MSN Games
MSN Games is a gaming website. It has single player, multiplayer, social casino video games, and downloadable content for PCs. These games are available for a free trial, and there are full-feature payable versions.
| Owner | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Created by | MSN Microsoft |
| Website | zone |
| Commercial | Yes, ad funded |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | August 7, 1996[1] (as Zone.com) |
MSN Games is part of Xbox Game Studios and is linked to the MSN portal. It was made by MSN and Microsoft Corporation, it was created in 1996 by MSN Broadband. In the early year of 1996, Bill Gates introduced ''MSN Gaming Zone'' which would be on at MSN Broadband.[2]
History
The first version of the site, known as "The Village," was started by Kevin Binkley, Ted Higgs, and Hoon. In 1996, an employee of Microsoft Steve Murch convinced Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to buy the game site, which was owned by Electric Gravity. The site was renamed to "Internet Gaming Zone" and released in 1996.[3][4]
Discontinuation
On January 10, 2009, MSN Internet Access was removed from Windows XP and Windows 2000 because it no longer ran MSN Gaming Zone. On July 31, 2019, later after the release, Microsoft announced that they would no longer continue servicing the MSN Internet Games Zone for Windows XP and Windows ME. It was removed from Windows Vista on August 2, 2019, and from Windows 7 on January 22, 2020, after 5 days of ending support.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Zone.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Beyond the Zone – MSN Games Looks to the Future". MSN Games. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Most Valuable Professionals Create Stronger Connections between Microsoft and Customers". February 11, 2003.
