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Report: First games for Windows 8 Consumer Preview include Ms Splosion Man,...
A source close to The Verge has provided a supposed list of the first games which will populate the Windows Store in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build. According to the source, Solitaire – as...
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Windows Store policy revised to allow PEGI 18+ games
Microsoft has reversed its decision to block all PEGI 18+ rated games on the Windows Store. Earlier this month Microsoft revealed it would block content rated at 18+ in all territories which, thanks to...
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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX munching its way towards Windows 8
Namco Bandai today announced the release of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX on Windows 8 and Windows RT operating machines. The original title was released in 2010 for Xbox 360 and PS3, where it...
View ArticleWindows Store paid-game downloads up 34.12% in November, free game downloads...
Windows Store paid-game downloads were up 34.12% in November, according to Microsoft with total downloads in November hitting 1,311,209. In October, 72.12% of all paid downloads were games, according...
View ArticleThrone Together now available through the Windows Store for W8.1
Throne Together, which popped up recently through a trademark application, has been released on the Windows Store. The free, Windows 8.1 block-based puzzle game tasks players and their dragon assistant...
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Microsoft will “act expeditiously” to complaints of cloned games on Windows...
Following the outing of Braid clones by Jonathan Blow, Microsoft claims to move swiftly where IP rights are threatened. Microsoft has told VG247 that it will “act expeditiously” in the case of...
View ArticleMicrosoft offers up more details on Spencer’s GDC 2015 talk
Microsoft has provided more details on Cross-Buy functionality between Windows 10 and Xbox One as well as the Xbox Live SKU and other announcements made during Phil Spencer’s talk today. During the...
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Quantum Break Windows Store exclusive, not coming to Steam
Microsoft has confirmed what many thought would be the case, that Quantum Break is not coming to Steam. Microsoft’s Windows Store is starting to seem a bit like EA’s Origin. In that, games published by...
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Windows Store versions of games to “improve,” says Spencer
The versions of games found on the Windows Store have some strange limitations not found on Steam or other storefronts. With the release of Rise of the Tomb Raider, PC players started to become aware...
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Microsoft bans game emulators from the Windows Store
Microsoft is clamping down on game emulators on its Windows Store. Microsoft has updated its Windows Store policies to prevent the publishing of game system emulators, which have up to this point...
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Windows Store update adds the option to remotely install Xbox One apps
You now have a dedicated button to remotely install Xbox One apps when using the desktop Windows Store. Microsoft has updated the Windows Store on PC to make some UI improvements and allow remote...
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The Forza 7 PC pre-load is an utter mess [Update]
If you’re trying to pre-load Forza 7 on PC so you can be ready for launch, there’s a decent chance your download will halt at some random point midway through, prompting you to start over. Update: The...
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All Xbox One games and Windows Store PC games can now be digitally gifted
Microsoft’s service for gifting games to friends is finally getting the full roll-out, and is now compatible with PC games, PC DLC and all Xbox One Games. After being announced last Summer, the game...
View ArticleForza Horizon 4 car list leaks thanks to the Windows Store
What looks like a massive chunk of Forza Horizon 4’s car list has leaked online thanks to a Windows Store mishap. Players who pre-ordered Forza Horizon 4 on PC noticed that the store started...
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Microsoft Store is getting wish lists, remote installs for multiple devices
The Microsoft Store on Windows 10 will soon get a host of new features. Three new features have been revealed for the Microsoft Store, according to a leak on the Italian store. First spotted by...
View ArticleSunset Overdrive is coming to Steam and Windows Store today
After weeks of leaks and anticipation, Sunset Overdrive has finally been confirmed for PC. Insomniac Games has officially announced that Sunset Overdrive is coming to PC today. The game will be...
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Microsoft’s first priority for PC gaming is “delivering a new store...
Phil Spencer, head of gaming at Microsoft, is all too familiar with the company’s shortcomings when it comes to the PC side of the business. Anyone who ever attempted to download a game on Windows 10...
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Metro Exodus has popped onto Windows Store
Metro Exodus has choo-choo-chosen to launch on the Windows store next week. Crafty Reddit users discovered a listing for 4A’s soviet locomotive on the Windows Store. The listing names June 9th as a...
View ArticleGears 5’s abysmal Steam debut could tell us something about the potential...
If Gears 5 is any indication, the audience for Microsoft’s first-party games on Steam may not be as big as we initially assumed. For the longest time, fans of Xbox franchises have been asking Microsoft...
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