Neowin News Feed for: Games for windows live

Microsoft dealing with Games For Windows Live connection issues

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:31:26 +0000

Microsoft has admitted it is working to solve issues reported by some Games For Windows Live users who have been unable to sign into games such as Dark Souls and Ages of Empires Online. Read more...

Microsoft has "nothing to share" on Games For Windows Live's future

John Callaham — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:21:50 +0000

Microsoft has told Neowin it has "nothing to share on the future of Games for Windows Live", even though the company has not announced any future games that will use the online service. Read more...

Xbox Live service down for Xbox 360, Windows 8 and more [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:18:56 +0000

Microsoft is currently experiencing some Xbox Live downtime that's affecting several platforms, including the Xbox 360, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Games for Windows Live and more. Read more...

Microsoft Flight gets Alaskan Wilderness expansion

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:04:10 +0100

Microsoft has launched the first major expansion for its free-to-play game Microsoft Flight. The Alaskan Wilderness DLC can be downloaded on Steam and Games for Windows Live for $14.99. Read more...

Dark Souls PC port may not use Games For Windows Live

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:23:50 +0100

Namco Bandai is backing off a bit from its previous announcement that the upcoming PC port of Dark Souls will be using Microsoft's Games for Windows Live service. Read more...

Microsoft: Still no plans to ditch Games For Windows Live

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:09:40 +0100

Microsoft has told NeoGamr that they have no plans to discontinue its Games For Windows Live service, even though it plans to offer Xbox Live for Windows 8 owners. Read more...

Microsoft Flight launches on Steam, as first big update rolls out

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:30:00 +0100

Microsoft Flight, the recently launched free-to-play flight simulator, is now available on Valve's Steam download service. The first major update for the game since the launch has also been released. Read more...

Microsoft Flight takes off a few hours early

John Callaham — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:28 +0000

Microsoft Flight, the reimagining of the company's Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, has been released a few hours earlier than the planned February 29th release date. Read more...

Microsoft Flight to take off February 29

John Callaham — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:33:10 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its PC exclusive flight simulator game Microsoft Flight will be available to download for free on Feb. 29, with an expansion available for 1600 Microsoft Points. Read more...

Microsoft reveals top Xbox LIVE games of 2011

Andy Weir — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:54:19 +0000

2011 was a great year for Xbox, with huge sales of the 360, Kinect and major game titles. Microsoft has now announced the top-performing LIVE games of the year, across the 360, PCs and Windows Phone. Read more...

Age of Empires Online to release major new patch

John Callaham — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:17:16 +0100

Microsoft and developer Gas Powered Games are getting close to releasing the first major content patch for their recently free-to-play RTS PC game Age of Empires Online. Read more...

Bioshock 2 PC to finally get Minerva's Den DLC May 31

John Callaham — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:10:44 +0100

PC owners of 2010's first person shooter sequel -- BioShock 2 -- will finally be able to purchase and download the final single player chapter for the game in a couple of weeks. Publisher 2K... Read more...

Thursday's PC game sales deals hit the net

John Callaham — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:17:37 +0100

Thursday is one of the busiest days of the week in terms of finding new PC game sales and today is no exception to that rule. Today over at the Steam web site, they have... Read more...

Age of Empires Online due out this autumn; retail box version planned

John Callaham — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:23:58 +0100

Microsoft's first PC exclusive game in several years, the upcoming Age of Empires Online, now has a more specific release date. Eurogamer reports that the free-to-play RTS game from developer Gas Powered Games (and based... Read more...

Microsoft revamps Games for Windows Live

Mike Brown — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:11:45 +0000

Games for Windows Live, in all honesty, hasn't been a roaring success. Microsoft have realised this, and have decided to redesign their service in another bid to tap into the massive area of online PC... Read more...