How to fix 'Working on it...' Slow Downloads Folder on Windows
Is your Downloads folder slow to respond? This guide can help you get everything back up to full speed in a flash.
READ MORE >Xbox's Mike Ybarra on the New Dash, Windows Integration, and Steam
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As you wait for the New Xbox One Experience update to download, take a look at our chat with Xbox Director of Program Management Mike Ybarra. We touched on the new dashboard's goals, integrating its design with Windows, and the sometimes rocky relationship with Valve.
READ MORE >Microsoft introduces Surface 3 with 10.8-inch display, 10 hour battery, and more
The new Surface 3 is Microsoft's latest tablet that includes Windows 8.1 and features a microUSB port, an Intel Atom x7 processor, and lasts up to 10 hours.
READ MORE >"I'd really like to get one of these for drawing, but I'm not sure if it's quite there yet."
see all 3 commentsCall of Duty: Heroes builds its bases on iOS and Windows 8 tablets today, Android soon
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Call of Duty: Heroes will hopefully scratch your free-to-play base-building itch, although it has a number of features Call of Duty fans may actually enjoy.
READ MORE >Kinectimals go Unleashed on Windows 8
The Kinectimals are running wild in a new mobile game for Windows 8, available now.
READ MORE >Halo: Spartan Assault gets controller support on August 29
Halo: Spartan Assault--the first official Halo game on PC in eons--shipped without any support for Xbox 360 controllers. It was an especially odd decision, given that the game was a twin-stick shooter. That glaring oversight is being addressed in a new title update coming Au...
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see all 15 commentsSkulls of the Shogun coming to Steam July 29
Skulls of the Shogun is releasing on Steam next Monday, July 29, marking the first time it will be available on Windows XP-7.
READ MORE >DirectX 11.2 for Windows 8.1 detailed
At its Build conference today, Microsoft detailed the new DirectX 11.2 for Windows 8.1.
READ MORE >"Well you're on a gaming website where most of us use desktops... not faggy little tablets to ..."
see all 25 commentsSkulls of the Shogun dev says Microsoft exclusivity hurt
Borut Pfeifer, one of the developers of the indie collective that developed Skulls of the Shogun, speaks out about how their exclusivity with Microsoft ultimately hurt the game.
READ MORE >"I can't think of any reason why they would make the game exclusive on platforms that very few ..."
see all 4 commentsHalo: Spartan Assault coming to PC and mobile as Windows 8 app
Halo is coming back to PC... but not in the way you may have wanted.
READ MORE >"Funny, I don't consider myself a "front pager" and I thought the Halo series was crap, too, ..."
see all 90 commentsA World of Keflings now on Windows 8, coming to Wii U
A World of Keflings has come out for Windows 8, and Ninja Bee has announced a Wii U version will follow later this year.
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see all 7 commentsTY the Tasmanian Tiger makes unexpected return to Windows 8
Remember when cartoon mascot platformers were a dime a dozen? Krome Studios' Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is getting a rather unexpected sequel, this time for Windows 8 PC and tablet devices.
READ MORE >Skulls of the Shogun review: no bones to pick
We take a look at indie developer 17-Bit Studio's turn-based strategy title, Skulls of the Shogun, to see if it's strategic, battles of undead samurai are worth a trip to the Realm of the Dead.
READ MORE >"It's a fantastic game, but I don't think any single piece of software alone is a good reason to ..."
see all 4 commentsWorld Series of Poker: Full House Pro announced for XBLA, Windows 8
"Gotta win 'em all, poker man!" That's how I'd market a poker game, anyway. But Microsoft, for whatever reason, has instead chosen to buddy up with the World Series of Poker to slap its name on an official poke 'em up for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 8. Coming this Spring, W...
READ MORE >"When it comes to selecting an online gambling platform in Australia, none quite compare with ..."
see all 2 commentsThe Wavy Tube Man Chronicles standing alone on Windows 8
One of the world's finest downloadable content releases is The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles, The Gunstringer's gleefully silly Mad Dog McCree-style interactive gunslinger movie starring Troma mastermind Lloyd Kaufman. The Wavy Tube Man cannot be constrained by mere platforms and...
READ MORE >"'Wavy Tube Man...' was awesome. If you enjoyed old FMV light-gun games, it's amazing. Plus, ..."
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