Exent Technologies has announced today that they are partnering with Microsoft to bring many of Microsoft Game Studios' PC games to the digital distribution arena. Exent, whose technology powers Yahoo! Games' games-on-demand service, already has a similar partnership with publisher Atari. However, the press release did not specify if Microsoft's games would be made available through a Microsoft-only service (like Atari on Demand), or whether they would be integrated into larger services such as Comcast on Demand.

"Microsoft is committed to helping expand the PC game industry. By making our titles available through Games-on-Demand services, we can broaden our reach to new audiences and monetize additional release windows." said Ed Ventura, Director of Franchise Development, Xbox Worldwide Content and Marketing at Microsoft. Exent's distribution channels help us to extend the lifecycle of our game catalog and to build a firm foundation for the future.