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Earlier today, at Microsoft's GameFest 2008, they announced that Games for Widows Live - Gold features would now be provided for free in every game that differentiates them. This comes after months of trying to squeeze people for features they already got for free in every other PC game they owned.

At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free. These features -- including multiplayer achievements, matchmaking, cross-platform play with the Xbox 360, GFW voice chat, and more -- previously required a GFW Live Gold account. The change is effective immediately and across all GFW titles, both past and future.

Also at the event, it was revealed that a Games for Windows Marketplace, similar to the Xbox Live Marketplace would launch this fall. It is unknown at this time what types of titles will be purchasable. It is expected that it will offer videos, demos, downloadable content, and more.

This is great news for those of you on the fence about Gears of War PC, as now all the nice and convenient features that were left out are now available for anyone's use (such as inviting friends directly into your campaign with you). Nice play, Microsoft!

MS hat wohl kapiert, dass PC-Spieler kein Geld für Features ausgeben, die man als PC-Spieler kostenlos gewohnt ist