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But Phil Spencer is confident new cross-platform strategy will make Windows 10 "the best ever for gamers"
Read More »Spencer: It’s time for us to talk about gaming on Windows
It appears that Microsoft is once again going to try and get PC gaming right. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said on Twitter that: I’ll be focusing more on what we are doing on Win10 in January, it’s time for us to talk about gaming on Windows.” The Verge reports …
Read More »Spencer: Microsoft working toward ‘renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming’
Microsoft is working to develop a "renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming," according to MS Studios head Phil Spencer. Polygon reports from a Q&A last week during GDC, where Spencer revealed PC gaming is on the company’s priority list in 2014. "I think Valve’s an incredible company," he said. …
Read More »Xbox Live confirmed for Windows 8
PC and tablet OS to integrate game services
Read More »Id’s Rage to be Steamworks PC release
Bethesda confirms PC version of upcoming title to be Steamworks specific
Read More »Xbox.com merging with Games for Windows
The online hubs for Xbox and Games for Windows are to be merged on July 11th, platform holder Microsoft has announced. The move will merge the company’s disparate PC and console gaming brands. "All of the same content from GamesForWindows.com will be available on Xbox.com so members of communities across …
Read More »Games for Windows ‘will recover from rocky start’
Platform holder promises renewed focus on PC gaming
Read More »MS: Games for Windows will get better
Windows and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has promised that its PC service Games for Windows Live will "continue to get better". Speaking to CVG, Microsoft’s senior producer of interactive entertainment Kevin Unangst told CVG that the service "lacked fantastic games" and had endured what he called a "rocky start". …
Read More »Games for Windows Marketplace gets facelift
Microsoft has gone live with its brand new look and design for its Steam-rivalling Games for Windows Marketplace. Prices include BioShock 2 for 14.99 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or World at War for 19.99. Users can filter games by Windows Live compatibility. And as a Microsoft portal, users …
Read More »Changes afoot for Games For Windows Live
Online PC games portal to be streamlined
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