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Gamerscore Blog Changes

posted Friday, January 16, 2009 5:00 PM by Bastelyon
Because of your feedback over the years and your desire to get more direct information about Xbox, we’ve created a variety of vehicles to communicate directly with you and keep you informed of everything new for Xbox.    We love hearing Read More
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Fallout Returns!

posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:40 AM by kevinu
After a ten-year hiatus, Fallout 3 made its return to the PC today.   I’d like to congratulate the folks over at Bethesda.  After a decade, the bar was set pretty high, and they worked countless hours to make sure your expectations Read More
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Help With Games for Windows Naming

posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:00 PM by CPaladino
When we announced that Games for Windows – LIVE was completely free, we also stated we’d be bringing a Marketplace with demos, trailers, and downloadable content to your Windows desktop through a stand-alone client piece of software.  This software Read More
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Games for Windows -- LIVE is now FREE

posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:47 AM by kevinu
I love getting achievements when I play games. I love having the same friends list shared between my PC games and my XBOX 360. And I love not having to pick games from a list of servers, but just having matchmaking that puts me into a game. And today, Read More
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The Big Picture Games for Windows Event

posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:46 AM by CPaladino
Tony and I headed out to San Francisco yesterday to get some video coverage of the Games for Windows "Big Picture" event at our home-away-from-home Dogpatch Studios. You have seen the press release and the letter from John Schappert by now, and I'm looking Read More
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LEGO Indiana Jones Exclusive Demo

posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:05 PM by CPaladino
The movie is fast approaching, and if you've been waiting for the game - the wait is over! Not only is LEGO Indy Games for Windows branded, but the Games for Windows website  has an exclusive PC demo - go grab it now! The official scoop: Be the Read More
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Specs, bugs, and rock and roll

posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:59 PM by Cindy Lou Grue
Sure, you'd expect to see the first two at a game software company, but the latter isn't quite as common. Still, geeks love a good party as much as the next person, and they're more than willing to play the part, so the first annual Windows Gaming employees' Read More
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 052 - Achievements, and the Gamer Caste System

posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:10 PM by CPaladino
Tony was out sick, but the rest of us were here delivering thoughtful content. No that's not a joke.  It's a little different than what we usually deliver to your ears, feedback wanted! MP3 File: 12.4 MB, 36 minutes AUDIO podcasts - available via Read More
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Games for Windows Featured at CES 2008

posted Monday, January 07, 2008 9:19 AM by johnporcaro
We're focusing our booth on Games for Windows, to highlight some of the great games that will be coming to the PC.  It's been a great year for Games for Windows--we've made a lot of progress since last year.  We went from two titles announced Read More
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Microsoft Unveils New Titles and Powerful Momentum for Games for Windows

posted Monday, January 07, 2008 6:00 AM by Gamerscore News
New titles added to the Games for Windows portfolio; Games for Windows initiative and MSN Games going strong. Read More
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Heading to Vegas for CES 2008

posted Friday, January 04, 2008 10:56 PM by johnporcaro
Chris, Tony, and are heading to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show.  We're looking forward to meeting up with as many of you as possible.  If you're going to be there, stop by the Microsoft Press Tent to say hi, or leave us a comment Read More
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Heroic Archetypes in Video Games

posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:41 PM by CPaladino
While reading Brian Keene's Dead Sea (I recommend the book to fans of the Zombie genre) some of the characters in the book were discussing Joseph Campbell's heroic archetypes.  For those of you who didn't know, George Lucas based the story of Star Read More
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XNA 2.0 Released

posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:30 PM by Tom Eberspecher
XNA 2.0 Released Read More
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 043 - PR and Game Review Scores

posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 6:20 PM by CPaladino
We are going to try and keep 4 people on the podcast - no more - no less.  We will be calling on Wolf to update us on the land of Games for Windows each month, so Tony is sitting this one out. Wanted to crank this one out today since tomorrow is Read More
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Gears of War for Windows Title Update

posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:40 PM by wolf
Gamers who signed in to Gears of War for Windows after 12:30 PST today likely noticed that a new title update is available for the game. The update addresses the Games for Windows – LIVE update issue (which I posted about some time ago) as well as fixes Read More
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