At long last, the Windows 8 Metro environment has a decent media player that can play MKV files: VLC for Windows 8! VLC Media Player Beta for Windows 8 is a complete reimagining of VLC for Microsoft's ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. A Windows 8-style version of VLC is finally here. After months of delays, ...

VLC is a media player that’s earned a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife thanks to its ability to handle just about any audio or video file you can throw at it. There are versions of the app for Windows ...

The long awaited Windows 8 port for the popular free VLC media player has finally been released in beta, over a year after the team at VideoLAN got the funding to make it via a Kickstarter campaign.