<s>
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
GFWL	B-Application
(	O
trademarked	O
as	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
)	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
used	O
by	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	O
branded	O
PC	B-Device
titles	O
that	O
enables	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Live	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
Gamertag	O
(	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
username	O
service	O
for	O
gaming	O
that	O
began	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
)	O
,	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
,	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
their	O
friends	O
 '	O
status	O
,	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
messages	O
,	O
gain	O
and	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
Achievements	O
and	O
associated	O
Gamerscore	O
,	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
across	O
platforms	O
(	O
removed	O
in	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
allow	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
putting	O
Windows	B-Application
players	O
against	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
meet	O
certain	O
Technical	O
Certification	O
Requirements	O
(	O
TCRs	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
(	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
)	O
:	O
game	O
ratings	O
,	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
Gamerscore	O
points	O
,	O
content	O
,	O
game	O
profiles	O
,	O
and	O
Live	B-Device
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
games	O
also	O
had	O
to	O
meet	O
standard	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
Live	B-Protocol
support	I-Protocol
)	O
TCRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
developer	O
support	O
infrastructure	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assistance	O
to	O
developers	O
was	O
provided	O
through	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
Developer	O
Connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
is	O
now	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
which	O
allows	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
network	I-Application
functions	O
and	O
play	O
various	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
without	O
having	O
a	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Games	O
for	O
Windows	O
–	O
Live-enabled	O
title	O
was	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
which	O
launched	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
LIVE	B-Device
title	O
to	O
offer	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
between	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
Live	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
is	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
all	O
the	O
standard	O
Live	B-Device
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
achievements	O
,	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
,	O
messages	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
,	O
Eidos	O
,	O
and	O
THQ	O
have	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
their	O
upcoming	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universe	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
from	O
Sega	O
and	O
Lost	O
Planet	O
:	O
Colonies	O
Edition	O
from	O
Capcom	O
include	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
between	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
over	O
Live	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Chris	O
Satchell	O
,	O
CTO	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
devices	O
division	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
all	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
were	O
now	O
free	O
for	O
gamers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satchell	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
way	O
to	O
improve	O
Windows	B-Application
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
reduced	O
the	O
technical	O
requirements	O
for	O
those	O
developers	O
looking	O
to	O
utilize	O
Live	B-Device
such	O
as	O
removing	O
playlist	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
studios	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
matchmaking	O
servers	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Marketplace	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	B-Device
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
that	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
games	O
purchased	O
with	O
240	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
platforms	O
;	O
either	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
will	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
Gold	O
and	O
Silver	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
members	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
will	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
version	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
Games	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
unveiled	O
two	O
new	O
games	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2010	O
that	O
will	O
use	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	O
of	O
Empires	O
will	O
be	O
free-to-play	O
through	O
LIVE	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
 '	O
general	O
manager	O
Dave	O
Luehmann	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
renewed	O
focus	O
will	O
start	O
with	O
three	O
big	O
titles	O
—	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
—	O
which	O
will	O
use	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luehmann	O
reassured	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
that	O
more	O
big	O
titles	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
studio	O
plans	O
to	O
test	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Major	O
Nelson	O
confirmed	O
what	O
Microsoft	O
is	O
bringing	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
being	O
called	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Online	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
release	O
Insanely	B-Application
Twisted	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
release	O
Iron	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
title	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Gotham	B-Application
City	I-Application
Impostors	I-Application
became	O
free-to-play	O
and	O
dropped	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Steamworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Toy	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
fully	O
use	O
Steamworks	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
still	O
gives	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
to	O
use	O
Steamworks	O
exclusively	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
GfWL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
and	O
only	O
)	O
retail	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
title	O
announced	O
for	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
share	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	B-Device
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
announced	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
+	O
The	B-Application
Conquerors	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
criticized	O
limitations	O
for	O
the	O
LIVE	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
of	O
simultaneously	O
logging	B-General_Concept
in	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox.com	O
PC	B-Device
Marketplace	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
closed	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
update	O
that	O
retired	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
local	O
currency	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
since-deleted	O
support	O
article	O
for	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
Online	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
denying	O
they	O
were	O
closing	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
remain	O
committed	O
to	O
investing	O
in	O
PC	B-Device
gaming	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
ahead	O
,	O
and	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
sharing	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
August	O
2013	O
support	O
article	O
,	O
some	O
game	O
publishers	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
removing	O
GFWL	B-Application
from	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
happen	O
until	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
or	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
closed	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
system	O
update	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
will	O
be	O
retired	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox.com	O
PC	B-Device
marketplace	O
will	O
be	O
closed	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
practically	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
&	O
11	B-Application
(	O
and	O
supported	O
now-discontinued	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
download	O
page	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	B-Device
Sign-in	O
Assistant	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
servers	O
and	O
therefore	O
the	O
online	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
LIVE	I-Application
installer	O
fails	O
to	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friends	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
displaying	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
chosen	O
friends	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complaint	O
system	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
file	O
reports	O
of	O
other	O
users	O
that	O
have	O
broken	O
Live	B-Device
Terms	O
of	O
Use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
