Microsoft Breathes New Life Into Xbox and Games for Windows
Microsoft made a move designed to breathe new life into the marketing strategies for the Xbox consoles, Games for Windows and Microsoft Game Studios.
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25.6.2008 Microsoft Offers More Ways to Play Games for Windows and Xbox 360 at German Games Convention
LEIPZIG, Germany Aug. 23, 2006 Once again proving that its game platforms offer more ways for gamers to have fun, Microsoft Corp. today announced great new games and accessories for Xbox 360 and Windows gamers.
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24.8.2006 Windows - Life Without Walls
"Life Without Walls" is the next stage in the evolution of the $300 million Windows marketing campaign developed by advertising agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky.
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18.9.2008 The New Internet Games in Windows 7
If youre running the Windows 7 Beta and hadnt already noticed, we are introducing 3 new Windows Games for Windows 7.
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21.2.2009 Microsoft Extends Life of Windows XP
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will keep selling a version of Windows XP for use on a new breed of low-cost computers for at least two years longer than the older operating system will be available on mainstream PCs.
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5.4.2008 Windows 7 touch comes to life at PDC 2009
All week long, Neowin is live at PDC09 and we found some interesting demos of the future of multi-touch screens.
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17.11.2009 Windows XP Breathes Life into Dead Computers
Microsoft has chosen Windows XP over Windows Vista, its latest operating system to breathe life into dead computers.
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9.11.2007 Windows 7 will give your laptop longer battery life
It's no surprise that Windows 7 is getting good reviews and praise as the operating system is proving itself to be a rock solid platform.
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2.9.2009 SafeDisc Windows XP Fix for Microsoft Games
When running a restricted user account with fast user switching under Windows XP, some games will not start correctly. The game requests that the original disk be placed in the drive, even if it is already present. To remedy this issue, download and run this fix.
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2.3.2006 Windows Live Games Beta Signup Begins
Today Microsoft extended an invitation for individuals to participate in a beta test of its new Windows Live Games online community, which will allow PC gamers to connect with Xbox users over the Live gaming network.
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3.3.2007 Life after Aero, Microsoft Cooking Improved User Interface for Windows 7
It might not sound like all that much, but it is a definite confirmation that there is life after Windows Aero. And as far as the scarce details on Windows 7 go, any palpable piece of information goes a long way.
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24.5.2008 Extend Laptop/Notebook Battery Life on Windows 7 & Vista with Aerofoil
In past we have covered Battery4life & Imtec Battery Mark tools for laptop battery. Now here is one more extremely useful tool Aerofoil which helps you to extend & improve Laptop battery life when you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 as your OS.
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25.10.2009 Download Windows 7 RTM Free Ultimate Extras Games Soon
The Ultimate Extras live to see another day. In all fairness, it will not be the whole of Ultimate Extras that will survive, but just two components, both being games which will be delivered as standalone downloads.
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10.11.2009 Sea Life Screen Saver
Display a variety of sea life, including jellyfish, dolphins, sand sharks, and other underwater denizens. This screen saver works best at a resolution of 800 by 600 pixels, although 640 by 480 is also supported.
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Third-party Microsoft patches could get new life
It has been nearly three years since Microsoft moved to a monthly patch release schedule as a way to rein in some of the chaos that had begun to engulf its vulnerability reporting and repair efforts.
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1.8.2006 Microsoft Planning Life After IE7
You won't have to wait another five years to see a new browser from Microsoft.
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16.10.2006 How and why Microsoft is breathing new life into MSN
Until recently, when Microsoft execs have touted online services as key to the future of Microsoft, they've almost always meant Microsoft's "Live" services.
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8.12.2006 Microsoft's Vista fails to find Second Life
Microsoft recently threw a splashy launch party for Windows Vista in Second Life, but those running the new operating system may have had trouble enjoying the festivities.
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14.2.2007 Nick White on Aero and battery life
Nick White, Vista's Product Manager, has responded to an article entitled Vista, Aero, battery life . . . and Doom by Dwight Silverman, the tech reviewer at the Houston Chronicle, regarding the impact that the Aero theme has on battery life and performance.
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15.5.2007 ReiserFS creator gets 15-to-life for murder
Hans Reiser, creator of ReiserFS, a journaled computer file system used by Linux, was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and ended with Reiser leading police to a makeshift grave a short distance from where he strangled his wife.
