Games For Windows Live Multiplayer Goes Free

Microsoft

At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free. These features — including multiplayer achievements, matchmaking, cross-platform play with the Xbox 360, GFW voice chat, and more — previously required a GFW Live Gold account. The change is effective immediately and across all GFW titles, both past and future.

 

                                                                   In addition to making Games for Windows Live free, Microsoft will also be creating a brand new GFW marketplace this fall to rival the marketplace found on the Xbox 360. As with the Xbox Live Marketplace, GFW’s will offer demos, videos, downloadable content, and more. The GFW interface will also receive some tech-friendly changes, lowering requirements for developers looking to make their games GFW compatible.

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5 Responses to “Games For Windows Live Multiplayer Goes Free”

  1. MOin says:

    oh thats good, microsoft beind copy cat these days following yahoo just like a little while ago yahoo made its games free =/

  2. Siddharth says:

    ha ha no microsoft isnt copy cat :P
    its others who copy it :D

  3. Gaurav says:

    Nopes, MS has nothing to do with Yahoo in this respect. It is competing with Valve’s Steam client.
    And anyone who is a gamer knows Steam.

  4. Siddharth says:

    yep I knw steam :P
    although could never play online CS :D

  5. Ajay says:

    Hey guys you can play steam and all the game in Reliance World Outlets … they have gaming parlours in them and they have Steam licenses on almost every steam….hope that would help

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