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As we know, soon Windows 10 will be released to the public with a latest Windows update allowing for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to reserve their copy if they wish.
However, as with every update some things will not be making their way across to the new version. We’ve already seen this with Microsoft’s attempt to remove the Start button for another system for Windows 8, which didn’t really work out as it will be making a return for Windows 10.
This time, Windows Media Centre is biting the dust, as well as the long-lived Solitaire, Minesweeper and Hearts games; although the latter is being replaced with newer versions named Microsoft Solitaire Collection and Microsoft Minesweeper.
Here’s the full list of depreciated features:
If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed.
Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing Windows 10.
Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.
Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts Games that come pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper.”
If you have a USB floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer’s website.
If you have Windows Live Essentials installed on your system, the OneDrive application is removed and replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.
HTC’s Vive VR headset still has some things to prove if it’s ever going to be a contender with the second generation of Oculus’ well-known Rift headset, but they’re beginning now to send out developer kits to certain people to allow for the games to be developed for their headset.
The Vive is of course a joint venture between HTC and Valve’s SteamVR technology and the developer kit comes with a Vive headset, two Lighthouse base stations which pick up the signals from the two wireless Steam VR controllers to allow for the virtualisation of hand movements within the virtual reality setting and further adds to the sense of player immersion. The kit also contains cables and instructions to help developers along with their games before the Vive ships out to consumers later this year.
Limited numbers of the dev kits have been sent out, with recipients including major film studios and game developers both of the AAA standard and smaller indies who are newer to game development.
Original: It’s not an official announcement, but MSI is boasting that they’ll have Final Fantasy Type-0 running on their GS60 Red and GS70 Silver laptops at their Computex booth. Given that those are both PCs, it would suggest that Final Fantasy Type-0 is coming to PC.
Originally a PSP game, Type-0 is a mission-based RPG with occasional bits of RTSing. It was recently re-released in an HD version for the non-portable consoles, so a PC version would make sense. The trailer below confirms that, yes, Type-0 is pretty much as weird as any other Final Fantasy game, and I can’t wait to play it 😀
Just as it might be true that for smartphones, if you can imagine it, “there’s an app for that”, when it comes to modern videogames, often if you can imagine it, “there’s a mod for that” – be it from flooding the majority of the world in Grand Theft Auto 5, to making Thomas the Tank Engine rain from the sky in Skyrim. World of Warcraft is no exception – but perhaps the most interesting mod yet is not an actual game mod, but one modder’s interpretation of a new look for the game.
Recently, a modder named Daniel Luchau decided to give one of the game’s most famous environments – and the hometown of newly created Human characters – a visual facelift through the use of Unreal Engine 4. In order to recreate The Elwynn Forest, Luchau took standard assets as seen in Unreal Engine 4 Tech Demos and combine them with actual models imported from World of Warcraft, though some of the latter’s textures were retouched for better visual splendour. While Luchau is keen to express that his video of the work so far is “an early build” – this only touches the surface of what Unreal Engine 4 can offer and many details and textures still look rough – there are many impressive moments even in the two short minutes of this preview. Outside of Elwynn Forest, players will recognize Goldshire, the second quest town in the area; as well as Westbrook Garrison, with the infamous wanted poster for Hogger outside…
Enough talk, take a look for yourself:
Feel free to head on over to the Forum to let us know what you think 🙂
After a decent amount of testing from Windows Insiders, Microsoft have finally set a release date for the next and possibly final incarnation of their long-running operating system. Windows 10 will be released to all on July 29th.
Windows 10 of course is well-known right now for the offer Microsoft have made to all owners of Windows 7 and 8 – for a limited time after release you’ve the option to upgrade to 10 for free. This offer even extends to owners of illegal copies, although Microsoft have made it clear that any illegal copies that want to be upgraded to a legit 10 version will require the owner to pay the licence fee before updating.
A new update for Windows is adding a little icon to the toolbar that allows owners to ‘reserve’ their copy of 10 in advance and sign-up for a little prompt to your e-mail when the copy is ready for download. Clicking the option pops up a number of screens to show off the new features of 10, all of which I’ve included below. The download will be a digital one so there’s no worries of them running short, but then I’m assuming it gives Microsoft a bit of a heads-up on just how many people can be expected to be accessing the servers for the download at one time and to prepare accordingly. Also, the prompt will be quite useful to remind people.
For gamers there is hope that Microsoft are going to keep their promises to make sure gaming is as smooth and simple as we’d like. The fact that DirectX 12 will be exclusive to the OS is sure to be a draw for that section of the market as well.
I run Windows 7 at the moment, having been put off from 8 by the stories I heard of it as well as the lack of the start button (which apparently is making a return for 10, result!). Given all Microsoft has said though, I’m very tempted by the new Windows 10.
What about you? Did you avoid 8 as well, and are you looking forward to the release of 10?
“Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29“: [x]
