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Games for Windows Live shutting down July 1, 2014.
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paolo11
Member
Paolo11's face right now
Lol, you can say that again.
That's why DRM does not confirm the purchases you own.
Only if he has Super
Also missing BlazBlue Calamity Trigger, which I had no idea was on PC till about ten minutes ago.
Fuck. I just bought these during the Steam summer sale. I sure hope Rockstar issues a patch.
This is almost surely better for gamers in the long run, but shutting down games that use GFWL sucks for right now.
Trickster
Member
How many people are realistically still playing Vanilla SF4 on pc at this point?
Bet if someone stuck in the title that SP games wont work anymore and listed them in OP we would get a lot more bitching. They need a followup presser stating all single-player content will remain playable and wont need the GFWL login service to start. This is just another glaring example of how bad an online-only Xbone would have been. Why i still dont buy xbla games unless they are super cheap.
My damage
Halo 2
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham City + All DLC
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
DiRT 3
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising
BioShock 2
Bulletstorm
Gotham City Impostors
Section 8: Prejudice
Bolded have either being patched or are highly rumored to be getting patched. Underlined i got for free.
Let this be a lesson for the Xbone and 360 people. STOP SUPPORTING MS SHIT.
All the stuff i bought above i bought at -75% off because i looked at it as 'renting' loss because i knew this would happen eventually. Stop buying shit on 360 XBLA while your at it please, those purchases will be dead eventually.
Who gives a fuck if you need Titanfall, DR3 or the next CODified edition of Halo 5, just stopping supporting this company that will throw you under the bus at the first opportunity.
This is all that needs to be said. MS history speaks for itself.
Halo 2
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham City + All DLC
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
DiRT 3
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising
BioShock 2
Bulletstorm
Gotham City Impostors
Section 8: Prejudice
Bolded have either being patched or are highly rumored to be getting patched. Underlined i got for free.
Let this be a lesson for the Xbone and 360 people. STOP SUPPORTING MS SHIT.
All the stuff i bought above i bought at -75% off because i looked at it as 'renting' loss because i knew this would happen eventually. Stop buying shit on 360 XBLA while your at it please, those purchases will be dead eventually.
Who gives a fuck if you need Titanfall, DR3 or the next CODified edition of Halo 5, just stopping supporting this company that will throw you under the bus at the first opportunity.
This is all that needs to be said. MS history speaks for itself.
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
No one asked for an online Age of game.
I can confirm that Fallout 3 effectively won't suffer at all from this.
I played the base game for many hours before I had to create a GFWL account in order to buy the DLC. Even then, the DLC is now available on Steam, so is the Game of the Year Edition. Beforehand the game never even asked me to sign into Live.
The only problem is that if you currently have a save file you started while logged into Live, that file is attached to Live. If you wanna start a new file, just do it while NOT logged into Live.
I can, at the very least, confirm that the base game is already 100 percent functional without Live.
No, I think GFWL is required to even activate the game or play any part of it. Looks like it's gonna be DEAD DEAD unless you crack it after that point.
I played the base game for many hours before I had to create a GFWL account in order to buy the DLC. Even then, the DLC is now available on Steam, so is the Game of the Year Edition. Beforehand the game never even asked me to sign into Live.
The only problem is that if you currently have a save file you started while logged into Live, that file is attached to Live. If you wanna start a new file, just do it while NOT logged into Live.
I can, at the very least, confirm that the base game is already 100 percent functional without Live.
No, I think GFWL is required to even activate the game or play any part of it. Looks like it's gonna be DEAD DEAD unless you crack it after that point.
CecilRousso
Member
Did people buying GfWL titles really expect a service Microsoft themselves barely cared for from start, and haven't really updated in years, to continue running indefinitely?
At least every on Neogaf should have heard the warnings about the service many times over before buying GfWL titles.
They way Microsoft have let this service running for years, ruining several good games along the way, without bothering to act until now, tells a lot about what kind of company they are.
At least every on Neogaf should have heard the warnings about the service many times over before buying GfWL titles.
They way Microsoft have let this service running for years, ruining several good games along the way, without bothering to act until now, tells a lot about what kind of company they are.
Quadraphonic
Member
Well, fuck MS for this.
Owned titles:
Pirates of Black Cove
Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
Plants vs Zombies
Blacklight: Tango Down
Viva Pinata
Shadowrun
Deus Ex: GOTY
Age of Empires III
A few activate on Steam... but still... terrible obvious news.
