A consortium of hardware manufacturers and software publishers have officially announced the formation of the PC Gaming Alliance.

The announcement, which was made at the Game Developers Conference, confirmed previous reports that major PC players were banding together to provide a united front for a platform. 

The consortium, which is headed by Intel's Randy Stude as president and founding board member, is comprised of PC game developers Activision, Epic and Microsoft, hardware companies AMD, Nvidia and Intel, and PC OEM firms Dell, Acer, Alienware and Gateway. 

“PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to drive worldwide growth of PC gaming,” reads a statement on the Alliance’s newly launched website.

“PC Gaming Alliance will be the Authoritative Voice of PC Gaming World Wide. We will make data that highlights and promotes the PC platform to analysts, press and the public.

“We will promote the PC Gaming Industry and the PC as a gaming platform, provide web and event based forums to discuss, debate and influence all aspects of PC development for gaming for all regions of the world, and guidance to help resolve industry-wide challenges such as: Piracy, Cheating, Security, Consumer experience.

"PC Gaming Alliance will also provide guidelines to simplify hardware specifications and speed the introduction of new technologies, as well as improve Consumer PC Gaming Experience by working with developers and publishers and PCGA members to maximize the PC gaming experience in all ways possible.”