Games for Windows – Live Begins
Ok. I haven’t seen much press on what happened this week for console gamers around the world. What am I talking about? Games for Windows – Live is upon us! The PC equivalent to Xbox Live is born with the release of Shadowrun and Halo 2 for Vista. Console owners will now be up against PC players via the Games for Windows – Live initiative.
Here’s a reminder of what to expect if you’re a PC gamer.
Silver Membership Features – Free
• Single gamertag
• Common gamer profile
• Common gamerscore
• Single player achievements
• Private chat via text and voice
• Common friends list and online presence
• PC only multiplayer including browsing a list of active PC games
Gold Membership Features – $49.95
• All Silver membership features
• Multiplayer matchmaking with friends
• TrueSkill™ matchmaking
• Multiplayer achievements
• Cross-platform gameplay (play games versus Xbox Live console gamers)
If you’ve signed up for GFW – Live, send me some feedback on how it is etc. I want to know.
May 31st, 2007 at 7:32 pm
I got my 1st cross-platform achievement last night…pretty cool stuff….
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May 31st, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Today I got mine and killing a PC person was a blast
June 1st, 2007 at 10:12 am
I got my copy yesterday and plan to play tonight. Sounds like it should be fun.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:15 am
I’ve been so on the fence with this title. I was so ready to get it, and then the second thoughts came. I haven’t really read any reviews about it, but I want to know how it is without having to buy it.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:28 am
well i’ll try to get a review out soon for it Pelican. i haven’t heard much myself about it on the PC or console front.
June 1st, 2007 at 1:56 pm
this game is as good as, if not better than gears and vegas’s multi….it’s awesome…highly reccomended (hope to play with ya some day deac)
June 1st, 2007 at 1:57 pm
should be on this weekend Irish.
June 3rd, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I have to admit that it’s one of the best multiplayer shooters out there. The contents of Shadowrun may be little compared to other games, but what you get (9 maps, 3 game modes) is wonderfully programmed, and is a hell of fun to play. It is one of the deepest tactical shooters to master, an uncomparable game being a league of its own. I can only highly recommend it: it’s worth the money.
If you are still unsure, try out the demo that comes out on June, 6th.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 pm
good opinion Leonard. you’ll have to come on the show and talk a bit more about it.
June 4th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Gahh i heard this game was the shit from everyone but the video store never has a copy of new releases. i cant afford to buy it right now… guess ill have to wait