chrominance
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Dawn of War II: Retribution was a standalone expansion that came with Steamworks. The original Dawn of War II game (and the expansion Chaos Rising, which wasn't standalone) are still GFWL. No idea what's happening with that game.
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What happens after GFWL goes away?
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Dawn of War II: Retribution was a standalone expansion that came with Steamworks. The original Dawn of War II game (and the expansion Chaos Rising, which wasn't standalone) are still GFWL. No idea what's happening with that game.
AHA-Lambda
Member
There will be dancing in the streets (and worry that we'll still be able to play all of our games).
blackMamba1187
Member
Aside from some non-working games, I will be happy to see the end of GFWL. I'm hoping there's a shit-storm of sorts, from the enthusiast gaming media, regarding Microsoft's abandonment of its digital initiative. This would hopefully help to inform consumers regarding future digital purchases from them.
It would be super nice if Microsoft actually had a team, working with the affected publishers, to help remove GFWL from their titles. Not bloody likely, I think.
It would be super nice if Microsoft actually had a team, working with the affected publishers, to help remove GFWL from their titles. Not bloody likely, I think.
MrNyarlathotep
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As someone who remembers when official EA game patches were only available on Fileplanet because they didnt want to spring for their own bandwidth to support their products, and based on the now annual game server shutdown list, I'm pretty sure EA will leave their Origin users swinging in the wind at the first hurdle or corporate reorientation.
akilshohen
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Upset about RE5 and the other Capcom titles. That was literally the only thing I played on GFWL.
Other than the oft commented, now removed blog post on the AoE website there has still been no official word that the GFWL service is shutting down on July 1.
I'm sure it's coming eventually, but for now I'm not even sure July 1 is going to mean anything except the shut down date for AoE specifically.
PS: Is there any way to Launch Dark Souls outside of Steam? I was trying to keep all my GFWL unpatched to earn achievements so I was creating links to the EXE and launching them outside of Steam, but I can't seem to do with Dark Souls. Is there no way to actually run this on it's own and only have it connect to GFWL and not Steam? I don't own the retail copy, only the digital PTDE.
I'm sure it's coming eventually, but for now I'm not even sure July 1 is going to mean anything except the shut down date for AoE specifically.
PS: Is there any way to Launch Dark Souls outside of Steam? I was trying to keep all my GFWL unpatched to earn achievements so I was creating links to the EXE and launching them outside of Steam, but I can't seem to do with Dark Souls. Is there no way to actually run this on it's own and only have it connect to GFWL and not Steam? I don't own the retail copy, only the digital PTDE.
No clue. Perhaps they'll let you enter your CD-key to register AE on Steam like WB did with the Batman games.
Cpt.Underpants
Member
Would've loved they patched Age of Empires Online with some kind of offline mode, unfortunately its not the case 
And the irony is that the more you've purchased, the more likely you are to lose it since you've got more space shuffling to do.
Sentenza
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The two previous versions of SF IV available on PC (vanilla and AE) are supposed to update to Steamworks as well, at least according to what Joystick.com wrote few days ago. Which, if confirmed, means each GFWL serial key will be converted in a Steam key.
On a side note, if developers/publishers would be less shy about that ,it would only benefits them.
I already have SF IV and I didn't buy AE during these last Steam Winter Sales just because I couldn't be sure the game wasn't going to stop working in few months.
IMO that sounds highly unlikely. Why would they want to patch 3 different versions of the game?
I'm pretty sure Ultra SF4 is essentially a new game that uses Steamworks, and everyone that owns SF4 or AE will just get a discount.
Ultra will make AE and Vanilla obsolete anyway. (Vanilla is already obsolete really) People who still want to play SF4 will want to play Ultra, as it has the most content, is the most updated version, and it's where all the player-base will be.
Sentenza
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Legacy support and to encourage people to upgrade to the new version.
I wouldn't read too much into the "no plans" statement; it's a standard PR non-answer.
No. Well, you could try cracking it, but presumably this will bypass GFWL, too.
Would've loved they patched Age of Empires Online with some kind of offline mode, unfortunately its not the case
Community stat visibility was added to AoE Online's app just last month, months after it pulled, and since this is a Steamworks feature it leads me to believe that the game going to come back with Steamworks integration. The detail itself doesn't necessarily mean anything (AoE 3 has long had it, but since it doesn't support Steamworks the stats link just takes you to the Steam Community landing page), but the fact it was added well after the game was pulled seems telling to me.
I sure hope so. It'd honestly be a damn shameful move.
ZeroMaverick
Member
This is why an all-digital future is a bad idea.
Emperor Bohe
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I dunno, probably going to beat if before then so I can get the achievements..
Cpt.Underpants
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Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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If they could just patch in online play in steam or whatever, all is well. If dark souls has no online multiplayer after the PS3 and 360 are done then thats a tragedy. T__T
outunderthestars
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Came here to post this. Leaving happy.
How does patching the old versions encourage people to switch to the new version?
Giving you a bigger discount on Ultra if you already own the other versions makes more sense IMO.
Jawmuncher
Member
I actually have games purchased through the GFWL client (Back when they had the pretty good winter sale that ncluded AOE3 for 10 cents). Have no clue what's going to happen to those games though. Especially Shadowrun...but it's not like I can really do anything with that game now aside from play with bots.
Quick question guys:
1) How do I check if my account is an "online" or "offline" one?
2) If I'm currently using an "online" one, will that work to play the games even after the service goes down? Or should I be looking into getting an "offline" account (and, if so, how do I guarantee that I have one during registration?)
1) How do I check if my account is an "online" or "offline" one?
2) If I'm currently using an "online" one, will that work to play the games even after the service goes down? Or should I be looking into getting an "offline" account (and, if so, how do I guarantee that I have one during registration?)
Haha, perfect!
Sentenza
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But... That's precisely the point?
Allowing people to transfer their GFWL purchase on Steam no matter where they bought the game is also giving them the chance to prove ownership of the older versions for an upgrade.
We aren't talking about weird fiction here, that's exactly what other companies did in the past and what Capcom itself claimed they are planning, in case you missed it.
Auto-Reply
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How to keep up to date on those games? If i buy Dark Souls today then MP is not working and i have to buy the updated version somewhere down the road?... but no one knows if there even will be an updated version?
This situation is not optimal!
This situation is not optimal!
Hullo To U
Banned
They introduce Games for Windows Live VISTA/8 Edition!
Once GFWL is buried, some of the GFWL victims will resurrect as SteamWorks titles. Although no ones knows what Microsoft is gonna do with their titles.
Microsoft
Fable 3 (No plans.)
Gears of War (No plans.)
Halo 2 (No plans.)
Microsoft Flight (No plans.)
Shadowrun (No plans.)
Tinker (No plans.)
Viva Piñata (No plans.)
Its a new year so hopefully Microsoft will break their silence on the Halo Steam situation.
Microsoft
Fable 3 (No plans.)
Gears of War (No plans.)
Halo 2 (No plans.)
Microsoft Flight (No plans.)
Shadowrun (No plans.)
Tinker (No plans.)
Viva Piñata (No plans.)
Its a new year so hopefully Microsoft will break their silence on the Halo Steam situation.
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