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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Blizzard may cancel Battle.net marketplace

Blizzard has admitted that it is struggling to roll out the Marketplace it had planned for Battle.net.

February 21, 2011 | 10:44

Games For Windows Live gets games on demand

Microsoft has rolled out a new feature for Games For Windows Live - games on demand.

December 16, 2009 | 12:44

WinMo Market: buy one get four free

Microsoft's up-coming Windows Mobile Marketplace will feature an interesting twist: purchases can be installed on up to five different devices for a single fee.

May 20, 2009 | 10:03

This was meant to be a Fallout 3 DLC review

Joe has lately been trying and failing to review the new downloadable expansion to Fallout 3, Operation Anchorage. It seems that Microsoft just doesn't want to let him though and is fighting back with every worthless inch of Games for Windows Live. Now Joe has had enough.

January 31, 2009 | 08:30

XNA dev: "Downloadable games are too cheap"

According to Weapon of Choice developer Nathan Fouts the vast majority of games on Xbox Live Arcade are underpriced.

November 25, 2008 | 10:02

Games for Windows Live redesigned

Microsoft has quietly redesigned the Games for Windows service, as well as overhauling the marketplace section.

November 13, 2008 | 12:17

Microsoft to launch App Store

Microsoft is to take a leaf out of Apple's book with the planned launch of a Windows Mobile application store dubbed "Skymarket".

September 2, 2008 | 12:38

DirectX 11 optimises for multithreading and GPGPU

Kevin Unangst, Senior Global Director of Windows Gaming at Microsoft gives the low down of what we can expect the future to feature.

August 1, 2008 | 19:18

Games for Windows Live - expanded and free

Games for Windows Live - the PC mirror of the Xbox Live service, is going completely free and will be expanded to include new content.

July 23, 2008 | 15:02

Microsoft to give all Xbox Live subs a free game

Microsoft has issued a statement regarding compensation for Xbox Live members affected by the downtime over the festive period. This applies to all Xbox Live members!

January 4, 2008 | 09:34

Microsoft having Video Marketplace woes

There are still an awful lot of kinks to work out with the UK version of the Video Marketplace on Xbox Live it seems.

December 13, 2007 | 10:50

BioShock sequel coming, 1.5m copies shipped

During an analyst call last night, Take-Two revealed plans to turn BioShock into an ongoing franchise.

September 11, 2007 | 10:29

BBC may join Xbox Live Video Marketplace

Microsoft is reportedly in talks with the BBC to license its content for the European Video Marketplace service on Xbox Live.

September 10, 2007 | 15:26

Running on Steam

Love it or hate it, digital distribution has become a huge part of the gaming industry and will stay that way. So we decided to take a sit down with the guys at Valve to hear where the biggest platform - Steam - is heading.

June 28, 2007 | 08:44

Microsoft wants to drop DRM too

Hot on the heels of Apple's joint announcement with EMI, Microsoft says that it is also in discussions with record companies about the possiblity of selling DRM-free music via the Zune Marketplace.

April 10, 2007 | 12:33

Xbox Live Arcade roundup

There are plenty of great games on Live Marketplace which cost less than four quid. Some are retro classics, others are modern updates of retro classics, yet others are just modern. We pick out some of our favourites.

April 2, 2007 | 11:17