopper Command Commando Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood Cosmic Ark Crackpots Decathlon Demon Attack Dolphin Dragster Enduro Fathom Fire Fighter Fishing Derby Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Freeway Frostbite Grand Prix H.E.R.O. Kaboom! Laser Blast MechWarrior MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat Megamania Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Pitfall! Police Quest 1 Pressure Cooker Quest for Glory 1 Riddles of the Sphinx River Raid River Raid II Robot Tank Sky Jinks Space Quest 2 Space Quest 6 Space Treat Deluxe Spider Fighter Star Voyager Tennis The Adventures of Willy Beamish The Adventures of Willy Beamish The Dagger of Amon Ra Thwocker Title Match Pro Wrestling Torin's Passage Trick Shot Vault Assault Venetian Blinds Zork I
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
NHL Hart Trophy finalists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor Hellebuyck, and Nikita Kucherov
Three players are in the race for the Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League's (NHL) most valuable player. The trio in contention are Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl , Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, and Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack India's Rafale-M deal may turn up the heat on Pakistan China's support for Pakistan may be all talk, no action India brings grounded choppers back in action amid LoC tensions Thew winner will be announced at a later date following the voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. NHL 2024-25 season: Why were the three players chosen? Draisaitl, who had won his first Hart Trophy in the 2019-20 season, is the leading goal scorer in the 2024-25 season with 52 strikes and 106 points in 71 games. He will also be awarded the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard trophy which is given to the player who scores the maximum number of goals in the NHL. His remarkable feat was achieved even though he missed playing 11 games during the season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Breaks His Silence: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Winnipeg Jets goalkeeper Hellebuyck is at the top of the wins and shutouts leader board and has been nominated for the first time as the Hart Trophy finalist. He has already won the Vezina Trophy awarded to the best goalie in the NHL. He posted 47 wins during the season and has had a 2.00 goals-against average with a .925 save percentage. He also recorded eight shutouts and won the William M. Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest goals during the regular season. Also Read: Here's how much Microsoft Xbox consoles, accessories, and games will cost now Live Events Just one goalkeeper - Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens - has won the Hart Trophy earlier. Price was awarded the trophy a decade back for his performance in the 2014-15 season. Kucherov topped the NHL 2024-25 season with 121, scoring 37 goals and 84 assists. This is the third time Kucherov has been a Hart Trophy finalist. He won the Hart Trophy for the first time in 2019 and was the second in voting in 2023-24. Kucherov also captured his third Art Ross Trophy for the points leader in the league.
