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Good stuff right here, how long are these days of .99c gonna lat anyways?

Originally Posted by EarthBoundX5 Um, I don't think this is a GFWL, so ya may wanna edit the title not ton confuse people.

Its is GFWL it & Halo 2 were actually the very first games for windows live games. They both had install limits and GFWL key limits.

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Originally Posted by z3razerviper Its is GFWL it & Halo 2 were actually the very first games for windows live games. They both had install limits and GFWL key limits.

dude, that was in response to Deus Ex. But ya, this game [Shadowrun] this time around is actually GFWL, not GFW.

New day, new deal! Today, grab Shadowrun for just 80 Microsoft Points ($0.99), that's 95% off the regular price!

On top of that, Shadowrun is a crossplatform LIVE title! You can play against your Xbox LIVE friends as well as Games for Windows LIVE people! Game on!

Originally Posted by z3razerviper Its is GFWL it & Halo 2 were actually the very first games for windows live games. They both had install limits and GFWL key limits.

I think some of us are just saying that while the old moniker may exist on printed material, the LIVE portion has practically been stripped from the client and the website, replaced with what appears to be Games for Windows (as in the domain too) or Games for Windows Marketplace. It just seems like a rebranding..

I'm so in for this Shadowrun even though I won't be able to run it. I'm sure they keep track of this stuff, so if they see that .99 cents = $$$ for old shit they got sitting on a server, the more cheap ass deals we'll get.

LOL. I read this thread and thought all the "this game's a classic" stuff was referring to Shadowrun but just figured out with was for Deus Ex.

Yeah, Shadowrun should have been 1$ to begin with. Even then it's a bit overpriced since if you own pretty much any other multiplayer shooter you will never play it.

Originally Posted by AionTelos Good stuff right here, how long are these days of .99c gonna lat anyways?

Not sure... last one ran until Sunday... so maybe then?

I was confused by the title switch, too. I'm like, "No, Shadowrun is not a classic? Wut?" And those that were like, "I JUST GOT THIS FOR $2.50 ON STEAM!" and I'm like, "Eh?" I figured it out though.

A multiplayer game with no one playing it, cross-platform or not, is not really worth a $1 imo.

MS, where's Gears of War? Where's Fable?

Embarrassed to say I paid $40 for this near launch. It's worth a dollar, but not much more... and this will probably get a few people back playing online. Here's hoping we get Fable TLC for ~$5!

I got Shadowrun on 360 already. It's a pretty good game, and still quite active.

At this price, it's a no-brainer, you MUST get it.

If Gears of War is the next deal for 99 cents, I won't complain, Fable Lost Chapters for 99 cents wouldn't be a bad one either.

Also, LOL at microsoft showing the Xbox 360 coverart for this deal, how funny, although I believe it is a cross platform title.

Originally Posted by loomis1975 If Gears of War is the next deal for 99 cents, I won't complain, Fable Lost Chapters for 99 cents wouldn't be a bad one either. Also, LOL at microsoft showing the Xbox 360 coverart for this deal, how funny, although I believe it is a cross platform title.

It literally says XBL and GFWL on the box

And hell yeah I'll buy this at $1.

Originally Posted by CrossFireXT17 Not sure... last one ran until Sunday... so maybe then?

For curiousity's sake, anyone know what deals were included last time?

For 99 cents, even if I only get a few hours out of it, it's a good deal. Like everyone else, I hope that Gears Of War and Fable are coming soon! But then again, the Deus Ex deal shows that other publishers are on board (at least Sqeenix) and there might be other classics coming up.

I changed the title to a more standard format, think it works? haha

and...

Originally Posted by Horsewarrior of Janjaweed For curiousity's sake, anyone know what deals were included last time?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=278420 thats the thread from last time.

Just be warned, that the recent XBL update that changed the mics to a new higher frequency (audio codec) has caused Shadowrun PC players to no longer be able to communicate with console gamers. Console players hear static from PC players and PC players can not hear anything. Sometimes the 360 players (vast majority of the SR population online) kick PC players when they don't understand the problem. As an owner of both console and PC versions, I have witnessed this a few times in the last few weeks.

Though the SR community is small it still has a fairly large following on PC. Shadowrun has been a team based game and the mic has been a crucial part of the game. To date MS has refused to comment on the situation other then it is up to the developer of the game to choose to update the games to meet the new XBL mic standards. FASA (the makers) have not been in business for well over 2 years now, so an update seems highly unlikely.

Xbox and GFWL forum threads on the problem:
http://forums.xbox.com/35097877/ShowPost.aspx
http://forums.xbox.com/35030224/ShowPost.aspx
http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/15738.aspx

Even though I doubt I'll ever play this, I find it hard to turn down a $0.99 game because I'm a packrat. I guess I can stay at work an extra 2 minutes and 7 seconds to pay for it, then I won't feel bad.

soooo... DOES this have achievements, or no?

Originally Posted by horns456 Just be warned, that the recent XBL update that changed the mics to a new higher frequency (audio codec) has caused Shadowrun PC players to no longer be able to communicate with console gamers. Console players hear static from PC players and PC players can not hear anything. Sometimes the 360 players (vast majority of the SR population online) kick PC players when they don't understand the problem. As an owner of both console and PC versions, I have witnessed this a few times in the last few weeks. Though the SR community is small it still has a fairly large following on PC. Shadowrun has been a team based game and the mic has been a crucial part of the game. To date MS has refused to comment on the situation other then it is up to the developer of the game to choose to update the games to meet the new XBL mic standards. FASA (the makers) have not been in business for well over 2 years now, so an update seems highly unlikely. Xbox and GFWL forum threads on the problem: http://forums.xbox.com/35097877/ShowPost.aspx http://forums.xbox.com/35030224/ShowPost.aspx http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/15738.aspx

Wow. Of course, MS probably doesn't have the will or the team that originally designed Shadowrun, so they lack the easy capability to update the game to support the updated communication codecs. I hadn't even thought of that. I suppose that impacts any of the (...2?) games that enabled cross-platform play.