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Microsoft Updates GFW - Live Client

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With all the attention being paid to the vaunted New Xbox Experience interface that will launch later this month for the Xbox 360, Microsoft quietly updated the Games for Windows - Live client today. The update doesn't introduce any new functionality--that is planned later on with the release of a desktop client as well as the Games for Windows - Live Marketplace. However, the update does give the GFW - Live client a whole new look that's better suited for PCs...
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Published: 413 days 20 hours ago | News | Gaming | PC | Industry News
 
 

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Kigmal - 413 days 19 hours ago
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Why can't they make it so you can have Live on your PC without buying one of their games?
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M337ING - 413 days 19 hours ago
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A separate client will be released soon.
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Charmers - 413 days 18 hours ago
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I imagine what you are talking about is the desktop client which will be released later. The update here is just a face lift although I do like the fact they have dumped all the xbox style "push A" I don't have a joypad and it will be a cold day in hell before I attach one to my PC. Other than that there isn't much to be said about the update except it is very erm "blue".

EDIT : I see M337ING beat me too it.
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Charlie2688 - 413 days 18 hours ago
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Hopefully they will "fix" GFW since I haven't been able to log on not even once with Fallout 3 :S
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Charmers - 413 days 17 hours ago
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I can't say I have had a problem logging into games for windows live with Fallout 3. Maybe you have a firewall or your router is blocking the connection but I am not aware of any problems with people playing Fallout 3 and not being able to log in.

I wish they had added a bit more customisation to this GFWL though, not a big fan of the colour scheme they used and it would have been nice to have the option of altering it to my own preferred tastes. It just seems all a wee bit too basic and unnecessary in my view. But we will see the state of play with GFWL when GTA 4 is released on the PC. That will be the real test of the network.
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Charlie2688 - 413 days 15 hours ago
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I am having the same problem as Halo 2 were it would log into my profile but when I need to log into LIVE it will go into the "connecting" window and stay there FOREVER to the point that my only option is to click in the cancel button :/

How was Halo 2 fixed?..it randomly decided to connect one day...a month later after I first started playing it -_-
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