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New features include in-game DLC access

It owns the internet, and now Google wants to own your PC too

Microsoft confirms date, new OS will ship to manufacturers next month

The long path to the digital grave begins with end to free support for popular PC OS

Compal president lets slip provisional date during an investor conference

Windows' share of the OS market dips below 90% for the first time; Internet Explorer also suffers losses

New face replaces Chris Early as Microsoft pledges ongoing support for PC games service

Games for Windows Live boss let go; ACES closure confirmed; 30 per cent of testers gone

Revamp for Microsoft’s gaming service sees Live Marketplace introduced and the possibility of full game downloads appear

Fortune 500 magazine fingers Microsoft, Sony and EA is list of gadgets likely to flop this Christmas

Whilst Sony confirms that it is in talks with tech rival about Xbox 360 add-on

Supposedly ‘Vista-only’ duo Shadowrun and Halo 2 now working on Microsoft’s older operating system via hacker patch

‘Obscure content error’ forces packaging change and one-week delay

But analysts doubt importance of Microsoft’s figures.

Xbox online service hits Windows Vista on May 18th.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Team Fortress 2 to use new graphics engine.