- #GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT UPDATE#
- #GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT DOWNLOAD#
- #GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT FREE#
We will just have to wait and see how things go with this.
#GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT FREE#
So he sent the issue up the chain to see if they can do something about getting it straightened out for all purchasers of the game expansions (DLCs) so Microsoft can get with Valve/STEAM to make sure the game remains availiable along with the DLCs for users who have already purchased any DLCs for their game because the purchase made the game no longer free since money was spent on it.
#GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT DOWNLOAD#
I also mentioned the fact that the game itself is no longer listed in the game list for purchase or download and it appears that Microsoft was unaware of this fact. Microsoft's representative told me that the game was supposedly transferred to STEAM as a 100% STEAM game some time ago as part of their preperations for the shutdown and there is something in the works, due to the DLCs being paid for items with significant numbers of purchases, to get all of the DLCs moved to STEAM as well. This should take care of all G4WL dependant games to date with the only real exception being the so called free to play games like MS Flight, which is no longer a free game if you purchased any DLCs for it.Īs far as MS Flight game. I hope this helps all of you with your G4WL concerns. I have already tested this on my Bulletstorm (non-steam version) and it works great! No more log in issues and my save games are saved to my computer NOT to the online server account. Remember to save this information for future use because you will be your only support staff after the servers shut down in 2014. Repeat this using the same name for each game in your G4WL games list to set up all of your games to run on the local profile you now have on your PC. You can then save the new name as your offline, local, G4WL profile.
Click this link and follow the prompt to enter a new profile name. In this paragraph you should find a link that you can click on, "Create Local Profile". Click this button and on the next panel that opens scroll down to the bottom paragraph. The center button is the "Create New Account" button. A new drop down will open from the overlay bar with usually 3 buttons on it. Once in the game, start screen, etc, open the Live overlay and sign out. The following are the steps to reach this option.įirst start your G4WL game.
#GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE OFFLINE ACCOUNT UPDATE#
The update to the client included an option for creating a local account on your computer so that you can continue playing your G4WL games in singleplayer offline mode. After expressing my concerns as well as many subjects I found here on STEAM forums the rep was able to help me with an option which apparently was added to the G4WL Client a while back in preperation for the closure of the client service and servers. News for ALL G4WL victims! May actually be considered GOOD NEWS! I spent about an hour on the phone with G4WL Support to find out more about the server shut down mid 2014.