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We're just two days away from the long-awaited return of Age of Empires. Age of Empires 4 releases this Thursday straight to PC via Steam, the Windows Store and Xbox Game Pass, and as you might expect from the return of a classic RTS franchise, the PC system requirements set …

When Microsoft first unveiled Windows 11, it announced plans to revamp the Windows Store and open it up for third-party integrations. We already knew that the Samsung Android app store would be implemented, but now, others are coming forward, including the likes of Epic Games.  Not only will the Windows …

Phantasy Star Online 2 didn’t have the best western launch on PC, in large part due to its Windows Store exclusivity for the time being. Microsoft’s store resulted in a number of headaches for fans trying to install the game. Fortunately, fans have taken matters into their own hands, creating …

At this point, Microsoft has already committed to bringing all first-party games to Windows 10 in addition to Xbox. Unfortunately, the Windows Store just isn't up to scratch, leading many to ignore some of Microsoft's biggest PC titles. During XO18, Phil Spencer touched on PC support a little bit by …

Microsoft's quest to bring Age of Empires back from the dead kicked off this month with the re-launch of the first game. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is now out on Steam, with the catch being that you have to obtain it from the Windows Store in order to play. …

One of the sad truths Microsoft faces with its browsers these days is that more often than not, they are used only once in order to download and install Google Chrome. Now, in a fairly amusing move, Google is embracing that, placing Chrome on the Windows Store as a simple …

We have known for some time now that the Windows Store is a bit of a mess but now it is starting to look like Microsoft has absolutely no approval process or quality assurance going on at all. It turns out that right now, there are a bunch of pirate …

Microsoft's Build 2017 conference is under way, which means plenty of announcements coming out of Redmond. We already got some new details surrounding the first Windows 10 VR headsets and ‘Creators Update 2‘, but now Microsoft has also revealed some of its next steps for the Windows Store. Not only …

If you're looking to buy Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at some point today or in the near future, make sure you check which version you friends are buying. We're not talking PC or console either, but Steam Store or Windows Store, as whichever one you buy, you won't be …

Since the Windows Store debuted alongside Windows 8 several years ago, Microsoft has been pushing its universal apps and mobile games, rather than the useful tools most desktop users like to have. However, that will be changing soon as Microsoft has finally prepared the Desktop Bridge for developers, which will …

Update: Earlier this week, Microsoft's support page was updated to say that the company would no longer be accepting Bitcoin transactions as a form of payment for Microsoft account credit, which could be used to make purchases on the Windows and Xbox Stores. However, it turns out that this was …

The winds are constantly changing when it comes to Bitcoin, with values constantly rising and falling, so much so that Microsoft appears to have lost confidence in the digital currency and will no longer be supporting it or accepting it as a form of payment on its stores, including the …

Last week, we reported on the current state of games developed for Microsoft's Windows 10 store system. Games released on the Windows Store need to be developed as a ‘Universal App', which is different to your average .exe file, this means that there are certain limitations on features, some of …

Microsoft is attempting to crack into PC gaming once again this year with a big push for new games coming to the Windows 10 app store. However, there are some problems with that as it turns out that Windows Store games come with some pretty big limitations, with games like …

There has been a lot of drama surrounding Quantum Break over the last week or so. Microsoft made the surprise announcement that the game would be coming to Windows 10 alongside the Xbox One launch with support for cross-saves and cross-buy, something that some Xbox owners weren't too happy about. …

Fable Legends is on the way at some point this year as a free to play action co-op game. Up to this point, we have known that Microsoft is marketing this as a ‘Windows 10' game, though we did not know how the company intended to keep it exclusive to the …

At present Microsoft Corp. only sells applications with Metro-style “modern” interface in its Windows Store, possibly to ensure that all the apps it sells are optimized for both PCs and tablets. However, starting next year the company will change alter its policy and will start sales of apps that do …

With the release of the new Microsoft Surface tablet, a lot of focus has been placed on the Windows Store. I have been playing with a Surface myself now for a week and I have to say, I am actually quite impressed with it. Sure, it is a little ‘clunky' …