Tag Archives: windows 8

PC shipments have suffered the worst quarterly decline since records began. That’s the finding of a new report published by global market firm IDC.

More »

The Xbox Games and Xbox SmartGlass apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT will be updated this week. The Xbox Games app should run faster, and provide simpler access to recently-played games and associated DLC, as well as more obvious trailers and screenshots and the ability to send messages to Xbox Live friends. The Xbox SmartGlass app will stay awake while you’re using the second screen function, and will benefit from an updated controller layout as well as some stability fixes. More details are available on Major Nelson’s blog.

Unity 4.2 will come with functionality that one can only assume some folks were clamoring for: the ability to create apps for the Windows Store in Windows 8 and RT.
More »

World Series of Poker: Full House Pro has been announced by Microsoft for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 8.

More »

Namco Bandai today announced the release of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX on Windows 8 and Windows RT operating machines.

More »

Windows 8 has been purchased 60 million times in just ten weeks. That’s the stats coming from Microsoft today via CES.

More »

Jason Kingsley, CEO for Rebellion who have Sniper Elite and Alien vs. Predator among the titles they’ve developed, is in the mind that having another platform like Windows 8 is a positive thing, encouraging diversity in both hardware and games.
More »

Windows 8 hasn’t been the shot in arm of PC gaming it was expected to be, according to NPD Group. The firm’s analyst Stephen Baker told Digital Trends that while the new OS hasn’t “made the market any worse,” it also hasn’t provided any stimulation. “It hasn’t provided the impetus to sales everybody hoped for, he said. It probably didn’t help matters having so many high profile developers publicly declare their skepticism for the new operating system. According to a recent Steam survey, .44% of Steam users are running Windows 8, which equates to 237,600 users out of the 54 million registered Steam accounts. Microsoft announced in November it sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses since its October 26 launch; however, a research firm found only 15 million PC owners were using it. Via Gamespot.

A new gameplay trailer for The Gunstringer: Dead Man Running has been released by Microsoft. Heading exclusively to Windows 8, the Other Ocean developed title is based on the Twisted Pixel game, The Gunstringer, which was released for Kinect last September. A release date has not been set.

More »

Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses since the operating system launched on October 26th. However, a research firm has claimed that only 15 million PC owners are actually using it. Get the details below.

More »

GOG.com has been making its wares Windows 8 compliant, and has ensured that some 431 games on offer are compatible with Microsoft’s latest operating system. The digital store has issued a statement on the matter where it has discussed the switch in detail. Check it out here.

More »

Windows 8 sales have been called ‘disappointing’ by Microsoft, according to an alleged tipster who has also suggested that sales of the operating system are below company projections. Get the details below.

More »

Windows boss Steve Sinofsky has left Microsoft just days after the launch of Surface and Windows 8. Sinofsky’s departure is effective immediately, bringing a sudden end to his 23 years at the corporation.

More »

Windows 8 is to receive Direct X 11.1 exclusively, with no plans to make it available for older versions of Microsoft’s OS. In response to the company’s position, a Microsoft employee has discussed the move on its official forum.

More »

Windows 8 has received a bit of a bashing lately from several developers, including Valve’s Gabe Newell. Several developers have come together via Eurogamer to discuss the problems at hand with Microsoft’s new operating system.

More »

Croteam chief technical officer Alen Ladavac has spoken out strongly against Microsoft’s Windows 8 certification system, which he believes represents a dangerous step towards the world of console gaming.

More »

Microsoft’s policy to mature games on its Windows 8 digital store essentially forbode any games that fell into the ‘mature’ or 18+ age bracket. It seemed like a strange decision at the time, but earlier today we reported that Microsoft has announced that certain restrictions will be relaxed.

More »

Microsoft has reversed its decision to block all PEGI 18+ rated games on the Windows Store.

More »

Windows 8 marketplace will not stock mature rated games in Europe, Microsoft has revealed. File this one under ‘shooting itself in the foot’, if true.

More »

Vendetta Online, the indie sci-fi MMO from Guild Software, has been released on the Windows Store for Windows 8. According to Massively, the game “syncs seamlessly” across PCs, Macs, Linux systems, tablets, and Windows RT. A free trial is available through the game’s website.