Microsoft today released a new Games for Windows Live update, which improves the interface. A separate update will arrive in two to three weeks, adding support for video, demos, and DLC downloads through a Marketplace application. Microsoft has definite plans to distribute full PC titles through...
Steam Cloud support, which was announced last May, will be released in tangent with Valve's co-op zombie shooter Left 4 Dead demo later this week. Steam Cloud is expected to be compatible with all other Valve Steam releases (including the back catalog) after receiving support...
The Linux demo for Part 2 of the Penny Arcade Adventures, developed by Hothead Games, is now available to download on Filefront. If you like the demo and want to support a great developer that targets Linux as a gaming platform, you can purchase the game...
From article at Reuters: "Rising development costs might force console makers Microsoft and Sony to publish more video games themselves, as independent studios avoid exclusive deals for blockbusters."...
An experimental build of CrossOver Games is now available for the BSD platform. This edition is unsupported by CrossOver, but it is a great opportunity to test out playing Windows games on BSD. pcbsd.org notes that Jeremy White from CodeWeavers has issued a challenge to the...
An article on Gamers With Jobs expresses concerns about not getting the most out of games. From the article: "I play games to escape. To go somewhere else. But our industry has so ingrained this concept of 'earning' our fun that the best is somehow always saved...