Microsoft Announces First Wave of Windows 8 Titles

ROFLMAO

there are more games here than already have achievements on the PC, not that i'm compaining, heres hoping they've finally sorted out the tracking issues with GFWL (and proved it to dev's so they are willing to at least try it)

GR4V1G0R3 said:They are getting rid of GFWL with Windows 8.

xPut Name Herex said:Where have you seen that?

I can see them not using GFWL for Metro apps, but for the games that are based on the desktop (we all know companies aren't going to start making games Metro-only, they'll go down faster than you've ever seen) I'm pretty sure they'll still be using GFWL.

Microsoft continues to support the Games for Windows platform, but we are making new investments in Metro style games. For the core PC gamer we launched “Age of Empires Online” last year and “Microsoft Flight” on February 29.

None of them seem good enough to warrant a purchase of Windows 8. Not until they fix the hosts file issue at least.

Tufty94 said:Not sure what you want to do with the Hosts file, but here is a quick excerpt from ghacks on fixing the issue (I haven't tried it myself):
"Tom just pointed out that turning off Windows Defender, which basically is Microsoft Security Essentials, in Windows 8 will resolve the issue. It appears that the program has been designed to protect some hosts from being added to the Windows hosts file. To turn off Windows Defender press the Windows key, type Windows Defender and hit enter. This launches the program. Switch to Settings here and select Administrator on the left. Locate Turn on Windows Defender and uncheck the preference and click save changes afterwards.

Please note that this turns off Windows Defender, and that it is recommended to have another antivirus program installed on the system to have it protected against Internet and local threats.

If you do not want to disable Windows Defender completely, you can alternatively add the hosts file to the list of excluded files and processes. You do that with a on Settings > Excluded files and locations. This basically blocks Windows Defender from scanning or manipulating the hosts file in the operating system."

Tufty94 said:If you were planning on getting Windows 8 just for achievements, you're doing it wrong. This is your computer's operating system, a device will probably be used significantly more for things other than gaming/entertainment (if I could hazard a guess).

Hope I can buy them from the latest Win8 Preview :P

ROBomination said:I'm aware of the desktop on Win8. I just don't know how well more graphic intense games will run in a virtual machine. I'll probably just mess around with it in a virtual machine until I finish the GFWL games I have installed on Win7. I'm definitely not trying to download and install all those again.

Spaulding Nuts said:Me too. 2 of them are already out. Adera Episode 1 and Taptiles. Edit. 3 with Pinball FX2.

Eskobar M92 said:I don't think the Preview versions can access the LIVE aspect of the games. If you have TechNet (or buy a Win8 PC from a manufacturer), you have access to Adrea, Taptiles, and Pinball FX2 / Minesweeper / Mahjong / Solitaire (all available at release)

Eskobar M92 said:I don't think the Preview versions can access the LIVE aspect of the games. If you have TechNet (or buy a Win8 PC from a manufacturer), you have access to Adrea, Taptiles, and Pinball FX2 / Minesweeper / Mahjong / Solitaire (all available at release)

alklein92201 said:I can confirm that preview versions have access to these games.

NOBLEPX672 said:To the games, but to the LIVE part with achievements? And I assume you actually mean the preview version, not the one available from things like TechNet (which are the full version)

Not necessarily. Solitaire (and possibly Mahjong / I assume Minesweeper) has been there since the first version of Windows 8, but never had the LIVE part available.