Microsoft is apparently urging publishers to develop games over Xbox Live with Live Anywhere know with the upcoming release of Windows Vista according to a GameIndustry.biz article and that similar features like achievements and friends list will be on Windows Vista later this year. The first title to be multiplatform Live is Shadowrun which was first announced as a Live Anywhere game at E3 05′ ... more.

If you happen to been using Firefox and wondered on over to the GRAW forums you'd never see the banner image displaying demo coming soon. Apparently the banner only works when viewed using Internet Explorer. If your using Firefox you'll see the white rectangle displayed above. Never fear though Firefox users, now you know. update of this post by dpcough [via GRAW forums] -thewilleffect- ... more.

UPDATE- IT SEEMS THAT JUST THE INITIAL BATCH OF CRACKDOWN GAMES WILL INCLUDE THE BETA KEY NOT ALL OF THEM. “Oh my, I got to get to EB Games and Gamestop! I need to get my copy of Crackdown so I can play the Halo 3 beta when it releases. Only some copies specially marked have the code.” Preorders on Crackdown are pretty high as indicated by Microsoft because of the Halo 3 beta codes being guar... more.