Microsoft Axes Games for Windows Live Head

January 26, 2009 9:50 AM

Games for Windows Live general manager Chris Early was among the 1,400 Microsoft eliminated last week, reputable journalist Dean Takahashi reports via VentureBeat.

The effect that Early's departure will have on the service is not known. In addition to free online multiplayer, Games for Windows Live offers video and demo downloads, and will debut its first premium-priced downloadble content tomorrow via Fallout 3.

Early previously told Shacknews that the service would eventually sell full games.

In all, Microsoft plans to axe 5,000 positions across the next year and a half.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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Tawler

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January 26, 2009 9:56 AM

The standalone GFWL client is garbage. I don't know what he had to do with that but it seemed like an appropriate place to make that criticism.
- node
  
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  January 26, 2009 10:12 AM
  
  I've not used that, but the in-game stuff is fine and dandy, useful even. I like getting achievements and chatting with Xbox friends... on PC!
  - Tawler
    
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    January 26, 2009 10:45 AM
    
    Agreed, and none of what you mentioned is in the stand alone client.
- majinpsyduck
  
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  January 26, 2009 3:23 PM
  
  How can the GFWL client be garbage? It doesn't do anything :D