Microsoft Triples the Fun With New Offerings for XP Gamers
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 10 November 2003 - 16:03 · 17 comments & 589 views
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#1 Posted by toadeater on 10 Nov 2003 - 16:13
- I missed the "triple the fun" part of this.
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#2 Posted by MR_Candyman on 10 Nov 2003 - 16:16
- umm...IMHO any "gamers" out there would already KNOW what games they want. they wouldn't go out and buy a new version of XP just to be guided to POSSIBLY god games for them. The whole idea behind this os is just ignorant and retarded to me.
This one should go into the graveyard with microsoft bob and windows me -
#2.1 Posted by Zepolcire on 10 Nov 2003 - 17:48
- But this is a service available to those who it is targeted for: families. They can use this to quickly look up what games might be appropriate for a cetain age group. I agree that gamers arent going to use it at all, but I don't think that is what MS is going for.
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#2.2 Posted by MR_Candyman on 10 Nov 2003 - 18:19
- wow...it organises things into catagories for them...very worthwhile to spend money on, isn't it? not to me or anybody else I know...even the VERY computer illiterate people
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#2.3 Posted by JaggedFlame on 11 Nov 2003 - 02:55
- Spend money? What the hell are you talking about?
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#3 Posted by leebobs on 10 Nov 2003 - 16:36
- Microsoft Windows XP is undoubtdly the greatest PC gaming platform ever... although I am not totally comfortable with them becoming the leading content provider of games as well (no matter if the extras are free or not)!!
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#4 Posted by Justin03248 on 10 Nov 2003 - 16:54
- cough.... refresh rate... cough... opengl ....cough
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#4.2 Posted by Justin03248 on 10 Nov 2003 - 18:16
- I'm going into convultions and seizures from playing games at 60 Hz...
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#4.3 Posted by GSDragoon on 10 Nov 2003 - 18:23
- That's an old bug. There are many different programs that can fix that. Nvidia also has a fix in their newer drivers.
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#5 Posted by chrisnelis on 10 Nov 2003 - 17:39
- This is just a list of games in categories amazing!
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#6 Posted by Legendary SSJ5 on 10 Nov 2003 - 17:56
- A small "Will it run on my PC?" test on Age of Empires 2 Gold sais my system is 14400%
Would that be enough? LOL
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#7 Posted by Skyfrog on 10 Nov 2003 - 20:33
- When I saw that headline I was thinking I'd be downloading some cool free games a few moments later. Even if they were just some small games like Freecell and Spider Solitaire, but All I got was a silly list.
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#8 Posted by bilston on 10 Nov 2003 - 21:47
- The news must be coming in slow today.
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#9 Posted by Jesh66 on 11 Nov 2003 - 07:02
- Just a small note: The Half-Life 2 Windows Media Player 9 Series skin was created by The Skins Factory. You can see us at www.theskinsfactory.com . Enjoy it.
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#10 Posted by teka on 11 Nov 2003 - 13:30
- I love press releases, everything seems so cool!
"Windows XP is the best platform for PC gaming today, and these tools make it even easier for millions of gamers of all types to find, enjoy and extend their gaming experience," said Dean Lester, general manager of Windows Graphics & Gaming Technologies at Microsoft. "The Windows XP Game Advisor is a fast, easy-to-use Web site resource that will help consumers pick just the right titles for gamers on their gift list this holiday season. We are thrilled to make the Windows XP Extras offerings available for the public. The response from our publishing partners to take part in this program has been overwhelming."
By using XML, Simple Object Access Protocol and Web Services Description Language, WS-Security related specifications are designed to be used together to provide a rich, secure web services environment.
But Gartner warns that the key security specification, WS-Security, which protects the confidentiality of a message and is backed by the Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, will not provide a complete security solution for complex web services, where transactions cross organisational boundaries.
"WS-Security establishes a model that brings together formerly incompatible security technologies, such as public key infrastructure, XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption," said the report's author, Jess Thompson.
"Although WS-Security is the security cornerstone, it is only the beginning and must be extended with additional specifications that deal with policy, trust and privacy issues."
Mike Thompson, principal research analyst for the Butler Group, agreed with the Gartner view, but said standards will take 18 months, rather than three years, to mature.
He told vnunet.com that "in the first flush of enthusiasm" Butler had told firms not to take the proprietary route. But with security standards not expected to be agreed within the next 18 months, the analyst firm's view had changed.
"Now we are advising to go for the vendor approach as companies can't wait that long, but to get assurances that there will be some interoperability with open standards," he said.
Marc Chanliau, director of XML technologies at security firm Netegrity, said: "Why rely on vendor-provided technology that may not comply with standards to provide security if there are enough standards widely embraced by the industry?"
But Gartner's Thompson countered: "Although there are standards to secure the message, there are no mature standards for the security of the interfaces when different components talk to each other."
Gartner advises businesses to investigate the use of WS specifications when they are embarking on a strategic direction, to expose functionality to a large number of business partners as web services.
Also, if they are implementing complex, multi-party web services, they must have the IT expertise to implement the appropriate security, and work with trading partners capable of using the same security technologies.
To implement security today, Gartner recommends that companies implement simple point-to-point web services that can be secured using mature technologies like secure sockets layer and digital certificates.
It added that they should expose those web services to only a small number trading partners and consider making large groups of transactions using proven, secure batch technologies.