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more about #vista more comments → Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: As a PC Gamer of many years (from MS-Dos 3.x to Windows 7), I can tell you IMHO what went wrong with PC Gaming from Vista onward: Games Explorer - A ... more » bezgo: Ironically, Microsoft, the very company that revolutionized the computer world by putting a PC in every home, would now rather we don't play video gam... more » Frederf: I'd like to point out that PC gaming does not want or need a large corporate "push." In fact, the last thing PC gaming needs is a big happy plop of re... more » Karlott: I got interested in Windows 7 when some diehard Linux fanboys I know actually posted how surprised they were at how fast and stable it ran. Also, I l... more » HA-TheJoker-HA: My experience: aion on vista: all medium, 12 FPS aion on win7 ultimate edition: all high 22-31 FPS. Thats a pretty big difference for me personally.... more » alex339: My incentive to buy Windows 7 isn't really because I expect better gaming, I just want a more efficient and better programmed OS in general. Plus, I g... more » Trygle12... NOW IN HD!: See... us Coders? We get it for free or near free. Free if your university is part of the MSDNA program and at a discount if... I forget the other p... more » Neko_Tech: The Game Adviser is a joke, like most minimum and recommended specs specs are geared towards 1024x768/1024x1024 resolution most likely with med settin... more » r0bVious: This is retarded. Windows isn't a "platform" for games in the same way a console is for it's given titles. While Windows does provide the environmen... more » heretrix: I've been running Windows 7 since the April (?) Release candidate and it's been a much better experience overall than Vista. The drivers are better an... more » Tyber_Zann: They're still hanging on to that 'Games Explorer' crap? That's what Steam is for. I'm actually looking forward to 7 for games so that I can free mys... more » JesusDeSaad: what i really want is developers to improve OpenGL, so they can port games without having to pay pimp money to Microsoft, so I can play games on Ubunt... more » WhiteMåge: I thought Windows 7 came out months ago. What the heck was I thinking of? #windows7 more » DaveKap: "...but I'm sure more will include it after the operating system officially launches." What... just like the Tray and Play feature in Vista? I won't... more » AncientUnknown1: I've never understood why MS doesn't release a gamer's edition of Windows. A bare-bones "just for gaming" edition that scraps all of the unnecessary f... more » -
#wellplayed
Windows 7: What Happened to Gaming?
In 2006, then Microsoft Vice President Peter Moore apologized for what he called a dereliction of duty to the company's number one gaming platform: The PC.
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#windows7
Microsoft: Windows 7 Great For Games
Do not fear Windows 7. Sure, the tests might show that Windows XP performs better, but Microsoft assures us all that the next version of their operation system will be "great for games". More » -
#pc
So Which Is Faster: XP, Vista Or Windows 7?
Windows 7 is out and up for download, provided you're OK with using a beta operating system. It promises a raft of improvements over Windows Vista, but how's it shaping up for games? More » -
#pcgaming
What Does Windows 7 Mean To You?
Will the upcoming new version of Windows be yet another Vista for PC gamers to worry about, or will Windows 7 be a boon for the mouse and keyboard set? TechRadar takes a look. More » -
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#casualgaming
Microsoft Release Free Game Creator
Last week, Microsoft announced the release of PopFly, a simple program that allows users to create games without the need to know any code. Taking a number of genres as a foundation, PopFly offers a range of templates based on classic arcade games, upon which you can import your own characters, backgrounds, etc. Once done, the games can then be hosted, on stuff like websites, blogs, Facebook pages or even your Vista sidebar. It' Silverlight-only, which is a slight hassle, and is fairly basic, but hey, who said everything on this world had to be perfect? More » -
#gamesforwindows
Msoft Announces Nine New Games for Windows
Following a lacklusterinfomercialCES keynote, Microsoft sent out a press release this morning touting the "powerful momentum" of Games for Windows and the addition of nine new Games for Windows-branded titles including Alone in the Dark and LEGO Indiana Jones. More »