Owned titles:
Pirates of Black Cove
Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
Plants vs Zombies
Blacklight: Tango Down
Viva Pinata
Shadowrun
Deus Ex: GOTY
Age of Empires III
A few activate on Steam... but still... terrible obvious news.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
And nobody wept. I only used it once or twice, but that was enough. More than enough.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
That is only a list of games that are not available without GFWL. Lost Planet is available on Steam. See also: Toy Soldiers. The list is exhaustive.
Hey y'all, let's work on another list.
This is a list of all of the GFWL games, given a marking of either:
A side note, I am not aware if all of these games have a workaround or not. I just listed the ones I knew about.
This is a list of all of the GFWL games, given a marking of either:
Code:
[B](Defunct)[/B] - the dev and or publisher is defunct
[B](Fate Unknown)[/B] - no word given on what will happen to the game
[B](Full Workaround)[/B] - if there is a workaround where the game can fully function without GFWL
[B](Half Workaround)[/B] - there is a workaround where the game can work in single player without GFWL
[B](In patching)[/B] - the dev has been confirmed to be working on patching out GFWL
[B](Nothing)[/B] - the dev or publisher confirmed they are doing nothing to patch out the GFWL even if no workarounds exist, this game will die with GFWL
[B](Patched out)[/B] -GFWL has been successfully patched out by the dev
[B](Suspicion of patching)[/B] - the dev has been rumored/evidence points to GFWL being patched out.
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[B]List of GFWL games:[/B]
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Enhanced Edition [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
AFL Live [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Age of Empires Online [B](Nothing)[/B]
Batman: Arkham Asylum [B](Suspicion of patching)[/B]
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Game of the Year Edition [B](Suspicion of patching)[/B]
Batman: Arkham City [B](Suspicion of patching)[/B]
Battle vs. Chess [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Battlestations: Pacific [B](Defunct)[/B]/
BioShock 2 [B](Suspicion of patching)[/B]
Blacklight: Tango Down [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Bulletstorm [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
CarneyVale: Showtime [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Crash Time 4: The Syndicate [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Dark Void [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Dead Rising 2 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
DiRT 2 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Dirt 3 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
F1 2010 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
F1 2011 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Fable III [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Fallout 3 [B](Full Workaround)[/B]
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
FUEL [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Gears of War for Windows [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Gotham City Impostors [B](Patched out)[/B]
Grand Theft Auto IV [B](Half Workaround)[/B]
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City [B](Half Workaround)[/B]
Halo 2 for Windows Vista [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Hour of Victory [B](Defunct)[/B]
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet [B](In patching)[/B]
Iron Brigade [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights [B](Defunct)[/B]
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Legend of the Galactic Heroes [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Lost Planet 2 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Mahjong Wisdom [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Microsoft Flight [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Ms. Splosion Man [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Operation Flashpoint: Red River [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Osmos [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Quantum of Solace [B](Activision no longer owns the 007 license, it's safe to assume this isn't happening)[/B]
Red Faction: Guerrilla [B](Defunct)[/B]
Resident Evil 5 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Rugby League Live [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Section 8 [B](Defunct)[/B]
Section 8: Prejudice [B](Defunct)[/B]
Shadowrun [B](Defunct)[/B]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes [B](Defunct)[/B]
Stormrise [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Street Fighter IV [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Street Fighter X Tekken [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
The Club [B](Defunct)[/B]
Tinker [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Toy Soldiers [B](Patched out)[/B]
Tron: Evolution [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Universe at War: Earth Assault [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Vancouver 2010 [B](Defunct)[/B]
Virtua Tennis 4 [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
Viva Piñata for Windows [B](Defunct)[/B]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II [B](Defunct)[/B]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising [B](Defunct)[/B]
Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]
World of Goo [B](Fate Unknown)[/B]A side note, I am not aware if all of these games have a workaround or not. I just listed the ones I knew about.
looks like it
It was published by THQ and developed by Volution. The former is dead and the latter no longer holds the rights to the game. Red Faction is one of the IPs that went unsold in the auction.
If I'm correct, GFWL is required to play the game at all.
CharmingCharlie
Member
Ah at last, goodbye GFWL you will NOT be missed one little bit. What few games I have I am willing to sacrifice just to rid the PC eco system of this horrible shitfest of vomit. I wouldn't worry about losing any single player games though, this is the PC platform single player games can be fixed (you have been able to play GTA 4 for years without GFWL).
