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This is a sorted by release date and name list of Games for Windows – Live titles; 73 (including released and former) video games under Microsoft's Games for Windows – Live platform, which include online gaming features. Two common features in all listed games are friends and achievements.
The idea for game achievements can be traced back to 1982, with Activision's patches for high scores. [8] [9] This was a system by which game manuals instructed players to achieve a particular high score, take a photo of score display on the television, and send in the photo to receive a physical, iron-on style patch in a fashion somewhat similar to the earning of a Scout badge.
In 2020, Microsoft removed the Games for Windows – Live download page and the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant was removed from their servers, and therefore the online Games for Windows – LIVE installer fails to install. As of 2021, users are unable to login to Games for Windows – Live through the Games for Windows Marketplace client.
Steam Guard also offers two-factor, risk-based authentication that uses a one-time verification code sent to a verified email address associated with the Steam account; this was later expanded to include two-factor authentication through the Steam mobile application, known as Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator.
TrueAchievements was designed and programmed by Richard Stone, and launched in March 2008. It was conceptualized when Richard Stone determined that the current GamerScore system devised by Microsoft was inherently unbalanced; it would sometimes appear to offer only a few points for difficult tasks in-game, and many points for somewhat trivial tasks in-game.
achievement. Also badge, trophy, medal, cheevo. Meta-goals defined outside a game's parameters. May be external achievements such as those on Xbox Live or Steam, internal achievements such as those in Clash of Clans, or both. achievement hunter A player who attempts to collect all achievements in a game. Achievement hunters tend to be ...
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #347 on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Thursday, May 23, 2024. New York Times.
Ubisoft Connect (formerly Ubisoft Game Launcher and later Uplay) is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications service developed by Massive Entertainment to provide an experience similar to the achievements/trophies offered by various other game companies. The service is provided across various platforms.