Video games have always been about turning a profit, even back when developers were looking for ways to make new challenges difficult enough to ensure arcade patrons would part with their quarters.

Even though Microsoft admitted that games like Minesweeper, Solitaire and Hearts had a “devoted following,” it still chose to remove them from Windows 8. While refurbished and modern versions are ...

Candy Crush isn't the only free-to-play game packaged with Windows 10. Time-killing card game Solitaire, which has been included free in most of Microsoft's operating systems since Windows 3.0, is ...