Category Archives: Games for Windows
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 15:28 BST
Friday Shorts – Arkham City Achievements, SSFIVAE PC patch, meta Minecraft
Digest these so that you can look casually super-knowledgeable in front of your mates with nary a care nor bother.
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Posted in: Capcom, Games for Windows, PC, PS3, PSN, Shorts, Shorts, Steam, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iOS
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, madcatz, Minecraft, SSFIV:AE, tiny invaders
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 08:59 BST
Batman: Arkham City PC still releasing under Games for Windows Live
Warner’s confirmed to VG247 that Batman: Arkham City for PC will still release under the Games for Windows Live banner.
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Posted in: Action, Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Warner Bros.
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Monday Shorts – Farewell PAX edition, socks, David Jaffe swears
A lot of news came out of this weekend, largely thanks to PAX. Get your fill of soundbites within.
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Posted in: 3DS, Android, Games for Windows, PAX 2011, Shorts
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, bioshock: infinite, Black Knight Sword, cave, gfwl, Grasshopper Manufacture, Minecraft, Monolithsoft, mortal kombat, Noah Solis, R-Type, Sine Mora, XCOM
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 07:56 BST
Turning 10: Chris Lewis on Xbox’s past, present, future
European Xbox boss Chris Lewis aims for continent-wide domination as the green machine celebrates its tenth birthday, speaking at gamescom in Cologne this week.
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Posted in: Europe, Games for Windows, Gamescom 2011, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: chris lewis
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 10:09 BST
Black Ops, From Dust tops Xbox Live activity charts
Major Nelson’s posted the latest Xbox Live activity charts, with Black Ops heading the 360 list ahead of MW2 and Halo Reach for the week of July 25. Shocker. Ubisoft god title From Dust leads the Arcade pack from Bastion and WH40K: Kill Team, Total Miner: Forge is the leading indie game and GTA IV is the main Games for Windows title. There’s more on it here.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 07:53 BST
Video: Frank West vexed in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record trailer
Frank West is set to return to centre stage in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record later this year, and he appears a little miffed that his snaps of zombies have overshadowed his other photojournalist work. Video below.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Games for Windows, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, frank west
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 13:55 BST
Microsoft to hold gamescom Play Day on August 16
Microsoft’s just sent out word it’s to hold its second Play Day event at gamescom on August 16.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Kinect, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: Microsoft Play Day 2011
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 06:21 BST
Rumour – Windows 8 to play Xbox 360 games
Unless the console-free digital revolution is even closer than anticipated, pile some salt on this one. Rumour has it Xbox 360 games will be playable in Windows 8.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 02:11 BST
Microsoft: Xbox Live cloud storage not yet available
Microsoft has closed down reports from earlier in the week that it silently enabled cloud saves for certain titles.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: cloud gaming, the cloud, xbl cloud
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Epic “dying to be a part of” Kinect line-up
Mark Rein has said Epic is “dying” to be a part of the next batch of Kinect games.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mark rein
Sat, Jul 02, 2011 | 06:26 BST
Microsoft merges Games for Windows with Xbox.com
Microsoft’s PC gaming service will soon become just another branch of console gaming hub Xbox.com.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Retail
Tags: Games for Windows, Microsoft, steam, xbox.com
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 16:11 BST
EA holding Summer sale on July 4th
Electronic Arts will be holding a large Summer sale across several different platforms starting on July 4th.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:46 BST
Modern Warfare 3 revamps killstreaks
There’s not a whole lot of meat to this story, but it’s a juicy tidbit nonetheless. Infinity Ward has stated that killstreaks will be reimagined in Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Games for Windows, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, killstreaks
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 05:07 BST
Rumour – Kinect for Windows SDK to launch on Thursday
Rumour has it Microsoft will release a software development kit for Kinect for Windows this week.
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Posted in: Development, Games for Windows, Kinect, Microsoft, PC, Rumour, Trade
Tags: Kinect for Windows
Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 03:17 BST
Section 8: Prejudice double XP event highlights DLC, patch
The Overdrive map pack for Section 8: Prejudice has dropped, alongside a patch, a new trailer, and a double XP weekend.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, PC, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: dlc, patch, Section 8: Prejudice, TimeGate, TimeGate Studios
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Age of Empires Online trailer preempts release
Although it hasn’t actually launched, here’s the launch trailer for Age of Empires Online. Okay.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Strategy, Videos
Tags: age of empires online, Gas Powered Games
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:46 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Modern Warfare 3, PS3′s successor
Duke Nukem’s finished, but the apocalypse didn’t happen. If that won’t end the world, nothing will. Bask in security after the break with the rest of the week’s biggest news.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Capcom, Games for Windows, Sony, Take-Two, Weekly Wrap
Tags: battlefield 3, bioshock: infinite, drm, la noire, modern warfare 3
Thu, May 26, 2011 | 20:36 BST
SSFIV: Arcade Edition to utilize GFWL on PC
Capcom’s US VP, Christian Svensson, has posted a rather lengthly blog over on Capcom Unity, detailing the PC version of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Games for Windows, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: ssfiv, SSFIV: Arcade Edition, SSVIAE, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Thu, May 26, 2011 | 05:17 BST
Xbox and GFW Live activity for the week ending May 16
The most recent Xbox Live activity charts show L.A. Noire entering strongly, but unsurprisingly unable to topple the Call of Duty behemoth.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbox live activity
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 16:08 BST
PSA: Fable III out on PC
Just a reminder, in case you forgot with all the other games that came out this week, that Fable III is now available for PC. You can purchase it digitally through GFWL and Steam, or at retailers for £34.99/$49.99. It comes with the new Hardcore Mode, all in-game content and quests from the Xbox 360 Limited Collector’s Edition, and full 3-D functionality, as well as DLC Traitors Keep and the Understone Quest Pack.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, RPG
Tags: Fable III, lionhead, steam, Traitors Keep, Understone Quest Pack
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