Batman: Arkham City supports Games for Windows Live

Everytime I see "supports Games for Windows Live" I just have to ask why.. horrible service.

I thought draconian DRM got a slap on the wrist with backlash against SSFIV AE and REM, but nope! WB or Warner Brother$?

Steamworks would have been the superior choice.

Because all PC games that run on Windows should support achievements. That's what's killing me with Battlefield 3, I want achievements, but I don't want to play the crappy version. I have no idea why people would care about the fact that it uses it in the first place, once the game starts it's the game. It bugs the crap out of me I;m paying, and I'm playing, but I'm not getting the 100% benefit I could with another thousand gamerscore

As long as it's on steam I'm cool

Batman is supports GFWL. Somewhere, a grammar teacher weeps.

I am do not approve of this!

Didn't they announced that it wouldn't be GFWL last week? That it you just bear the Games for Windows mention without needing the horrible client...

I is supports this article. Thank you.

Riddle me this, my Batmans: "Arkham City is supports Games for Windows Live" is supports bad grammar, too?

I is supports this move.

Reasons for Why xiLeShadow does not support GFWL (out the top of his head)

1. If you uninstall the game and registry and save files are aren't correctly the same, the game won't accept the saves once you reinstall.

2. Games for Windows LIVE likes to eat up saves for no darn reason.

3. Microsoft servers are bad and the updating system is so outdated. Need to go into the game to update, leave the game, install update, and reboot said game. If files have changed or renamed, Error.

4. Developers are forced to go through the same certification system as Xbox 360. Meaning, patchs won't be released instantly and after 3 updates, Microsoft charges extra for any other patches.

5. Microsoft has control of DLC within the Games for Windows LIVE marketplace. Game's have no choice but to use said system. Microsoft as such, has control of DLC. Microsoft doesn't like Free Stuff, most of the time. Free DLC = Rare.

6. Microsoft GFWL DRM has Install Limits and Double Keys.

7. I don't trust a company who only cares about Xbox, to handle an important aspect of PC gaming.

8. Oh, you also have to be online in order to save your game. Almost as bad as Ubi---- DRM

9. Did I say, its is super bad?

I normal install DRM would have been fine, Steamworks is better than this. Come On Warner Bros, you used it for crap FEAR 3!

Little known fact: despite being a world-class athlete and forensic genius, Bruce Wayne says "I is the Batman" on occasion.

I've got 4 sets of XBL achievements for Arkham Asylum. Looks like I'll be getting at least 2 sets for Arkham City.

I've never had a problem with GFWL.

Great. I still can't get GFWL to work with Arkham Asylum.

Boo-urns!

Seriously, I'd say GFWL is designed and maintained by monkeys but I guess that's not fair....to the monkeys!


Any system that forces me to enter and abort a game 3 times in a row for updates and then not actually save my games WHEN I HIT SAVE AFTER 2 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY needs to be in the desert next to the ET carts.

God.....damn it!

you know, XBL is pretty good and it's such a shame GFWL is so bad. i won't buy a game which uses it any more.

it leaks memory on my machine at a rate of about 4MB/sec unless it's minimized. so of the few games i have which use it, if i forget to minimize it when i launch a game, i'm looking at a guaranteed crash in 3 ... 2 .... 1 ....

If it really supports achievements and if I can use an xbox controller to play it then I am getting it on PC instead. I was originally getting it on 360 since I got the first one on there.

Well guess that means I won't be getting the PC version. PS3 then probably. GFWL really is a POS.

GFWL is terrible which idiots chose that?

I could care less if it had GFWL support.

But if this has a 5 machine install limit like the previous Batman game then I'll just be playing something else instead.