Windows Vista Title Lineup; Live Anywhere

privateer · 10 Μαΐου 2006

Microsoft announced plans to bring the Xbox Live game and entertainment network to the Windows platform.

- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom) is an online action-RPG with a mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and massive and brutal multiplayer end game, bringing to life the ultimate representation of the "Age of Conan."

- Alan Wake (Microsoft Game Studios) is a psychological action thriller from Remedy Entertainment Ltd. Cited as one of the best titles of E3 2005, Alan Wake introduces a deeply engaging and suspenseful story line in a free-roaming open world that invites players to unravel the riveting plot and experience intense combat that combines the use of light with more conventional weapons.

- Company of Heroes (THQ) is a World War II RTS from Relic Entertainment, the creators of game-of-the-year winners "Homeworld" and "Dawn of War," that brings the cinematic intensity and dynamic battlefields of World War II to life through a truly visceral gaming experience.

- Crysis (EA) is an original FPS based on new intellectual property developed by Crytek, the makers of the award-winning "Far Cry." In Crysis, players battle an invading alien force in a number of environments against a backdrop of rising international tension and rivalries.

- Flight Simulator X (Microsoft Game Studios) is the 10th edition of the popular simulator that immerses players in a beautifully rich and realistic world, offering gamers a completely new and innovative experience with dozens of new aircraft, scenario-based missions and spectacular graphics.

- Halo 2 for Windows Vista (Microsoft Game Studios), the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide, is set to explode onto Windows Vista.

- Hellgate: London (NAMCO BANDAI Games America) is an action-RPG that combines the depth of third-person role-playing games with the action of first-person shooters. Developed by Flagship Studios Inc., which includes the creators of the revolutionary "Diablo" series, the game offers infinite playability through dynamically generated levels, items, enemies and events.

- Shadowrun (Microsoft Game Studios) is the first cross-platform game for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. It is a multiplayer, FPS that propels team-based combat into a new dimension with a revolutionary blend of modern weaponry and ancient magic. "Shadowrun" will be available when Windows Vista is launched.

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