Haunts ‏@haunts 15 Aug
I see everyone's tweets and comments about USF4 and GFWL. We are looking into what options are available to take care of users that (cont.)
Haunts ‏@haunts 15 Aug
..purchased on GFWL, but we will announce what will happen once we have something 100% confirmed. Stay tuned!
https://twitter.com/haunts/status/368066226351636480
Capcom will have something to say about the standalone GFWL AE client at a later date. i'm not feeling so good about that purchase now.
You should be more concerned. not being able to play your games anymore doesn't really get any worse.
Yeah, H Town was tellling me about that, thats some straight up bullshit.
Oh, are you saying there's nothing to be concerned with?
The joy of seeing something as useless as GFWL go away is sadly tainted by the thought of games like GTAIV being jacked up or straight unplayable on PC. The Episodes are my one of my most played games on Steam, I'd hate to go back to the console versions but at this point I pretty much need a PS3 for legacy gaming.
Ah, missed that. Does that mean Lost Planet: Colonies will still be able to be played if you bought it through Steam?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
As I understand it, the version of Lost Planet 1 on Steam has no GFWL--I am not sure what the Colonies content is or if it's available.
It's been like that for like three years. Three years and they wouldn't even patch the client enough to prompt you to "click here to accept the new terms of service."
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Section 8: Prejudice's developer and publisher, TimeGate Studios, is defunct.
CharmingCharlie
Member
You can already play GTA 4 and EFLC without GFWL. A simple file (it is NOT a crack) deactivates GFWL and lets you play single player. Many GTA 4 fans found this out a month or so after release when an update to GFWL stopped GTA 4 from working for nearly 3 weeks.
There are two Lost Planet 1s on steam, Non Colonies is GFWL, Colonies edition is GFWL
Trogdor1123
Member
brutal, just brutal. As much as I hate the service this is bs. Could they patch it out or something?
I just checked and It's on Steam but I don't see any mention of Games for Windows (Live) on it's page outside of Cross-Platform Play which doesn't even mention GfWL (which was required for that). Weird. Is Capcom in the process of fixing their stuff or did they yank it or is the Steam version completely autonomous outside of the online play from GfWL? *shrug*
Trogdor1123
Member
also wish they would patch fallout 3 to work with windows 7.. maybe both at the same time?
I thought F3 worked with Win 7 is you just dump a DX9 dll in the folder?
BasilZero
Member
Wtf man >_>
Good thing I finished Dark souls recently (at least one playthrough) but hearing this is bad bad.
Now I NEED to play GTAIV/Episodes - although was planning to play it a bit later since I have it on PS3 l0l. Also gotta play Red Faction Guerrilla.
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Guess I wont be getting batman, Fable 3, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, and Lost Planet 2 - unless they do a patch.
Good thing I finished Dark souls recently (at least one playthrough) but hearing this is bad bad.
Now I NEED to play GTAIV/Episodes - although was planning to play it a bit later since I have it on PS3 l0l. Also gotta play Red Faction Guerrilla.
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Guess I wont be getting batman, Fable 3, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, and Lost Planet 2 - unless they do a patch.
Maybe you're having some other kind of trouble because I've never had a problem launching Fallout 3 in Windows 7.
You can play Fall3 without GfWL. Same with the DLC. If you sign in the save-file is attached which hoses that save file but you can completely play it offline. Same for Dark Souls minus the online play stuff.
Biohazard 5 should also be fine offline but may need GfWL to install/DRM. Dunno about LP2.
Delusibeta
Banned
Gotham City Impostors has a Steamworks-based free-to-play version, so that's OK.
Night_Trekker
Member
How in the fuck am I going to play the games I bought that forced GfWL on me?
EDIT: Wait, wait... no fucking Dark Souls online? Are you KIDDING?
EDIT: Wait, wait... no fucking Dark Souls online? Are you KIDDING?
Thanks all, made the list code so it can be copy and pasted if needed.
Don't forget the Xbox Live 1.0 shutdown.
CosmicQueso
Member
Actually, yes. Because the service will go dark next July. That leaves a couple days for it to get figured out.
Also because there's no way a company will agree to just let their products go dark and deliver no more revenue just because an add on service goes dark.
You guys think that there's just a guy at Microsoft who will just flip the switch without maybe having a business plan to move all current titles away and working that out with the pubs and devs? Really?
toddhunter
Member
Or "Plays For Sure"
Mate it has happened before. The publishers still in business care about selling their new shit.