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Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Released | 1985 |
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Total Games | unknown (2,938 present) |
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Windows is the collective name for Microsoft's immensely popular line of operating systems. As well as being widely used by businesses, Windows is the primary operating system PC games are developed for. It is the successor to MS-DOS, which previously held a similar market share in both the home and business markets.
New versions of Windows generally maintain a high degree of compatibility with software developed for past versions of Windows (and limited compatibility with MS-DOS), and new software releases will often work on older versions of Windows. This changed with Windows Vista; some releases (such as Halo 2) are specifically designed to only work with Windows Vista, and so cannot be used on previous versions of Windows.
- Consumer product line
- Windows 1.01 (1985)
- Windows 2.0 (1987)
- Windows 2.1x (1988)
- Windows 3.0 (1990)
- Windows 3.1x (1992)
- Windows 95 (1995)
- Windows 98 (1998) and Windows 98 Second Edition (1999)
- Windows Millenium Edition (2000)
- NT product line
- Windows NT 3.1 (1993)
- Windows NT 3.5 (1994)
- Windows NT 3.51 (1995)
- Windows NT 4.0 (1996)
- Windows 2000 (2000)
- Windows XP (2001)
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 (2003)
- Windows Server 2003 (2003)
- Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (2006)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (2005)
- Windows Vista (business versions; 2006)
- Windows Home Server (2007)
- Windows Vista (home versions; 2007)
- Windows Server 2008 (2008)
- Windows 7 (2009)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
- Windows 8 (2012)
- Windows 8.1 (2013)
- Windows 10 (2015)
- Windows 11 (2021)
Games for Windows[edit]
Games for Windows is a brand owned by Microsoft and introduced in 2006 to coincide with the release of Windows Vista. The brand represents a standardized technical certification program and online service for Windows games, bringing a measure of regulation to the PC game market in much the same way that console manufacturers regulate their platforms. The branding program is open to both first-party and third-party publishers.
This was later expanded to include Games for Windows – Live, the online gaming service for Games for Windows-branded PC titles. Not all Games for Windows will have "live" content, but those that do will have access to Microsoft's Live network for online play and other features, including voice chat, messaging and friends lists, accessed from an in-game menu called the "Guide". Users can log in with their Xbox 360 gamer-tags to gain Games for Windows achievements and play games and chat across platforms (not every game supports cross-platform play.) Some features, including cross-platform multi-player and multi-player achievements, initially required a subscription to Live Gold.
However, on July 22, 2008, Microsoft announced at Gamefest 2008 that Games for Windows Live is now free of charge. This means that all users are able to access features that would normally be available to only Gold members, such as the features listed above. In addition, Microsoft also announced that a Games for Windows Live Marketplace will launch this fall. Like its console counterpart, Xbox Live Marketplace, users will be able to download content such as game demos, add-ons, and gamer pics. Some items will be free, while others will need to be paid for using Microsoft Points, as determined by the publisher of said items. Microsoft also plans to make the Games for Windows Live interface more PC friendly, and reduce the technical requirements for developers. This is in direct competition with the leading digital distributor on computers, Steam.
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Pages in category "Windows"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 2,938 total.
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- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Fallout 3
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
- Fallout Shelter
- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Fantasy Earth Zero
- Far Cry
- Far Cry New Dawn
- Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
- Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- Fatal Fury
- Fatal Fury 2
- Fatal Fury 3
- Fatal Fury Special
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Fate
- Fate/EXTELLA LINK
- Fate/Samurai Remnant
- Fate/stay night
- Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
- Fez
- Fiesta
- FIFA 13
- FIFA 14
- FIFA 15
- FIFA 16
- FIFA 20
- FIFA 21
- FIFA 22
- FIFA 23
- FIFA Football 2003
- FIFA Football 2005
- FIFA International Soccer
- FIFA Soccer 11
- Fight'N Rage
- Fighting EX Layer
- Fighting Force
- Final Doom
- Final Exerion
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy Type-0
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- Final Fantasy XI
- Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia
- Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart
- Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan
- Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess
- Final Fantasy XII
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Fire Pro Wrestling World
- Fire Shark
- Five Nights at Freddy's
- Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- FixEight
- Flashback
- Flicky
- Flower
- Flyff
- Flying Shark
- Football Frenzy
- Football Manager 2005
- Football Manager 2006
- Football Manager 2007
- Football Manager 2008
- Forest Camp Story
- Forest Golf Planner
- Formation Z
- Fortix
- Fray in Magical Adventure
- Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
- Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
- Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch
- Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove
- Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
- Freeciv
- Freedom Force (2002)
- Freedom Planet
- Freelancer
- FreeSpace 2
- Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
- Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
- Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
- Frog Fractions
- Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
- Frogger Beyond
- Frogger He's Back!
- Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue
- Frogger: The Great Quest
- From Dust
- Front Mission
- Front Mission Evolved
- Frostpunk
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
- Full Spectrum Warrior
- Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
- Full Throttle (1995)
- Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren Gaiden: Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan!
- Future Cop: LAPD
- FZ: Formation Z
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- G-Darius
- Gain Ground
- Galaxy Fight
- Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
- Galaxy Force II
- Game Dev Story
- Game Dev Tycoon
- Game Tengoku
- Gargoyles
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Gateway II: Homeworld
- Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
- Gears of War
- Gears Tactics
- Gemfire
- Generation Zero
- Genesis Alpha One
- Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
- Gex
- Gex: Enter the Gecko
- Ghost Master
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Ghost Online
- Ghost Pilots
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
- Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria
- Ginga Force
- Gish
- Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance
- Gleylancer
- Glittermitten Grove
- Global Agenda
- Glover
- GNOG
- Goat Simulator
- Goblin Hack!
- God Eater 2: Rage Burst
- God Eater 3
- God Eater Resurrection
- God of War (2018)
- The Godfather II
- The Godfather: The Game
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe II
- The Golden Compass
- Good Robot
- A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build
- GoonZu Online
- Gothic
- Gothic 3
- Gothic Collector's Edition
- Gothic II
- Gothic II: Night of the Raven
- Gothic: Collector's Edition
- Gradius 2
- Gradius Deluxe Pack
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink
- Grand Ages: Rome
- Grand Chase
- Grand Chase Dimensional Chaser
- Grand Prix Story
- Grand Theft Auto
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection
- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
- Grand Theft Auto: Mission Pack 1: London, 1969
- Grand Theft Auto: Mission Pack 2: London, 1961
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas