Impulse Adds Bethesda Back Catalog, Will Not Include Future Steamworks Releases

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  Fallout 3 does not automatically install GFWL. I installed it without GFWL, and I can run it just fine, though I'll never be able to buy the DLC.
  
  Games for Windows Live has a history of not working properly on things like buying DLC. I don't know this firsthand, but you can listen to Brad Shoemaker's many comments on GFWL not working right in some of the Giant Bombcast episodes this year. He had trouble buying the Fallout 3 DLC.

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  Fallout 3 does not automatically install GFWL. I installed it without GFWL, and I can run it just fine, ... : the archvile
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    Games for Windows LIve installed automatically when I installed the Steam versions of Bioshock, Bioshock ... : HisDivineOrder
    • GfWL was not a competitor until recently. Steam was. Stardock is not pissed at all, they're simply wo... : seawolfnfhq
    • Bioshock 1 does not use GFWL; it does not install the client at all and this is for certain. And Steam is... : TheWeaponeer
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  In my experience DOW2 over steam DID install GFWL, it just happens transparently and you don't have to go... : Fpsnut
  • Hmm, that was a reply to "the archvile" : Fpsnut
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  The difference is that to play steam games you have to go through store front, while GFWL games integrate... : Fpsnut
  • If you disable the news popups and have a direct shortcut to the game, you never need to see Steam's stor... : BornAcorn
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    Have you actually used Steam? This is a serious question, because I use it, and you do not have to "go ... : Beelzebud
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      Well, When I load up Steam the first thing that shows is the store (or whatever they call that tab). I... : Schnapple
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        You can set it up so that Community or Library show as your Default Start Up Tab (Favorite Tab). Now the ... : AxeMan808
        • Yeah, but most people are never going to do that. So Impulse is annoyed. : Schnapple
      • Yeah it's so invasive they allow you to change those settings. My Steam client starts on the mini-games... : Beelzebud
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      I dunno, you tell me: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970693826/games?tab=all Imagine ... : Fpsnut
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        I personally don't use shortcuts; I had that in mind for those who won't like steam and just want NV. ... : BornAcorn
        • Yep, exact same here. : Fpsnut
    • You can disable all the options you want, you can setup your own personal way to play your Steam game; bu... : TheWeaponeer
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  The GFWL store is a separate program from the GFWL software integrated with the game. : BornAcorn
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    What BornAcorn said. I mentioned this last week as well. The storefront in GFWL is an outside, completely... : TheWeaponeer
    • This is very well put and may shed some light as to why Microsoft took the route they did, and why Impuls... : Schnapple
    • Yes, I think it's time publishers insist that Valve separate the Steam store from the game-launcher/DRM c... : Pixelbeast