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Games For Windows On Demand Goes Live
Microsoft's catalog of Games For Windows titles have become that much more "on demand" as of today, with Games On Demand launching for interested PC gamers precisely on schedule. So, what's available? More »Windows 7: What Happened to Gaming?
Yes, Microsoft Will Still Publish PC Games
Microsoft used to publish lots of PC games. Now, though, they mostly don't. Sure, there's Gears of War, and a three years late port of Halo 2, but aside from that? Not much. More »Empire: Total War Review: A Whiff Of Grapeshot
Epic Explains Gears Meltdown
A digital certificate that expired on Wednesday borked the original Gears of War for PC players; Epic is working up a fix. Meantime, VP Mark Rein has given an explanation and an apology. More »Is Your Copy Of Gears Of War PC Busted? Here's Why
Owners of the "Games For Windows" release of Gears Of War have found themselves unable to play the game they own today. The reason? An expired Windows digital certificate, which went digitally sour yesterday. More »800 Point XBL Cards Might Be At A Retailer Near You
They've been on the boil for a while, but it seems Microsoft are only now giving consumers the option of buying a smaller, cheaper allocation of Microsoft Points from a retail store. More »The Last Remnant Gets Windowsed In Spring
Square Enix's "strategically sound, technically flawed" role-playing game The Last Remnant is coming to Games for Windows in the Spring, the company announced today. Expect "features previously not available" on the Xbox 360 version. More »DirectX 11 Won't Repeat The Windows-Exclusive Sins Of It's Father
Microsoft Plans To Compete With Steam Via Live Marketplace
GTA IV PC Delayed, Final System Requirements Revealed
Rockstar Games has officially pushed back the release of Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC, settling on a two-week delay and a new December 2nd release date. The date confirms what was reflected at retailer listings updated earlier this week. More »Retailers Say Grand Theft Auto IV PC Delayed To Dec. 2
Why No Gears Of War 2 For PC? Well, Piracy For One
Epic Games won't be bringing Gears of War 2 to the PC. That's their story and they're stickin' to it. It's "definitely" not happening, swears designer Cliff Bleszinski, pointing to a worsening PC gaming environment. More »How Grand Theft Auto IV Might Just Save Games for Windows
Here Are GTA IV PC's Recommended System Requirements
If you plan on building (or upgrading) a PC around the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the official Games For Windows web site has a helpful rough estimate for what kind of hardware you're gonna need. To make it look as pretty as the version we saw, which ran just shy of 2560 x 1600, expect to bring some serious computing power to the table. While the minimum system requirements for the Windows version of GTA IV are still a mystery, the recommended requirements are yours for the studying. Recommended operating system? Windows XP SP2, natch. For the hard stuff, make the jump. More »Halo 3 Coming To Windows... Confirmed?
Reader Simon wrote in to us this weekend to let us know that he'd received an e-mail, one targeted at "subscribers to the MS download email service", that listed Halo 3 as one of the downloadable demos that take advantage of DirectX. Does that mean that Halo 3 is confirmed for a Games For Windows release? Not so fast, pal. More »Free Xbox Live Silver Online Play Confirmed, Explained, Limited
How Long Til We Get XBLA Games On PC?
As can be witnessed by their decision to, after only a year, cut their losses and start offering the service for free, Microsoft's Games for Windows Live initiative hasn't exactly set the world on fire. But just because it hasn't, doesn't mean that it can't. What could help spice things up a little? How about, oh, the ability to play XBLA games on both your 360 and PC? Would that help? It's something Microsoft are obviously thinking about, because after being asked about the subject by 1UP's Shawn Elliot, Microsoft's Kevin Unangst replies: More »Microsoft's Open Letter To PC Gamers, Full Of Good News
Universe At War Patch Lets Xbox 360, PC Players Duke It Out
Lego Indiana Jones PC Demo Released