offered	O
Games	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
,	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
music	O
and	O
movies	O
until	O
its	O
closure	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
and	O
private	O
chat	B-Protocol
via	O
Voice	B-Protocol
and	O
text	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	B-Protocol
feature	O
worked	O
between	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
until	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
updated	O
the	O
voice	B-Protocol
codec	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
now	O
only	O
support	O
the	O
text	B-Protocol
portion	O
of	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
via	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
virtual	O
arcade	O
space	O
offering	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
classic	O
retro	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gamertag	O
is	O
the	O
universal	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
username	O
on	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
and	O
XNA	B-Device
Creators	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
valid	O
Gamertag	O
,	O
any	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
located	O
and	O
messaged	O
from	O
within	O
Live	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamerscore	O
(	O
G	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
achievements	O
system	O
that	O
measures	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
achievement	O
points	O
accumulated	O
by	O
a	O
user	O
with	O
a	O
Live	B-Device
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developers	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
250	O
points	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
every	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,750	O
points	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
title	O
to	O
feature	O
Achievements	O
,	O
which	O
counted	O
towards	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
Gamerscore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamercard	O
is	O
an	O
information	O
panel	O
used	O
to	O
summarize	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
Live	B-Device
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TrueSkill	O
is	O
a	O
ranking	O
and	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
premiering	O
in	O
the	O
Live	B-Device
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
Cambridge	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
TrueSkill	O
ranking	O
system	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
titles	O
for	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
or	O
"	O
Guide	O
"	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
earlier	O
versions	O
(	O
made	O
to	O
match	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
original	O
appearance	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guide	O
includes	O
messaging	O
(	O
text	B-Protocol
and	O
voice	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
friends	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
,	O
recent	O
players	O
,	O
private	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
personal	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
Live	B-Device
client	O
is	O
version	O
3.5.0088.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
also	O
auto-updates	O
when	O
users	O
are	O
logged-on	O
to	O
a	O
Live-aware	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
client	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
initially	O
launched	O
with	O
demos	O
and	O
trailers	O
of	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Live	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
titles	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
version	O
3.0	O
of	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
marketplace	O
was	O
included	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
account	O
management	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
a	O
Gamertag	O
for	O
800	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
marketplace	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
DLC	B-Protocol
without	O
exiting	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
installs	O
the	O
content	O
directly	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
scrapping	O
the	O
newly	O
revamped	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
website	O
and	O
merged	O
the	O
content	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
client	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
another	O
way	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
reduced	O
to	O
simply	O
opening	O
up	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
section	O
of	O
Xbox.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
client	O
stopped	O
logging	B-General_Concept
in	O
completely	O
in	O
2022	O
due	O
to	O
TLS	B-Protocol
1.0	O
and	O
1.1	O
connections	O
being	O
no	O
longer	O
permitted	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
accounts	O
to	O
login	B-General_Concept
and	O
therefore	O
presents	O
a	O
connection	O
error	O
when	O
launching	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Games	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
offering	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Battlestations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
are	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Tinker	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Ultimate	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Goo	I-Application
and	O
Osmos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
titles	O
bought	O
on	O
Games	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
include	O
Server	O
Side	O
Authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
3.0	O
feature	O
that	O
automatically	O
ties	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
your	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	B-Device
ID	O
and	O
the	O
Gamertag	O
associated	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
use	O
a	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
DRM	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
activate	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
times	O
each	O
month	O
on	O
any	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
not	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
added	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
revamp	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
On	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
under	O
the	O
new	O
branding	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
low	O
expectations	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
considering	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
revamp	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
merge	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
into	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
2015	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
42	O
countries/territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
can	O
access	O
Live	B-Device
by	O
creating	O
a	O
Gamertag	O
using	O
an	O
address	O
from	O
a	O
supported	O
country	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
technical	O
support	O
is	O
available	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
supported	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
,	O
availability	O
is	O
exactly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
regional	O
availability	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
many	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
were	O
upset	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
charge	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
a	O
fee	O
of	O
$49.99	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
felt	O
this	O
move	O
was	O
unfair	O
,	O
as	O
playing	O
online	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
services	O
GFWL	B-Application
offered	O
has	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
always	O
been	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
later	O
began	O
offering	O
the	O
service	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
after	O
many	O
complaints	O
from	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
would	O
use	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
fans	O
started	O
up	O
a	O
petition	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
without	O
the	O
service	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
petition	O
gained	O
over	O
20,000	O
signatures	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
reflecting	O
a	O
notable	O
public	O
dislike	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
among	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
users	O
who	O
bought	O
their	O
game	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
had	O
trouble	O
activating	O
CD-keys	O
in-game	O
via	O
the	O
integrated	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
stating	O
"	O
With	O
Microsoft	O
no	O
longer	O
supporting	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
additional	O
keys	O
needed	O
to	O
continue	O
selling	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
that	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
that	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
GTA	B-Application
IV	I-Application
named	O
'	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
 '	O
without	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
would	O
replace	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
removed	O
as	O
they	O
relied	O
on	O
GFWL	B-Application
services	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Launcher	O
is	O
now	O
required	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
DRM	O
and	O
achievements	O
features	O
of	O
GFWL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
