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Windows Vista EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Take a theoretical look at the Microsoft store 25 I know, I know. You just can't wait to finally get to step foot inside a Microsoft retail store and buy 360 games straight from the source. It's possibly going to be the most exciting moment of y... Why OS Why? Windows Vista on a PS3? 38 I never understood the whole make your console a computer obsession. I mean, don't you have to use a perfectly working computer to learn how to make your console a computer? Can't you just conti... Microsoft dominates the competitive gaming scene 23 Microsoft quietly came in and rounded up all of competitive gaming, leaving no room for the PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii to play along.Between the Xbox 360 and Windows PCs, Microsoft exclusively... Microsoft finally supports DivX in new Media Center Extenders, Xbox 360 next? 29 Microsoft's Media Center Extender idea wasn't the most well-received. The extender devices (mostly from third parties like D-Link and Cisco) were supposed to connect to Windows PCs to pipe the Wi... Rumor: Live Arcade on PC by Christmas 10 Thanks, Santa. This is just what I always wanted. Now I can play Live Arcade games with my non-Xbox 360 owning friends. Better yet, I can play Uno with my mom! CVG thinks that we should expect to... New E3 Gears of War footage is ... gone (update) 127 Now that this has been posted in the Dtoid clogs approximately five million thousand billion times, here is the Gears of War E3 trailer that Gamevideos let slip a little bit early. Hey, everyone ... Blame Master Chief's wang for the Halo 2 Vista delay (update) 31 Wow, can't say I saw this one coming: It seems the blame for the delay in Halo 2 for Vista being released is a little thing called "partial nudity." Talk about dedication. I guess t... Call in sick, make muffins: Spring Update hits Xbox 360 today 25 Ah, the sweet sounds of spring. Birds are chirping happily in their trees, lawnmowers in the distance are taking their first laps around the yard, and if you listen closely, you can hear a chorus... Windows LIVE Beta officially begins 10 If you signed up for the Windows LIVE Beta, watch your inbox today like a hawk. Microsoft is apparently sending out notices that the testing will soon begin for the few and Vista'd. The high... Shadowrun: now with 20 percent more superlatives 12 Shadowrun is an upcoming multiplatform release for the Xbox 360 and Windows PCs that will allow online play bridging the two disparate platforms. We can all agree on that, right? Good. Now that t... New Unreal Tournament 3 details, scans 30 If you took our advice and did your part to save the dinosaurs, this is going to be yesterday's news, but nevertheless it didn't stop PS3forum members from posting eight juicy pages of ... Destructoid interview: Charles Manning of PLAYXPERT 27 Chances are you've never heard of PLAYXPERT. In fact, I'm willing to bet 99.99% of you never have. So why are we running an interview with the CEO of PLAYXPERT, Charles Manning? Because ... Halo 3 hits Amazon's best sellers! Huh? 7 If you think the $130 price tag an early snatch-up of the Halo Legendary Edition would slow down the hardcore fans, a gander at Amazon's best selling list will shut you face. People will se... Ys coming to Vista with mega bonus disku 7 Our twisted stepcousin has deciphered Nipponese details of a Nihon Falcom offering to bring a bonus disk to Ys Origin, running on the surely bug-free Windows Vista. Some regard Ys as a mediocr... Destructoid Gadget for Windows Vista! 8 A while back, our friend Mike Szegedy hooked us up with a Dtoid Widget so Mac users could sip our RSS kool-aid from the comfort of their dashboards.Now thanks to another loyal fan by the name of ... GDC 2007: Live for Windows Vista price announced 48 Via Game Informer, Microsoft finally got around to revealing the price of what their Games for Windows version of Xbox Live would cost you. Here are the penny-pinching details:While Microsoft was... Become big in Japan: writers wanted 23 We interrupt your video game Web site for this important Destructoid Network announcement. Our sister site Japanator is currently looking for new intern writers, as we are currently in the proce... Poor people can play Crysis too! 16 If you were worried that you and your old Dell might not be able to play the graphic-heavy Crysis, then put those fears to rest. According to Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli, just about everyone should be... Alan Wake to be a 360, PC exclusive 17 Sorry PlayStation 3 fans, more bad news. The anticipated mystery-of-a-mystery game Alan Wake has just been confirmed to be an exclusive for the Xbox 360 and PC (Vista is being pushed here). Now... Microsoft bites back at critics of gaming in Vista (with golden teeth!) 20 Since the recent launch of Microsoft's soon to be ubiquitous OS, Windows Vista, the Internet has been abuzz with tales of woe and grief regarding gaming under the new electro-regime.Enter Ric... Bill Gates tries to raise hipster score with Daily Show appearance 44 In case you missed it last night, here's the ever-so-cool Bill Gates speaking with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart about the magical magicness of Windows Vista. Quick poll: Who was funni... Windows Vista: An inside look at the wow that was supposed to start now 22 Yesterday, here in New York City, I was able to attend the Microsoft Windows Vista press event in Times Square. After waiting out in the cold for way too long, I was let inside a place of wonde... Save the dinosaurs, get free gaming mags 21 The magazine publishing industry needs your help. Actually, it doesn't -- it needs you to forget that video game news is not readily available and more current on the internet. It also needs ... John Carmack hates Vista, maybe you should too 36 John Carmack is a great many things. He's an idol to programmers, a model of the American dream and a giant lizard. Wait, no, scratch that last one. John Carmack is not a giant lizard.Gamesin... CES 2007: Games on Windows Vista Live 16 Last year's launch of two new consoles has overshadowed gaming on the PC, which has prompted the debate that seems to come and go every five years -- is PC gaming dead or has it become niche?... CES 2007: Upcoming Windows games aim to impress 17 Microsoft recently unveiled their Games for Windows lineup at CES and I honestly can't believe how great the list is. Who knew other genres besides first-person shooter actually existed?If y... Live headed to Windows Vista 8 We all knew it would happen eventually. 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