Games for Windows Marketplace Coming, LIVE Gold Fees Going
has word that Microsoft has announced plans to introduce a Games for Windows
marketplace similar to the Xbox LIVE marketplace. They also announce plans to
offer a less console-centric Games for Windows LIVE service and confirm that
they will be dropping the premium subscription fee the service carried for
"Gold" multiplayer matchmaking that was a sticking point for so many. Here's a
quote on the changes from Microsoft's Chris Satchell: "The first UI was good but
it was too console-centric. It wasn't really what Windows gamers wanted. We have
a new UI that's consistent with the way Windows gamers want to interact. It's
free to you as a developer, and we're reducing the technical requirements. I
believe, from hereon, Games for Windows Live is going to take off."
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