Microsoft announces plans for a November update for Games for Windows LIVE that will bring the online service to version 1.2.
Be sure to check out the first wave of titles to support the service which should hit shelves by Holiday:
• "The Club" (SEGA) – Rated M
• "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" (Eidos) – Rated M
• "Universe at War: Earth Assault" (SEGA) – Rating Pending
• "Gears of War" (Microsoft Game Studios) – Rated M
• "Viva Piñata" (Microsoft Game Studios) – Rating Pending
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
so all these games will be integrated into GfW Live with achievements and friends list? If so cool.
steam and xfire and gamespy all greater than the windows thing
I used to be an avid PC gamer...unfortunately, my relatively crappy systems have rendered me out of the PC gaming scene for a good few years now. However, with the expected arrival of my delicious Quad core/8800GTS system later this week, I'm hoping for things to get a little 'old school' once again.
My question is this: Is a good deal of current multiplayer PC action now limited to paid services (a la XBox Live), or is it still like the good ol' days where we still have the option of setting up dedicated servers?
I'm just curious, because whenever I see the word 'Microsoft' or 'Windows', I can't help but feel like I've gotta reach for my wallet to get anything of use from them.
And there's no way I'm paying even a penny above the price of the game, just so I can shoot it out with a couple of others guys online. If that is that case, the lag-and-expense-free PSN will satisfy my multiplayer fix just fine.
By the way, this is a matter of principle, and not because I'm cheap or as a result of favoritism. This is one of my primary beefs with the 360 and their online subscription <ahem>extortion</ahem > system.