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Gears of War PC Patched

by Maarten Goldstein, Nov 28, 2007 11:11pm PST

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A patch for Gears of War for Windows is now available from FileShack, taking care of some performance issues while also fixing a Games for Windows - LIVE update bug.

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Well, it automatically launched the game after patching, and since I was busy with something else I tried to quit the game as soon as I could. So I clicked on Quit and the game stopped responding. I could see my cursor moving around, but I couldn't do anything. I had to hit the reset button since none of the magic "shut this motherfucker down" key combinations were working.
It was nice of them to patch it before the weekend though.

Nov 29, 2007 12:29am PST

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  Oh, it's a fun game though. I can play it perfectly when I yank my ethernet cable. Games for Windows Live.
  
  Imagine the ability to play online with your friends, even cross-platform between your Windows based PC and Xbox 360 in supported games, without the need to configure anything. Sounds too good to be true? ItÃ¢Â€Â™s real and itÃ¢Â€Â™s here!
  
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  Oh, it's a fun game though. I can play it perfectly when I yank my ethernet cable. Games for Windows Live : ArB
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    orrrrr you can setup a non internet user for games for windows like I did, and not worrry about that crap... : vertdang
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      Or just hit F1 to create a local account. : Jobos
      
      the problem is this isn't really documented or brought up anywhere, from what I've seen anyway. it would ... : jonas54
      
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      Everyone says this but it doesn't work. For me I had to wait 5 hours for Live to come back up before I co... : avatar_58
      
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      *Shrug* maybe try deleting your other profile before creating a new local profile? : CrustaR
      
      you'd have to. but that erases all your saves. : vertdang
      
      Yeah, I haven't seen a local profile option either. I'll reinstall this monster and check again. I'd stil... : ArB
  - Dude, you can play using a local profile. : CrustaR