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Lost Planet 2 update finally removes Games for Windows Live

For years, Games for Windows Live (GFWL) was seen as a blight on PC gaming. Fortunately, Microsoft ditched it, but in the process, some games were left inaccessible. A number of major games have been updated since to remove all traces of GFWL, but it was only in 2024 when Capcom decided to finally start the process. Now over half a year later, Lost Planet 2 has been revived.

When Games for Windows Live shut down, Capcom had to delist a number of titles from PC storefronts like Steam. This week, Capcom revealed that its work has finished for Lost Planet 2, the second game in an excellent trilogy of survival shooters.

If you own Lost Planet 2 on Steam already, you can now download the latest version of the game, which removes all traces of the defunct (and awful) Games for Windows Live system. It isn't all sunshine and rainbows though, as the update did also break online multiplayer and well, if you had a Lost Planet 2 save, it might now be busted.

Fortunately, Lost Planet 1 and Lost Planet 3 both escaped the curse of Games for Windows Live, so those games did not require a new update.

KitGuru Says: I was a big fan of the Lost Planet trilogy back in the 360-era, but I've never tried the PC versions. Do you own these games on PC? Are you glad to see GFWL removed from Lost Planet 2?

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