Microsoft to Launch Browser-Based Game Store

On November 15 Microsoft will launch Games for Windows Marketplace, an online store that will let users buy digital copies of games directly from their browsers.


Besides online access from any computer, key features of the store are “ultra-fast” downloads, search (by titles or by genres), clean navigation, and deals and discounts, including “Deal of the Week” and other recurring and seasonal offers.

At launch, there will be about 100 games available at the store, including Grand Theft Auto III, Dead Rising 2, Lost Planet 2, Max Payne, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Flight Simulator, Gears of War, Halo, Zoo Tycoon, Fable III, Age of Empires Online and Microsoft Flight.