Microsoft Axes Games for Windows Live Head
Games for Windows Live general manager Chris Early was among the 1,400 Microsoft eliminated last week, reputable journalist Dean Takahashi reports...
READ MORE >Microsoft Launches Games for Windows Live Marketplace with Viva Pinata Demo
Microsoft today launched its Games for Windows Live Marketplace, a platform that will provide PC demos, games videos, add-on DLC, and eventually...
READ MORE >"Wow. You guys really are a bunch of twats. Social features are accessed ingame from the Guide ..."
see all 22 commentsGames for Windows Live Interview: Microsoft on PC Marketplace Plans, Windows 7, and Regret
Yesterday marked the first push in a new PC gaming strategy for Microsoft. With the release of a new Games for Windows Live interface, the...
READ MORE >"Microsoft Douche says: "But after a year and a half of launch, I think we're in really great ..."
see all 76 commentsThe New Games for Windows Live Initiative: Microsoft Finally Comes to Bat on the PC?
Mark my words: today is the day Microsoft got serious on the PC. While conducting an interview with Games for Windows Live general manager...
READ MORE >"That's cause you can actually press the A or X buttons on your keyboard, amazing isn't it."
see all 189 commentsMicrosoft Confirms Plans to Challenge Steam with Digital Distribution of Full PC Titles
Speaking in an interview with Shacknews, Games for Windows Live general manager Chris Early confirmed that Microsoft has definite plans to...
READ MORE >"Steam has been around for almost 5 years now. They are not going anywhere."
see all 201 commentsMicrosoft to Refund Games for Windows Live Fees
Now that the multiplayer features of Games for Windows Live-enabled PC titles are entirely free, Microsoft says it will refund subscription fees to...
READ MORE >"How many times does it have to be repeated? You only had to pay for Gold. Which means you were ..."
see all 23 commentsGames for Windows Interview: Breaking Down Microsoft's Entry into PC Digital Distribution
Earlier today Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live features will now be made totally free, in addition to revealing an online...
READ MORE >""The Half-Life series alone for single-player gaming" Oh, come on with that BS... Yes, HL was ..."
see all 89 commentsGames for Windows Takes on Steam, Set to Launch PC Digital Content Distribution Platform
Microsoft today announced that its Games for Windows initiative is set to expand with the launch an online PC gaming marketplace this fall. The...
READ MORE >"I think in the long run it is going to benefit us gamers. Think about it, the more competition, ..."
see all 183 commentsGames for Windows Head Says Microsoft 'Looking at Piracy Hard,' Hints at Digital Distribution
"There's been a lot of trend pieces about PC gaming is dying, and the decline of the PC, when that's absolutely not true. And in fact, it's not...
READ MORE >"Agreed. I think PC gaming had a pretty awesome year in 2007. The other thing is sometimes you've ..."
see all 42 commentsGames for Windows Magazine Goes Online-only
Games for Windows Magazine will be transitioning to an online-only publication format, the 1UP Network announced today. Publisher Ziff Davis,...
READ MORE >"so this is y the new one hasn't come. Oh fuck this sucks this and gameinfrmer are my only mags ..."
see all 79 commentsMicrosoft Speaks on Improving Games for Windows Platform, PC Gaming Alliance
There is still room for improvement in the marketing and management of the Games for Windows platform, Microsoft Games for Windows director Kevin...
READ MORE >"Most of the GFW requirements are best practices that developers should be doing anyway to ..."
see all 44 commentsEGM, 1UP Publisher Ziff Davis Files for Bankruptcy
Publishing house Ziff Davis Media announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to mounting debt that now totals between $500...
READ MORE >"Not to be insensitive, but that "Get rid of debt NOW!" ad on the side there is killing me. "
see all 60 commentsGDC 08: Meet the PC Gaming Alliance
See that arrow down there? The PC Gaming Alliance wants you to think of the PC industry as that arrow. Like a tall, unstable orange house, it...
READ MORE >"I'm cautiously optimistic. Having a group to advocate PC Gaming as a platform could be really ..."
see all 7 commentsGDC 08: PC Gaming Alliance Officially Formed
A consortium of corporate giants ranging from Microsoft to Intel joined hands in an effort to advance the PC gaming platform today, officially...
READ MORE >"Epic don't (see: Unreal Tournament 3). Microsoft seem to actively prohibit GFW branding ..."
see all 68 commentsNew Consortium Plans to Reinvigorate PC Gaming
Several marquee companies are teaming up to keep the PC gaming platform alive, according to the Mercury News. Dubbed the PC Gaming Alliance, the...
READ MORE >"This is an ignorant statement not because of the longevity of the 8800GT as a graphics card so ..."
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"not gonna happen; Microsoft could probably still literally litigate Valve into the stone age."
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