A Microsoft press release was sent out this morning revealing nine new Games For Windows:

• "Alone in the Dark" (Atari)
• "Bionic Commando" (Capcom)
• "Conflict: Denied Ops" (Eidos Interactive)
• "Empire: Total War" (SEGA)
• "LEGO Indiana Jones" (LucasArts)
• "Microsoft Train Simulator 2" (Microsoft Game Studios)
• "Sins of a Solar Empire" (Stardock)
• "Space Siege" (SEGA)
• "Tomb Raider: Underworld" (Eidos Interactive)

The press release also rambled on about how great of a year 2007 was for gaming reminding me how less awesome 2008 will be.


[via Kotaku]

Preparations are underway at CES for Microsoft's press briefing. These pictures of the setup were posted on Major Nelson's Flickr account:








This is one of the more interesting pictures posted:


At the bottom underneath the desk you can see two Guitar Hero controllers, a 360 and a 360 controller. Could these be clues to what the big announcement will be? I guess we'll have to wait to find out

You can watch the keynote speech over at www.microsoft.com at 6:30pm PST (9:30pm EST)

Jim Sterling - Now with moar anti-M$! (Also, noobie post.)

A heated debate took place tonight on the front page after recent breaking news that Jim Sterling hates Microsoft. (There has also been talk that he doesn't like Sony, but it's only a rumor.) What kind of world is this that a gamer can have an opinion?

When asked about these recent accusations Jim had this to say: