Codemasters is not using GFWL any more!!!!

[Purple44]

News FLASH, Codemasters has finally had a change of heart and will use Steamworks instead of the evil GFWL that divide the online racing community because of the unsupported countries issue!   

I had about given up hope this would ever happen. I wonder if Steam new policy this year of not letting players that live in unsupported countries, buy GFWL games through Steam, got Codies to change to Steamworks.

That leave about 4 game makers still using GFWL. Maybe next year there will be none.

Ryder just made a could point, maybe Codemasters contact with Microsoft has expired?

[Ryder25]

I hope that goes the same for all of their following games and not just their latest Dirt Showdown.

btw, does that mean CM will use steam's cheat protection? 

[Purple44]

Look like F1 2012 will use Steamworks instead of GFWL.

It a good bet now that GIRD 2 will use Steamworks too.

Say hello to Steam and goodbye to GFWL]http://community.codemasters.com/forum/f1-2012-general-discussion-1433/480079-say-hello-steam-goodbye-gfwl.html]Say hello to Steam and goodbye to GFWL

[Purple44]

Look like Games for Windows LIVE may be on it death bed!


Rockstar goes into bullet time and headshots Games for Windows Live

Thousands sign anti-GFWL Dark Souls PC petition

Good luck finding a GFWL PC game this year.

[Cordless]

I Had GFWL with the following games:
Resident evil 5
Flatout UC
Fallout 3 GOTY
And TBH Ive never had a issue with it,guess i was one of the few lucky ones 

[Purple44]

I also did not have issues with GFWL with UC and FUEL. But when DIRT 2 got release in Dec 2009, the shit hit the fan when players that bought DIRT 2 and went to go online and then were told by Microsoft that they live in an unsupported country, so would be block from racing online with the $40-$80 they just paid for DIRT 2 and there no refund.

Should not Steam warn buyers before they buy, if a game require GFWL?

Should not Steam warn buyers before they buy, if a game require GFWL ( Games for Windows LIVE ) to race online or will have to figure out how to get GFWL to go into offline mode so you can save your game if not log into LIVE.

Like what has happen with Codemasters DIRT 2. Codemasters first racing game to use GFWL. If live in one the over 166 unsupported countries ( there only 26 supported countries ), you will be lock out of racing online and will have to figure out how to force GFWL into offline mode or create a offline LIVE ID to be able to save your game offline.

A lot of Steam buyers were not warn about this and now are lockout of racing DIRT 2 online!   It a sad day for online racing when game makers like Codemasters use GFWL to restrict half the world from racing online.

Will Flatout 2 and GRID be the last few racing games to let Whole world race together online?

And Steam helping divide the online racing community if they do not warn players that DIRT 2 may restrict them from online racing. Buyer beware!!!!

GFWL stole my game

Attention. This game is a scam, as it works on Windows-Live

Will Codemasters give new CD-key to those players in unsupport countires that need...

There no warning on Steam page to buy DIRT 2:

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It took Codemasters 2 months after the release of DIRT 2 on Steam before they finally updated the DIRT 2 page with a warning about GFWL and the unsupported country issue!!!!

Codemasters created a lot of bad blood with the online racing community with what happen with GFWL and Codemasters racing games.

And because of the mess GFWL cause and the trouble it cause Steam dealing with it, Steam stop selling GFWL games to countries that were not on the GFWL support list last year. I think this what finally got Codies to stop using GFWL. GFWL was costing Codemasters sells on Steam.

[Cordless]

WOW just WOW i never kenw that happened
Its a good job i never got that game i would of teared my hair out if it happened to me