With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search
May 8, 2008
Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer.
Microsoft refunding gamers, Games for Windows Live goes free
Microsoft made a series of announcements this week that the company hopes will reinvigorate the PC gaming market, including the announcement of DirectX 11 and the advent of free Windows Live gaming. Ars spoke with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the company's present and future plans, including DX11, Games for Windows Live, and the PCGA.Read More...
Microsoft isn't doing all it should to help PC gaming
Microsoft may be responsible for the foundation of Windows-based gaming, but its recent efforts to help the waning PC gaming industry have done little: developers and gamers alike are clamoring for more love from Microsoft.Read More... 
Games for Windows Live Multiplayer...
PC Magazine - At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free.
07/22/08
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InfoWorld - Free: It's the magic word for an ever-expanding wealth of downloadable software and online services. Free doesn't necessarily mean good, however, and hunting for...
03/24/08
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Microsoft looks to ease Yahoo,...
Reuters - Microsoft Corp reports
quarterly results this week, looking to ease the concerns of
investors about slower growth at its Windows business and prove
that its...
07/15/08
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Welcome to Microsoft Games For...
You know that absence-of-any-news-whatsoever sound (kind of like a tree falling in the woods) that's dogged Microsoft's $50 Games for Windows Live online multiplayer...
07/23/08
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NVIDIA exec: future games born on...
NVIDIA's Roy Taylor has much invested in PC gaming, but he admits that PC exclusives may be a thing of the past. Where will PC games now begin their lives? Consoles. Read...
06/10/08
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With Microsoft mum, analysts mull...
AP - Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing...
05/08/08
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Free As a Bird: The PC World Games For Windows Live Interview, Part One
Did you catch the news yesterday that Microsoft's Games For Windows Live online service, which used to cost $50 a year for multiplayer privileges, is now completely free? We caught up with Microsoft Senior Global Director of Games For...
The PC World Games For Windows Live Interview, Part Two
In which we chat with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the media death knell over PC gaming, the digital distribution boom, the new PC-centric GFW Live interface, what's coming in DirectX 11, and the possibility of Xbox Live free. Game...
A history of the Amiga, part 7: Game on!
In the latest installment of our popular history of the Amiga, Ars looks back at some of the most fondly remembered games on a system that was legendary for its gaming...
05/13/08
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Games for Windows Live now free
Interesting that this didn't get announced at E3, but Games for Windows Live is now free for all. Yep, totally free, cross-platform multiplayer with the 360 included --...
07/23/08
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Seinfeld to star in Windows Vista ad...
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $US300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft aimed at burnishing the image of Windows Vista.
08/21/08
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R.I.P. Games For Windows Magazine,...
Count 'em down but hardly out, as Games For Windows magazine (nee Computer Gaming World for 27 years) goes online-only in a transition just announced following publisher...
04/08/08
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CrossOver Games plays PC games sans...
CodeWeavers today unveiled CrossOver Games, a new optimized version to its Windows virtualization software designed to function exclusively with games. The software is already...
03/25/08
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PC game developer has radical...
When trying to make a living creating PC games, ignoring the pirates might be the best approach. The CEO of Stardock, which made the best-selling Sins of a Solar Empire, argues...
03/20/08
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Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games For Windows Live (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The service is cross-compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live network, which lets Xbox 360 owners play games against each other online.
Gates leaves Ballmer with Google envy
In a teary farewell, Bill Gates turned Microsoft over to the sole leadership of Steve Ballmer - who faces challenging times.
06/28/08
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Microsoft bolsters PC gaming with new...
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One independent PC game developer is inviting pirates to tell him why they pirate his (and other) games. Read More...
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Fanboys freaked when we suggested Steve Jobs would go after the handheld gaming market. Well guess what? He is.
09/26/08
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Fanboys freaked when we suggested Steve Jobs would go after the handheld gaming market. Well guess what?He is.
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Microsoft slides after sales tumble
Microsoft falls the most in two years in Nasdaq trading after sales slump, casting doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy.
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