... on the millions of new guitar players minted by the popular Rock Band and Guitar Hero video games, Bend’s Breedlove Guitar Co. is planning to expand and hopes to hire 11 new workers by the end of the year.President Peter Newport said the phenomenal success of the games — which allow players to mimic playing guitar — is creating new demand for real guitars despite the ...

Games on Demand's latest additions are all about two types of orbs: agility and katamaris. The 6GB Crackdown is reasonably priced at $20, with the "Getting Busy Bonus Pack" DLC permanently reduced to 400 ($5). Those looking for a cheaper solution to obtaining Crackdown are advised to permanently borrow the copy their Spartan-obsessed buddies purchased for access to the Halo ...

... 3. Beginning on December 15, you'll be able to buy those games without ever going to a store (or turning to a competitor like Steam). This is hardly a new development on ... on consoles (with a few exceptions, like Burnout Paradise on PS3) when Games on Demand launched in August, there are numerous ways to legally download full PC games including Steam, Direct2Drive, and Impulse. Microsoft ...

... -- and today Microsoft has announced that it's bringing the service to its Games For Windows Live platform beginning December 15. GFWL ... 2D Boy's excellent World of Goo and Hemisphere Games' Osmos -- all titles currently offered by Steam, with some ... Ultimate Extra Tinker will be made available free to GFWL users when the Games on Demand service launches a week from next Tuesday.Games for ...

... , launches on December 15 as part of Games for Windows – LIVE. (I guess that awkward en dash prevents ... at Microsoft’s press release and trying to determine how Games On Demand will distinguish itself from the competition, particularly Steam, which rules ... : Pacific, World of Goo and Osmos. Also, the features you get with Games for Windows look pretty much like Steam, with matchmaking, voice ...

... introducing the program Games on Demand for the Xbox 360, Microsoft also will now do the same program on your PC! Games in Demand itself is a online service, where gamers can buy the titles of Games for Windows Live, almost the same as Steam or Direct2Drive. During these Games For Windows Live only offer downloadable content for certain games, like

... years after its launch and the console still continues to excite. The first games released for the Wii were lackluster in comparison to the console&# ... starting to turn to new ways to get their games. Wii game rental has seen an increase in demand. Game developers ... comparison as the programs offer unlimited numbers of games of the Wii. Supply problems are also never an issue. There are some pitfalls ...

On December 15, Games for Windows – LIVE will evolve beyond LIVE gaming and include a portal for accessing and downloading your favorite LIVE-enabled titles…courtesy of Games on Demand. Games on Demand for Windows lets you easily purchase and download great titles from the Games for Windows – LIVE library right from your computer, and re-install your games whenever you ...

... for Windows LIVE. The service will be added on December 15, with a few games headlining the debut. Resident Evil 5, Red ... " versions of Osmos and World of Goo are also going to show up in Games on Demand. Similarly, Tinker will be getting the same treatment, but it's going ... While it's nice to see Microsoft delving into smaller games rather than making GoD for PC an exact clone of ...

Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend and the beginning of the holiday season, Microsoft has revealed the upcoming additions to Games on Demand and Deals of the Week. On November 23, Games on Demand will see three new ... be reduced from 400 ($5) to 240 ($3).MS announces incoming Games on Demand, Deals of the Week originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 19 ...