![]() Though online services for games that run it are still available, the Games for Windows marketplace, and a lot of the Xbox/PC cross-functionality the service promoted, were replaced by the Windows Store. Though this move is certainly going to please players, it does come a little bit late, as Microsoft itself discontinued support for Games for Windows Live back in February of 2014. If you already have Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition installed through Steam, Bethesda recommends that you reinstall the game to remove any of the previous dependencies. ![]() In the latest Steam patch notes for Fallout 3, it was announced that it would be removing all trace of Games for Windows Live, bringing it more in-line with the GOG and Windows Store versions that forgo it. ![]() RELATED: Fallout: New Vegas - Every Permanent Companion, Ranked It required a log in with a linked Microsoft account, which would then be used to prevent piracy and second-hand sales under the guise of "features" like Xbox messaging and achievements. When Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition launched back in 2009, it made heavy use of the much-hated Games for Windows Live system, which was Microsoft's early attempt at combining the Xbox and PC ecosystems. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition has finally patched out its controversial Games for Windows Live DRM… seven years after it was discontinued by Microsoft. ![]()
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