Though the surprises were sprung a little early from a quickly-pulled interview video, Microsoft's keynote tonight at the Consumer Electronics Show confirmed some long-standing rumors of coming services for the Xbox 360. The big announcement of the night had to be the new "Game Room," which had been spotted in consumer surveys last year. The Game Room is a virtual arcade for Avatars to arrange and customize, featuring classic arcade games in models of their original cabinets. Konami, Atari, and Intellivision are on-board to support the service, and new games will be launching every week after the initial launch this spring. Arcade cabinets will cost between 240 and 400 Microsoft Points ($3-5), or can be played once for 40 MS Points (50 cents).

We also finally got official confirmation that Natal is due in the holiday season of 2010. This isn't exactly surprising, since everyone from industry analysts to developers and publishers have been talking about a holiday release. But it does mean we'll probably see its finalized name and any game reveals coming sometime soon, possibly at E3 in June.