Seinfeld to star in Windows Vista ad campaign
August 21, 2008
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $US300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft aimed at burnishing the image of Windows Vista.
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...
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... 
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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Microsoft isn't doing all it should...
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...
07/02/08
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July PC Game Sales: Nancy Drew Tops...
I've played every single one of the games in NPD Group's July US top 20 PC game bestsellers, except for the number one spot-stealer, Nancy Drew and The Phantom of...
08/25/08
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Stix takes a stab at...
Looking at its size, shape, white wrist strap and B-button on the bottom, it's easy to compare the Stix with the Wiimote, the wireless controller for the popular Nintendo gaming...
08/13/08
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Stix takes a stab at...
AP - Looking at its size, shape, white wrist strap and B-button on the bottom, it's easy to compare the Stix with the Wiimote, the wireless controller for the popular Nintendo...
08/13/08
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First look: GOG revives classic PC...
A new online gaming store called Good Old Games is poised to do huge business on the digital distribution front with a solid library of classic PC games for sale at low prices,...
09/09/08
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Microsoft bolsters PC gaming with new Games for Windows Live
Microsoft has officially launched the first of many significant Games for Windows Live updates designed to attract PC gamers to the company's free, cross-platform gaming service.Read More...
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... 
Road to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: the...
Snow Leopard's across-the-board leap to 64-bits, from the kernel to all of its bundled apps, will make more memory available and boost performance. However, Apple will also...
09/05/08
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Porting games to the Mac is a tricky...
Section: Software + Apps, GamesRemember back when Apple made the switch to Intel and it suddenly seemed as if all those PC games would be more easily ported to the Mac? So do I,...
10/08/08
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At E3, video games shift their aim to...
USATODAY.com - This year's downscaled E3 video game expo drew about 4,500 gamemakers, analysts, retailers and journalists to L.A. last week - less than a tenth of E3's size two...
Mario V. Apple: On Like 'Donkey Kong'
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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Mario V. Apple: On Like 'Donkey Kong'
Fanboys freaked when we suggested Steve Jobs would go after the handheld gaming market. Well guess what?He is.
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Game developer wants to learn from...
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08/11/08
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Welcome to Microsoft Games For Windows Live, Now For Free
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 service for PCs? The service much-ballyhooed by Microsoft back in May 2007 with the PC...
Microsoft looks to ease Yahoo, Windows concerns (Reuters)
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 pursuit of Yahoo Inc is not a distraction. 
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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International Space Station Windows...
Section: Operating Systems, WindowsThe International Space Station has been infiltrated. That’s right, a virus has made it’s way onto the computers of the International...
08/28/08
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Stardock Says You Have Rights, PC Gamers
In the boldest, wisest, and frankly coolest collection of axioms I've ever seen a developer lobby in three decades of PC gaming, Galactic Civilizations designer Stardock...
08/29/08
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Macworld - Penny Arcade Episode Two game released
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two is now available for download.
10/30/08
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Macworld - EVE Online: Quantum Rise expansion...
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11/05/08
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The Mythical 'Vista Application' ...
PC World - Analysis: Developers aren't really ignoring Vista--they don't have to choose among Windows versions.
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