Microsoft’s Games for Windows – Live service will be launching on May 8th, along with the launch of Halo 2 for Windows Vista. Microsoft also confirmed the pricing for the Silver and Gold tiers for the ...

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Game for Windows - LIVE (GFWL) is an online gaming service for "Games for Windows"-branded PC games. It functions much like an Xbox Live, but for the PC. On Tuesday Microsoft announced a couple of ...

Many developers have been ditching Microsoft’s Games for Windows Live service in favor of Valve’s Steamworks since last year, when Microsoft confirmed it will retire its PC Marketplace. DiRT 3, Batman ...

Publisher THQ (and developer Relic) will not include Microsoft's much-maligned Games For Windows Live tech for its forthcoming Warhammer 40,000 titles. THQ has been a regular customer for Microsoft's ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A recent apparent full-throated defense of Glenn Beck hasn't left Stardock CEO Brad Wardell with a shortage of vehemence. He lashed out at Games for ...

I don’t know how slimey marketing techniques work around the world, but in the United States most retail outfits have some variant on the “rewards card” idea. The store assigns you something with the ...

Last August, Microsoft shut down its Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The biggest implication of this was that those who had unspent Microsoft Points in the system needed to spend them before the ...

I feel bad for Microsoft’s Games for Windows, a really great idea that for one reason or another has yet to blossom. I’ve previously grumped about it here and here, so I’ll summarize: Launched in May ...