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30.8.2008 Microsoft Unites Xbox and PC Gamers With Debut of Games for Windows LIVE
Xbox LIVE extends to Windows Vista to create single online gaming service starting with Halo 2 on May 8.
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15.3.2007 Crysis coming to 360; 2 other new games too
Youve all read the heading, so now you have to calm down and read. Crysis has been announced to be coming to the 360 on the 1UP show.
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16.1.2007 Microsoft Warns Games Could Cost More
After Electronic Arts representative Keith Ramsdale warned that a new rating system might lead to delays for game launches in the United Kingdom, it's Microsofts turn to rally against the intention of the British government to introduce a reform when it comes to rating videogames.
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1.7.2008 Half Life 2 DOWNLOAD FULL version + Screenshots
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Life without Google: Can Yahoo regain search share?
Yahoo has a strategic plan due in 100 days and lags Google in most metrics. Yet despite Yahoos issues it still has the No. 2 market share in search. But if Yahoo wants to change its standing it should work on its interface a bit more.
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28.7.2007 Games and Gamers -- Potential World Changers
Suzanne Seggerman, co-founder and president of Games for Change, and Jeff Bell, Microsoft corporate vice president, discuss the companies' commitment to explore ways that interactive gaming can impact important social issues.
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11.6.2007 Is Microsoft Playing Games With XP SP3?
Call it a Hamlet moment for the PC industry, filled with political intrigue and machinations worthy of the great Shakespeare play: to wait for XP SP3 or move to Vista now that Microsoft has released Vista SP1?
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26.3.2008 Introducing Xbox LIVE Community Games
Youve played Xbox 360 games with the millions of gamers on Xbox LIVE. Youve chatted, shared, and dominated in games of all kinds. But what if those millions could be playing your game?
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22.7.2008 nternet Explorer 8 (IE8) - First Consistent Signs of Life Next Month
According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8, the next iteration of its proprietary browser, as well as the successor of IE7, is alive and kicking and even standards compliant.
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5.2.2008 Xbox Gets Bigger Live Games, Memory Card
Microsoft plans to allow Xbox Live Arcade games to use more space, announcing it had increased the official size limit from 50 to 150 megabytes. In addition, the company also announced a larger memory card with a capacity of 512MB.
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5.3.2007Violent Games Blamed in German Shooting Spree
Violent video games are once
again under the microscope
following a shooting at a
German school, in which a
teenager with an apparent
fondness for war simulations
and violent video games
wounded as many as 37 people
before taking his own life...
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22.11.2006Over half of adults play video games
According to a survey released on Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, over half of American adults play video games of some kind. The
survey shows that age is the biggest factor, with young adults most likely to play video games and that as adults get older, game play decreases. Of
adults over the age of 65 who play video games, nearly a third play video games every day. In comparison, the survey found that only 20% of young
adults play video games every day. A persons age is also a factor in whether they play on a computer, games console or other device, such as a mobile
phone.
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08.12.2008Steam vs. Microsoft Live... Fight!
If anyone stands a chance
against Microsoft's
pay-to-play Games For Windows
Live service, it's Valve's
Steam. Turns out the gloves
come off in just a few weeks.
Starting in July,
Valve plans to offer a free
update that adds social
networking services like
personal pages and gamer
profiles, groups, game
scheduling, the option to see
who's played what games (or
with whom), and both voice and
text-based chat. The services
work across all existing
titles, old or new. And for
all that, you'll only have to
pay? Absolutely nothing.
Microsoft Live currently
has Halo 2 and Shadowrun, the
former an oldie (if goodie),
the latter a middling
multiplayer-only shooter.
Steam has Half-Life, Half-Life
2 (plus all the upcoming
episodes), Medieval 2: Total
War, Trackmania, Civilization
4, Hitman: Blood Money, Sid
Meier's Pirates,
Counter-Strike, Geometry Wars,
Sam & Max, The Movies, DEFCON,
and several dozen more
critically well-received
games...
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22.06.2007Microsofts "Games for Windows" Takes Center Stage at E3 2007
Q&A: Kevin Unangst, global
director of Games for Windows,
discusses Microsofts lineup of
nearly 30 new titles, the
Games for Windows - LIVE
online service, and what the
initiative means for consumers
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11.07.2007Games for Windows Live to get Marketplace, full title downloads
Microsoft Today unveiled upgrades to its Games for Windows Live service -- the PC equivalent of Xbox Live -- that immediately updates the interface,
and promises a Games for Windows Live Marketplace in early December...
