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Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Released | 1985 |
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Total Games | unknown (2,903 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 2,903 total.
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- NAM-1975
- Namco History Vol.2
- Namco History Vol.3
- Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
- Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1
- Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2
- Namco Super Heroes
- Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
- Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill
- Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger
- Nanovor
- Napoleon: Total War
- Narbacular Drop
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
- NASCAR Racers
- Natsuki Chronicles
- Natural Selection
- NBA 2K11
- NBA 2K12
- NBA 2K20
- NBA 2K21
- NBA 2K22
- NBA 2K23
- NBA 2K24
- NBA Live 06
- NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
- Nectaris
- Need for Speed Heat
- Need for Speed II
- Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
- The Need for Speed
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Need for Speed: High Stakes
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
- Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Need for Speed: Shift
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Need for Speed: Undercover
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Need for Speed: Underground 2
- Need for Speed: World
- Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World
- Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent
- Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory
- Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1
- Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2
- Neo Turf Masters
- NEO: The World Ends with You
- Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars
- Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
- NetHack
- The Neverhood
- Neverwinter Nights
- A New Beginning
- New Rally-X
- Nexuiz
- NHL 06
- NHL 07
- NHL 08
- NHL 2000
- NHL 2001
- NHL 2002
- NHL 2003
- NHL 2004
- NHL 2005
- NHL 99
- Nickelodeon Party Blast
- Nicktoons Racing
- NieR: Automata
- Night Trap
- NiGHTS into Dreams...
- Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
- Nightshade (NES)
- Ningyou Tsukai 2
- Ninja Combat
- Ninja Commando
- Ninja Five-O
- Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection
- Ninja Jajamaru Kun
- Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell
- Ninja Master's
- The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
- Ninja Senki
- Ninja Village
- Nioh
- Nioh 2
- Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
- No More Heroes
- Nobunaga's Ambition II
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
- Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution
- Not For Broadcast
- Nox
- Nuclear Throne
O
- Observation
- Observer
- Octodad
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Octopath Traveler
- Octopath Traveler II
- The Oddboxx
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- Ogre Tale
- Oh! Edo Towns
- Ōkami
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game
- On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness
- One Piece Odyssey
- One Piece: Burning Blood
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
- One Piece: Unlimited World Red
- One Piece: World Seeker
- One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
- Oni
- Onimusha: Warlords
- Operation Europe: Path to Victory
- Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- The Orange Box
- Orcs Must Die! 2
- Order of War
- The Oregon Trail
- Organ Trail
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Osmos
- Out of Order
- Out Zone
- Outer Wilds
- The Outer Worlds
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
- Over the Hedge
- Over Top
- Overcooked!
- Overcooked! 2
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat
- Overload
- Overlord (2007)
- Overpass
- Overwatch
- Overwatch 2
P
- P.T.O. II: Pacific Theater of Operations
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Pac-Man Museum+
- Pac-Man World 2
- Pac-Man World 3
- Pac-Man World Rally
- Pac-Man World Re-PAC
- Painkiller
- Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening
- Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet
- Pajama Sam: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!
- Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
- Pandemonium!
- Pang Adventures
- PangYa
- Panzer Dragoon
- Panzer Dragoon: Remake
- Panzer General
- Panzer General II
- Paparazzi! Tales of Tinseltown
- Papers, Please
- The Path
- Pathologic 2
- Patrick's Parabox
- Pawly Pets: My Animal Hospital
- Payday 2
- Peasant Knight
- Peglin
- Penumbra: Black Plague
- Penumbra: Requiem
- People's General
- People's Tactics
- Perfect Cherry Blossom
- Perfect Dark (2022)
- Perfect World
- Persona 3 Reload
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- Persona 4 Golden
- Persona 5 Royal
- Persona 5 Strikers
- Persona 5 Tactica
- Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 (PC)
- Phantasmagoria
- Phantasmagoria of Flower View
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
- Phantasy Star Online
- Phantom Brave
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds