Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, free and for PC

Well shit, I was half wrong. A little concerning that it's f2p, lets hope it's not a shitty business model.
 
It’s probably also only going to be available on the Windows Store, which is somewhat annoying given the current issues and inadequacies the store suffers from.
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I suppose I'll have to source this...

elsewhere.

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I did not know that. How do they work, then?
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They use .appx files, which is a proprietary new format created by Microsoft to unify app distribution between desktop, tablet and phone environments. Think of it as an .apk in Android terms. :)

This is part of the new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) push by Microsoft and, sadly, side-loading .appx files is prohibited in Windows 8/10. So I believe your only source for these new games will be the Windows Store.
 
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They use .appx files, which is a proprietary new format created by Microsoft to unify app distribution between desktop, tablet and phone environments. Think of it as an .apk in Android terms. :)

This is part of the new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) push by Microsoft and, sadly, side-loading .appx files is prohibited in Windows 8/10. So I believe your only source for these new games will be the Windows Store.
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Interesting. Are these .appx files built solely using C#, (like apk's and Java) or is it simply dependent on the .Net framework, or whatever MS calls the .Net framework these days?
 
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Interesting. Are these .appx files built solely using C#, (like apk's and Java) or is it simply dependent on the .Net framework, or whatever MS calls the .Net framework these days?
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Not necessarily. It has to be able to run on the Windows Run Time. Can be C++, any of the CLR languages or even JavaScript.
 
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