Since we are a PC gaming web site we would be remiss if we didn't report that Microsoft's next major Windows OS revamp, Windows 7, is finally going public. Currently available in beta form for a select few (or if you know where to look on the Internet) Microsoft used its CES keynote address on Wednesday night to announce that the beta will be freely available to download for anyone to install and use on Friday.

While Microsoft has yet to lock in an official release date for the final version of Windows 7 it's clear that they would like it to be ready by the holiday season of 2009. There was nothing in the CES keynote about Microsoft's Games For Windows or how Microsoft's program to promote and market PC gaming will work with the new Windows release.