Feature: What PC Gamers Need To Know About Windows 7
news.bigdownload.com 10/12/2009 — In less than three weeks, Microsoft officially releases Windows 7 , the newest version of their PC operating system (although some PC makers could sell Windows 7-based rigs before the official October 22 launch date). After nearly three years of ...

Feature: A Brief History of Windows Gaming
news.bigdownload.com 10/15/2009 — With the October 22nd release of Windows 7 just a week away, Big Download is taking a look back and previous versions of Microsoft Windows and follow the long (sometimes painful) evolution of PC gaming. Continue reading Feature: A Brief History of ...

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 ...

「それでも、私は愛している」配信停止の経緯 - Windows Live
nakfiv.spaces.live.com 8/21/2009 — はじめまして、いちＳＥプログラマーで、ゲーマー（主に３６０稼動）の３０代男性です。 昨今の世界⇔日本でのレーティングの対応にはおかしいと思うばかりです。 海外（米国・英国など）でのＭ・１８＋（１８歳以上）のコンテンツ→日本では配信されない・ソフトに残酷表現を規制マイルド化して日本で発売。 「日本のレーティング基準に合わないから、他国（米国・英国など）の配信コンテンツ・ソフトに表現の規制をして日本の基準に合わせろ ...

Windows: Student Offer
microsoft.com 9/20/2009 — The best of Windows and the web together. Buy Windows 7 for only £30! We are offering students the opportunity to buy Windows 7 for an amazing discounted price, £30 for either Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional. You can take advantage ...

Windows 7 goes gold; Microsoft gives seven reasons to upgrade for gamers
news.bigdownload.com 7/27/2009 — It took a little longer than some previous rumors said , but today Microsoft announced that their latest Windows OS version, Windows 7 , has "gone gold". Actually the term they use is "released to manufactoring" or RTM, meaning that the OS is now ...

Windows 7 – Cheap Student Offer Price (UK)
zath.co.uk 9/28/2009 — You may have seen our article on the special price offer for pre-ordering Windows 7 , at the time I jumped at the chance to get myself a discounted price, and bagged a copy from Amazon for £45. Great, right? Well, I thought so at the time; I can’t remember Windows ever being so cheap, even if ...

Windows 7 Fix For Losing Connection to the Internet
wolfsheadonline.com 10/28/2009 — L ike many PC users and avid gamers, last week I purchased and installed Windows 7 . This new operating system from Microsoft was supposed to have fixed many of the stability problems encountered with Vista. Within minutes of upgrading my Vista ...

R.U.S.E. gets touchy with Windows 7
thatvideogameblog.com 10/24/2009 — Windows 7 is in stores now, equipped with many gaming-related benefits such as DirectX 11. A while back , Microsoft listed a few reasons why you should upgrade to WIndows 7 and one of those reasons included multitouch support and Microsoft wasn’t kidding as Ubisoft has announced that ...

Windows 7 Review – Part 1: The New Taskbar
zath.co.uk 10/19/2009 — Rightly or wrongly, Vista has been hated by the majority since its release in 2007. The taskbar didn’t add any extra functionality compared to Windows XP, and needed a lot of resources for Aero. Cue Windows 7… Well, Aero is still there, but it’s got a purpose as well as a taskbar that ...

Microsoft: No Blu-Ray On Xbox 360, Despite Rumors — Gamasutra News 10/23/2009
Not so fast -- there are no plans for Blu-ray accessories for Xbox 360, says Xbox Live program manager Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, clarifying yesterday's widely-publicized comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. When asked about the possibility of ...

Xbox 360 | Xbox division profit nearly doubles, 34 million 360s sold — GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 10/23/2009
[UPDATE] Microsoft's overall Q3 profit declines 18 percent to $3.57 billion, but Entertainment and Devices income jumps from $159 million to $312 million; Xbox Live revenue up 50%, gaming revenue up $100 million. This morning, software giant ...

Xbox Division Profits Up 96 Percent In Q1, Sales Flat — Gamasutra News 10/23/2009
Microsoft on Friday revealed flat year-on-year sales for its Entertainment and Devices Division, which houses Xbox, but operating income rose 96 percent to $312 million. EDD revenue for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30 was $1.89 billion, ...

Modern Warfare 2 Minimum PC Specs Revealed — 1UP RSS feed 10/23/2009
In case you're wondering if your rig will be able to handle Modern Warfare 2 when it storms retailers next month, Infinity Ward has provided the minimum system ...

Infinity Ward Uses Steamworks For Modern Warfare 2 — Gamasutra News 10/23/2009
In arguably the highest-profile third-party use of Steamworks to date, the PC version of Infinity Ward's upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will make use of Valve's suite of publishing, updating, and social tools. Infinity Ward and publisher ...