microsoft.com - 1/8/2009
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Make everyday tasks faster and easier. The more streamlined and intuitive design of Windows 7 is intended to simplify the things people do every day on their PCs. Desktop improvements make using the PC easier and provide immediate access to the applications and files people use most often ...
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CES 2009: Windows 7 beta available on Friday
Big Download Blog —
... Since we are a PC gaming web site we would be remiss if we didn't report that Microsoft's next major Windows OS revamp, Windows 7, is finally going public. Currently available in beta form for a select few (or if you know where to look on the Internet) ...
WoW's EULA and Blizzard's OS support
WoW.com —
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Blizzard, HardwareCory Doctorow posted on Boing Boing the other day about WoW's EULA being unreadable when installing the game on Linux. And obviously he's right -- Linux doesn't always have the font that Blizzard's installer uses, and so when you try to run it on Linux, you get gibberish, at least during installation. But there's more to this story here -- running WoW on Linux is actually unsupported by Blizzard: you can do it, and it's not against the EULA or ToS (in fact, Blizzard actually worked with the WINE guys to make sure the game ran ...
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Microsoft’s announces upgrades for Games for Windows LIVE
thatvideogameblog.com 3/24/2009 —
Today at GDC Microsoft laid down some big news for their Games for Windows LIVE service and community, the first of which are some new anti-piracy solutions. Zero-day piracy protection and server-side authentication will help stop those dirty bilge rats before the games are released. They ...
It Doesn’t Work – Games for Windows Live
gamingdaily.co.uk 8/21/2009 — Games for Windows Live, well what can I say? It is perhaps the most under utilised bit of software on the PC yet the one which seems to cause the most problems for gamers. Certainly I have had my fair share of issues with it. You could say that I have ...
Games For Windows getting revamp ahead of Windows 7 launch
news.bigdownload.com 9/18/2009 —
Microsoft launched its Games for Windows marketing and certification program for PC games around the time of the Windows Vista OS launch. Since that time many publishers and developers have participated in the Games For Windows program but many ...
News: New Games for Windows Live released
eurogamer.net 8/8/2009 — Adds convenient in-game Marketplace. Microsoft has rolled out a brand-new version of Games for Windows - Live. The in-game Marketplace heads the bill, and allows you to both buy and install extra content without exiting games. Live ...
Windows 7 Release Candidate Now Available
evilavatar.com 5/5/2009 — The release candidate of Windows 7 is now available for download from Microsoft.
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Welcome to Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) testing. We're on our way to Windows 7, and if you like trying out pre-release software, now's your chance. You get to see what's ...
Windows 7 Now Available
g4tv.com 10/22/2009 —
So long Windows Vista. Microsoft today released its latest greatest operating system Windows 7, meaning the PC users have finally been given the OS that Vista should have been, but sadly never was. Windows 7 boasts quite a few performance, interface and feature improvements over Vista, and ...
Xbox Live Primetime confirmed for Spring —
Computer And Video Games 1/8/2009
Online gameshows still on track, says Microsoft.
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live Primetime, a channel of online gameshows where Xbox 360 players can win real-world prizes, is still on track for launch this Spring. Click here to read ...
Red Alert 3 expansion unveiled —
Computer And Video Games 1/8/2009
C&C Red Alert 3: Uprising headed exclusively to PC.
EA's revealed plans to release Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising, a single-player campaign expansion exclusively for the PC, this March. Click here to read the full ...
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