![]() Universe at War: Earth Assault from Sega and Lost Planet: Colonies Edition from Capcom include cross-platform play between Xbox 360 and Windows over Live. Epic Games also included this service in their game engine Unreal Engine 3. Sega, Eidos, and THQ have signed on to include Games for Windows – Live in their upcoming games. The game supports all the standard Live features (such as achievements, voice chat, messages, etc.), but does not offer cross-platform play with Xbox players. The first Games for Windows – Live-enabled title was Shadowrun, which launched simultaneously on Windows Vista and Xbox 360 on May 29, 2007, and was also the first LIVE title to offer cross-platform play between Windows Vista and Xbox 360 on the Live service.Īnother game that was released is Halo 2 for Windows Vista, which was launched to the public on May 31, 2007. The successor to Games for Windows is now Microsoft Store for PC which allows players on the computer to use the Xbox network functions and play various Xbox games without having a console. Assistance to developers was provided through the Microsoft XNA Developer Connection. ![]() The same developer support infrastructure as the Xbox 360 was also available. Games for Windows – Live games also had to meet standard Games for Windows (games that do not have Live support) TCRs. The service was open to third-party developers, but they had to meet certain Technical Certification Requirements (TCRs), which included (but were not limited to): game ratings, total number of Gamerscore points, content, game profiles, and Live connectivity. ![]() ![]() Some games allow for cross-platform play, such as Shadowrun, putting Windows players against Xbox 360 players. Users, each with a unique Gamertag (the Microsoft username service for gaming that began on Xbox Live), are able to play online, keep track of their friends' status, send and receive messages, gain and keep track of Achievements and associated Gamerscore, voice chat across platforms (removed in 2010), and more. Games for Windows – Live or GFWL (trademarked as Games for Windows – LIVE ) was an online gaming service used by Games for Windows–branded PC titles that enables Windows PCs to connect to Microsoft's Live service. (digital distribution store only services are still running for purchased and retail content) Designed for Windows XP, Vista and 7 still works on Windows 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 ![]()
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