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Games for Windows Live to get Marketplace, full title downloads

By Tim Conneally | Published November 13, 2008, 1:57 PM

Microsoft Today unveiled upgrades to its Games for Windows Live service -- the PC equivalent of Xbox Live -- that immediately updates the interface, and promises a Games for Windows Live Marketplace in early December.

The re-design optimizes the Live interface for Keyboard and Mouse, John Schappert, VP of Live Software and Studios said, "This new release was designed specifically with our community of PC gamers and game developers in mind. It's a natural next step in delivering a world-class online service for Windows gamers."

The following step will be even bigger. In December, the Games for Windows Live Marketplace will open, and Bethesda Software's wildly popular Fallout 3 will be the first title to offer premium downloadable content to PC gamers. Downloadable content will not be limited to add-ons, videos and demos, either.

Games for Windows Live General Manager Chris Early spoke to Shacknews yesterday, confirming that making fully downloadable titles available is the next step for the service.

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dzjepp
Nov 15, 2008 - 1:51 PM

They need to make a games for windows live that dosen't rely on having any game installed, it should be standalone, if it want to get popular.

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Bobbitchin
Nov 15, 2008 - 1:29 AM edited

Games for Windows Live? Never heard of it...

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tosh9i
Nov 14, 2008 - 2:29 PM edited

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improvelence
Nov 14, 2008 - 10:38 AM

idiot

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mjm01010101
Nov 13, 2008 - 6:47 PM

No mention at all of Valve's Steam, which has been doing this for many years, and has a library of hundreds of games.

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Pixelsmack
Nov 13, 2008 - 5:08 PM

I don't understand why more if not all the XBOX360 to PC ports don't use this. It's actually rather useful.

It's been fun playing Fallout 3 and being able to chat with my pals on 360s.

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