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No Microsoft Gamefest in 2009?


While Microsoft was busy this week shutting down game studios and laying off other game oriented team members, it also revealed that they will be making some changes for its big game development conference Gamefest. While the official Gamefest web site does not have a specific date, Gamasuta reports that the Seattle based conference will not be held in 2009 after all.

Instead Microsoft plans to run the event sometime in the first quarter of 2010 in order to make the event more accessible to game developers who want to attend. Microsoft made a number of major PC game announcements at their 2008 Gamefest including the announcement that Games For Windows Live would be completely free and the first details on DirectX11, the 3D graphics API that will likely launch as part of Windows 7.

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