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13.11.2008Windows 7 Beta Brings New Functionality to Games Explorer
Brandon LeBlanc: In Windows 7, we are introducing new functionality to Games Explorer that we think people will enjoy. These new features in Games
Explorer can not only be appreciated by the casual gamer looking to play one of Windows 7s many built-in games, but also the more advanced PC gamer
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19.02.2009Microsoft Preps Games for Windows Live Update
In anticipation for the holiday season, Microsoft plans to release version 1.2 of Games for Windows Live next month. The program enables PC-based
games to tap into Xbox Live, and a number of titles including Halo 2 and Shadowrun fall under the brand...
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09.10.2007Windows 7 will give your laptop longer battery life
It's no surprise that Windows 7 is getting good reviews and praise as the operating system is proving itself to be a rock solid platform. It
seems as the news is only getting better as Microsoft and Intel showed off how Windows 7 when paired up with Intel's new processor line will
increase battery life for laptops, according to PCMag.com. The two companies worked together to help develop technologies that will allow for
sustained performance while improving battery life in the next generation of Intel processors. "The dramatic leap in battery life appears tied to
a technology known as Windows 7 timer coalescing, a technical term for minimizing the time in which the processor enters a high-performance,
full-power state.
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02.09.2009Want free games for Windows Mobile?
Are you one of those who owns a Windows Mobile device and also uses Twitter? Then you might be in to grab some free games daily! Windows Mobile
Developer Team is giving away free games over at their Twitter account. You can follow the Windows Mobile Developer Team here. The idea is that,
the WM Developer Team will be tweeting the codes as well as instructions to get those free games daily. And be quick to redeem the codes, as it seems
that the codes are one use only and first come first served! If you don't have a twitter account yet, you can sign up here and then follow WM
Developer Team here to get regular updates
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07.02.2009Top 10 Best Selling PC Games for the week of October 8-14
I might start making this a
weekly thing when the Top
10's are announced. So here
are the Top 10 best selling
games for the week of October
8th through the 14th. There
are a couple of new games on
the chart this week, of course
the shocking debut of
Desperate Housewives the game
should come as no surprise,
right? Quake 4 returns to
the top 10, as does The Sims 2
expansion The Glamour Life.
Real Deal Slots? Eh. Without
further delay, here are the
Top 10:
- World of Warcraft -
Blizzard
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of
War: Dark Crusade - THQ
- The Sims 2: Glamour Life
Stuff - EA Games
- Company of
Heroes - THQ
- The
Sims 2- EA Games
- Desperate Housewives: The
Game - Buena Vista Games
- Lego Star Wars II: The
Original Trilogy - Lucasarts
- Real Deal Slots: Mystic
Forest - Phantom EFX, INC
- Age of Empires III -
Microsoft Games Studio
- Quake 4 - Activision
WoW back on top, as it
should be! I'm kidding.
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25.10.2006Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable v1.1 Available
This download is a redistributable package for Games for Windows - LIVE v1.1. It upgrades the version of Games for Windows - LIVE on a user's machine
from version 1.0 to version 1.1.
With Games for Windows LIVE, Microsoft is extending the Xbox LIVE games and entertainment
network to Windows. This new service brings together the most popular online console game service with the most popular games platform in the world.
As a unified service with Xbox LIVE, Games for Windows LIVE is available in every country and region supported today by Xbox LIVE.
What does this mean to you? Imagine a world where a single online identity, a single Gamertag and a single friends list allows you to easily find
your friends online and communicate with them across Windows computers and Xbox 360 consoles. Imagine a single list of achievements and Gamerscore
that allows you to track and compare your gaming accomplishments. Imagine the ability to play online with your friends, even cross-platform between
your Windows based PC and Xbox 360 in supported games, without the need to configure anything. Sounds too good to be true? Its real and its
here!
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24.08.2007Microsoft Overhauls Games for Windows Live
Games for Windows Live wasn't exactly the most warmly received service when it first launched. Perceptions improved, of course, when Microsoft
finally decided to make Games for Windows Live
entirely free to use this past July. Now, however, the Games for Windows team is taking it one step further...
