Did any of those really need achievements?

oh, yay...

BOOOORING

I always hated minesweeper though good to see them start to marry all three platforms.

Okay.

Is that an emphasis on gaming, or is it an emphasis on the arbitrary accumulation of phantom pats on the back?

Soon they will put achievements on Microsoft Office programs.

Screw Halo 4....I must sweep mines.

When I was younger I didn't understand Minesweeper, but now I think it's a pretty fun game.

Seems like the latest iteration of GFWL.

Achievements for Minesweeper? Don't care. All I see here is another step by MS to unite all of their brands into Windows (your work) and Xbox (your play). That's all.

Not saying it's a bad thing; I'm actually liking this unification approach.

I think this means Xbox 360 IS coming to Windows 8

What a joke. This is putting a "stronger emphasis on gaming?" What about the fact that Microsoft doesn't allow non-Microsoft certified apps on it's ARM devices, such as the Surface tablet. Microsoft is launching a war on PC gaming!

Love microsoft for trying to get computer games involved with Xbox. Really wish they would work on cross platform games to achieve this like shadowrun.

LOL! That's all I have to say. LOL!

There are already achievements on Minesweeper and Sudoku for Windows Phone 7

Minesweeper Achievement: Win with 99 bombs in play.

Another way of doing it is having Gabe Newell NOT condemn your system and try to port his company's entire library to Linux. I get it, they're competitors, but maaaan does Windows lose out if everyone gaming jumps ship from their OS.

"Among Windows 8's many goals is a stronger emphasis on gaming." Didn't Gabe Newell say this was a piece of crap for gaming?