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Games for Windows – Live

Games for Windows – Live or GFWL is a deprecated online gaming service used by Games for Windows–branded PC titles that originally enabled Windows PCs to connect to Microsoft's Live service. Users, each with a unique Gamertag (the Microsoft username service for gaming that began on Xbox Live), were able to play online, keep track of their friends'…

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Developer
Microsoft
Discontinued
August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22) · 3.5.95.0
Last updated
February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20)
Launch date
Games for Windows – Live: May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29) · Games on Demand: December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)
Operating system
Windows XP and above
Platform
Microsoft Windows

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Games for Windows – Live

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Triples179
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014599
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Games for Windows – Live

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related to Deprecation · 28
Games for Windows – Live → Ace Combat, Age, April, Assault Horizon, Deadlight, Empires Online, Games, GfWL, Gotham City Impostors, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Iron Brigade, LIVE, March, Mark, Microsoft, Microsoft Flight, Microsoft Studios, Ninja, On April, On August
related to Games on Demand · 23
Games for Windows – Live → Also, Battlestations, Demand, Gamertag, Games, Goo, Live, Microsoft, Microsoft Tinker, On December, Osmos, Pacific, Resident Evil, SecuROM DRM, Server Side Authentication, Some, The, These, This, Windows
related to Features · 17
Games for Windows – Live → Achievements, Demand, Games, Live Terms, LiveMatchmaking, Microsoft, Rep, Room, Shadowrun, Some, The, UseGames, Voice, Windows, Windows Marketplace, Xbox, Xbox Live
related to Development · 16
Games for Windows – Live → Games, GFWL, Halo, It, June, Live, May, Microsoft, On March, On May, Shadowrun, The, Windows, Windows Vista, Xbox, Xbox Live
related to Marketplace · 14
Games for Windows – Live → December, Demand, DLC, Full, Gamertag, Games, It, Live, Microsoft Points, The, The Games, Windows, Windows Marketplace, With
related to Availability · 13
Games for Windows – Live → Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States, ArabiaSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSweden SwitzerlandTaiwanTurkeyUnited, ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHong KongHungaryIndiaIrelandIsraelItalyJapanMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNew Z…, As, February, Gamertag, Games, Live, Since Games, The Marketplace, Users, Windows, Xbox Live
related to TrueSkill · 13
Games for Windows – Live → Developed, Elo, For, Games, If, In, It, Live, Microsoft Research Cambridge, TrueSkill, United Kingdom, When, Windows
related to Controversies · 12
Games for Windows – Live → After, Dark Souls, Games, GFWL, Live, Many PC, Microsoft, Microsoft's, PC, Steamworks, The, Windows
related to Gamertag · 10
Games for Windows – Live → Gamertag, Gamertags, Games, Live, There, Using, Windows, Xbox Live, XNA Creators Club, Zune
see also · 8
Games for Windows – Live → Anywhere, DemandList, Games, Live, Video, Windows, WindowsIndex, Xbox Live

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windows games live microsoft xbox game service online marketplace pc announced would available gfwl play released titles use players gamertag

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Games for Windows – LiveDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveDiscontinuedAugust 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveDiscontinued3.5.95.01.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveLast updatedFebruary 20, 2014 (2014-02-20)1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveLaunch dateGames for Windows – Live: May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29)1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveLaunch dateGames on Demand: December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveOperating systemWindows XP and above1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LivePlatformMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveStatusDigital distribution store closed; online services still available1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveTypeContent delivery1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveTypeDigital rights management (DRM)1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveTypeCross-platform play1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveTypeSocial networking1.00infobox
Games for Windows – LiveWebsitewww.gfwl.com1.00infobox
Games for Windows – Liveis aXbox network0.90text

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