wraggster
January 8th, 2014, 23:48
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A recently-released patch (http://steamdb.info/app/22300/#section_history) for the Steam version of Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 3 suggests that its Games for Windows Live support and DRM is being removed, likely in response to the service's decline and marketplace closure (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/15/games-for-windows-live-marketplace-closing-august-22-client-sti/).
NeoGAF reports (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=745237) that the update removes Fallout 3's SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard, ShowCDKeyOnLaunch, and legacy key registry functions -- all key components of Games for Windows Live integration. Blue's News finds (http://www.bluesnews.com/s/147965/fallout-3-removes-gfwl) that the game still installs the Games for Windows Live client upon launch, however. Uninstalling the client currently renders Fallout 3 inoperable.
Several games have ditched Games for Windows Live support in recent months, including BioShock 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/04/bioshock-2-re-released-on-steam-with-minervas-den/), Batman: Arkham City, and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2. Several Microsoft-published PC releases and high-profile games likeDark Souls and Grand Theft Auto 4 still require Games for Windows Live to function.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/08/fallout-3-removing-games-for-windows-live-support-drm-on-steam/
A recently-released patch (http://steamdb.info/app/22300/#section_history) for the Steam version of Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 3 suggests that its Games for Windows Live support and DRM is being removed, likely in response to the service's decline and marketplace closure (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/15/games-for-windows-live-marketplace-closing-august-22-client-sti/).
NeoGAF reports (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=745237) that the update removes Fallout 3's SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard, ShowCDKeyOnLaunch, and legacy key registry functions -- all key components of Games for Windows Live integration. Blue's News finds (http://www.bluesnews.com/s/147965/fallout-3-removes-gfwl) that the game still installs the Games for Windows Live client upon launch, however. Uninstalling the client currently renders Fallout 3 inoperable.
Several games have ditched Games for Windows Live support in recent months, including BioShock 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/04/bioshock-2-re-released-on-steam-with-minervas-den/), Batman: Arkham City, and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2. Several Microsoft-published PC releases and high-profile games likeDark Souls and Grand Theft Auto 4 still require Games for Windows Live to function.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/08/fallout-3-removing-games-for-windows-live-support-drm-on-steam/