Game for Windows - LIVE (GFWL) is an online gaming service for "Games for Windows"-branded PC games. It functions much like an Xbox Live, but for the PC. On Tuesday Microsoft announced a couple of ...

Games For Windows Live may have once been the neglected member of the growing "PC gaming portal" community, but the removal of subscription fees and the renewed dedication to the platform on the part ...

I feel bad for Microsoft’s Games for Windows, a really great idea that for one reason or another has yet to blossom. I’ve previously grumped about it here and here, so I’ll summarize: Launched in May ...

Just in case you were unaware, Microsoft's updated Games for Windows Live with some cosmetic changes. Along with a change to the download system, it has a redesigned marketplace and game pages are ...

Epic Games updates Easy Anti-Cheat for Windows on Arm, including Fortnite. The Xbox PC app now allows game downloads on Windows on ARM devices. Microsoft is adding more features to the Xbox app for ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Games for Windows Live, often shortened to the acronym GFWL, has been a dreaded piece of software ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Games for Windows Live is not falling by the wayside despite the appearance of PC games on the Xbox Live-enabled Windows 8. NeoGamr asked Microsoft if the Windows Store ...

Xbox Game Pass is a service from Microsoft that allows users to download and play games without purchasing them. Instead, you pay a monthly subscription. Like any other game on Xbox, Xbox App or ...

On top of shutting down the Marketplace for its Games for Windows platform, it appears Microsoft plans on discontinuing the Live service entirely. On top of shutting down the Marketplace for its Games ...

The Capital Wasteland is finally free of its longest-lasting scourge: in a surprise update to Fallout 3, Bethesda has removed all traces of Microsoft's now-defunct Games For Windows Live online ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is shutting down its Games for Windows Live marketplace on August 22nd.

Update: Rockstar has released a statement confirming our speculation that Games for Windows Live is to blame for the removal of Grand Theft Auto 4 from Steam. "Grand Theft Auto 4 was originally ...