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13.11.2008Xbox 360 sells most games per console
Microsoft sells more games per Xbox 360 sold than its rival console makers. That's according to some interesting stats from the US about console
sales compared to game sales.
Nearly seven games are sold per Xbox 360 compared to nearly four for a PlayStation 3. The Wii
weighs in at slightly less. It sells 3.44 games according to the research from NPD and reported by
Joystiq. These figures aren't entirely surprising - the PS3 is still in early life and the ecosystem in development, while the
Xbox 360 is now a mature console. The cheaper 40GB version of the PlayStation 3 goes on sale in the US tomorrow.
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02.11.2007Microsoft makes Games for Windows Live free, will sell game downloads
Microsoft announced late Tuesday that it would no longer charge Windows gamers to connect to one another for multiplayer gaming, and this fall will
launch an online store for downloading PC games...
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23.07.2008Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable v1.2
Redistributable package for Games for Windows - LIVE v1.2. Upgrades the version of Games for Windows - LIVE on a user's machine to version 1.2
Some of the changes in v1.2
include:
- Support for offline Achievements (so you can add to your gamerscore when not connected to the internet).
- Ability to see if
your friends are "joinable" in games.
- Additional UI features.
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12.12.2007QuickTime hack allows Second Life currency theft
Security researchers Dino Dai Zovi and Charlie Miller have found a way to exploit an unpatched QuickTime vulnerability to steal Linden Dollars from
users in the Second Life virtual world.
Dai Zovi (the hacker behind the CanSecWest MacBook Pro hijack) and Miller (creator of the first
iPhone code execution exploit) cooked up the QuickTime/Second Life attack during an investigation of the security of online games.
It works
against QuickTime 7.3 (the latest) and Second Life 1.18.4(3).”All the victim has to do is have video enabled and enter a piece of land owned by
the attacker,” Miller said, nothing that any Second Life player wandering near the attacker will have their pockets picked and then yell
“I got hacked!”
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05.12.2007New Zune HD games released
Last week Microsoft rolled out a v4.3 firmware update for the Zune HD which amongst other improvements added support for 3D games. Today Microsoft has
released 6 new games for the Zune HD according to HelloFromEurope. Amongst the games is the highly anticipated PGR: ferrari edition and 3D bowling
and 3D skate games.
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11.11.2009Microsoft Unveils New Titles and Powerful Momentum for Games for Windows
Following one of the hottest years in video game history, Microsoft Corp. today announced at the 2008 International CES the addition of new titles to
the Games for Windows portfolio and strong first-year results for the Games for Windows initiative. Games for Windows drove the PC gaming category in
2007 with some of the most popular Windows-based games available, and will continue the momentum for Windows-based gaming in 2008.
Games for Windows truly thrived in 2007. We went from two titles in 2006 to a continually growing portfolio of over 60 titles here at CES 2008,
said Kevin Unangst, senior global director of Games for Windows in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. We delivered on our promise
one year ago to reinvigorate the PC gaming space and bring the best portfolio of games to Windows. And this is just the beginning. With our partners,
we will continue to drive the resurgence of Windows-based gaming.
CES attendees will get to experience some of the great games
of 2008, with six upcoming Games for Windows titles on the show floor: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom, Eidos Interactive), Conflict:
Denied Ops (Eidos Interactive), Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ), Space Siege (SEGA), Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (Codemasters) and Jigsaw Too
Photo Edition (Carbonated Games), a game for Windows Live Messenger.
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07.01.2008Windows Live Games Beta Signup Begins
Today Microsoft extended an
invitation for individuals to
participate in a beta test of
its new Windows Live Games
online community, which will
allow PC gamers to connect
with Xbox users over the Live
gaming network...
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03.03.2007Vista, wireless kept off core Olympic IT roster
Microsoft's newest OS, Vista,
has been relegated to waterboy
status at the 2008 Olympic
Games, while wireless
networking won't even play a
supporting role in Beijing.
Windows XP
was chosen to run on all PCs
handling chores vital to the
Olympic Games, and has been
installed on most of the PCs
delivered by Lenovo Group.
Vista will only be used on PCs
in Internet lounges set up for
athletes to use during the
games.
The Olympic Games require
mature, stable technologies,
said Yang Yuanqing, chairman
of Lenovo, during a briefing
in Beijing. The Olympic Games
aren't a place to try new
technologies due to the size
and importance of the event,
he said. Everything must work
smoothly...
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