Windows Vista Team Blog : Games for Windows

Games for Windows: In the Driver's Seat

Ben Reed — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:20:00 GMT

Today's demo video is all about Games for Windows. In this video (shot using Canon's new high-def HV20, which is Certified for Windows Vista), I talk about what "Games for Windows" means and how it helps ensure that games with this logo are easy to install and play, compatible, and safe. Within the demo, I use Lego Star Wars II and Company of Heroes to show the install process on a Toshiba Satellite P100, which has an NVidia GeForce® Go 7900GTX graphics engine. I also cover the different features within Windows Vista that support gaming, such as Games Explorer and parental features. Other hardware highlighted in the video are the Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows, the Microsoft Reclusa gaming keyboard and Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0.

Video: Games for Windows Demo

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Past Certified for Windows Vista demo videos include Digital Memories and Wireless Networking.

Gaming Hotness for Windows Vista

Nick White — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:40:00 GMT

As the holidays approach and you find yourself with a little extra time to kill (who am I kidding??), check out one of the ~750 Games for Windows kiosks placed at local GameStop stores. The kiosks show off some pretty impressive games for PCs that will look downright spectacular on Windows Vista using DX10. I took a photo of one of them placed on display here in MS' Building 3:

You can expect stores like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Circuit City and others to have re-branded Games for Windows sections following Windows Vista's retail general availability.

Also, drop by the Games for Windows site to find out about the latest in gaming on Windows (it's a pretty cool site).

Games for Windows now showing stores

Nick White — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:59:00 GMT

This past weekend I happened to stop by a Best Buy and caught a display of new Games for Windows that have been just released. You can view our original announcement of these new Games for Windows at the Microsoft Press Pass.

I happened to snap the photo below with my Windows Mobile 5.0 phone (please excuse the blurriness).

This is what a couple of the games look like "out in the wild," in case you need help making an ID. From what I hear Flight Simulator X is absolutely stunning -- I cannot wait to get my hands on it :)