NHL GameCenter availability on Xbox Live

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/nhlxbox118.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/18/microsoft-nhl-gamecenter-xbox-live/)Microsoft's quest to become (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/a-conversation-with-microsofts-marc-whitten/) king of the living room bycontinuing the expansion (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/18/xbox-live-welcomes-vimeo-aol-on-expands-verizon-fios/)of its console's entertainment services just grew a little more today. The Redmond-based company has announced that NHL GameCenter is now available toXbox Live (http://www.engadget.com/tag/XboxLive/) members with a Gold subscription, delivering great news to hockey fanatics ahead of the already controversial 2013 season. Regardless of lockouts and all that (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/06/nhl-lockout-deal-reached_n_2419552.html), though, theNational Hockey League (http://www.engadget.com/tag/nhl/) application's set to bring plenty of content to the Xbox Live folk, including real-time scores and stats, a Season Central hub that shows you the league's schedule and, naturally, the ability to watch replays and live games (as long as you shell out the $50 fee for the 2012-2013 season, of course). Per Microsoft, NHL GameCenter is available "around the globe," however countries like Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland don't appear to have made the cut. The rest of you, meanwhile, can download the app starting today.

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