Rockstar and Microsoft have partnered up to offer Grand Theft Auto IV through the Games on Demand service, which is part of the Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The game costs just 29.99 dollars but it is not clear whether this is a limited time offer or whether this will be the standard price of the Games on Demand version of GTA IV.

The PC version of the Rockstar hit offers quite a few enhancements over the version released on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony. There is support for full multiplayer matches featuring 32 gamers and a new video editor tool has been included, allowing players to get in-game footage and then quickly edit it to their liking and upload it to the Rockstar Social Site.

As is always the case with PC ports of titles initially launched on consoles, there are also more customization options linked to the graphics, including better resolutions, and to the music that can be listened to in game, via the Independence FM station, which allows for custom soundtracks.

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Blizzard announced a few days ago that the beta testing session for its upcoming and long-awaited sequel to the famous StarCraft RTS game was due to open its factory doors and welcome us in sometime this month, but wasn't any more specific than that. And with just over a week left of the month, Blizzard didn't take the time to make another announcement concerning the exact date concerning the main event, and decided to cut straight to the chase, opening up the beta servers just yesterday.

The company has started dishing out invitations to anybody that fits its expectations, not only awarding the lucky ones a first-hand impression of the game itself, but also showing the newly redesigned Battle.net. "Gathering concentrated feedback from our players is an important step for us as we head into the final stretch of development for StarCraft II and the new Battle.net service," the CEO and Co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Morhaime, said. "We look forward to having our players' help in polishing the overall experience and preparing for launch."

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