Kane & Lynch 2 Switches to Steam
Another day, another kick in the junk for Games for Windows Live, as IO Interactive has revealed that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=kane+%26+Lynch+2%3A+Dog+Days&x=0&y=0] has dropped Microsoft's much-maligned online system in favor of Steamworks.
The original Microsoft's [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=kane+%26+Lynch+2%3A+Dead+Men&x=0&y=0] problematic online service won't be an issue in the sequel, however, because the developer has decided not to bother with it.
"No," said IO Interactive Game Director Kim Krogh when asked if Games for Windows Live problems would plague Kane & Lynch 2. "We're using Steam [http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/] online service.
Kane & Lynch 2 is the second high-profile game to abandon GfW Live in recent weeks; earlier this month, Bethesda announced that re-committed [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=%22Fallout%3A+New+Vegas%22&x=0&y=0] to the PC gaming scene (yes, again) and clearly, it has its work cut out for it.
Source: PC Gamer [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/06/16/kane-lynch-2-ditches-gfwl-and-its-good/]
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Another day, another kick in the junk for Games for Windows Live, as IO Interactive has revealed that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=kane+%26+Lynch+2%3A+Dog+Days&x=0&y=0] has dropped Microsoft's much-maligned online system in favor of Steamworks.
The original Microsoft's [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=kane+%26+Lynch+2%3A+Dead+Men&x=0&y=0] problematic online service won't be an issue in the sequel, however, because the developer has decided not to bother with it.
"No," said IO Interactive Game Director Kim Krogh when asked if Games for Windows Live problems would plague Kane & Lynch 2. "We're using Steam [http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/] online service.
Kane & Lynch 2 is the second high-profile game to abandon GfW Live in recent weeks; earlier this month, Bethesda announced that re-committed [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=%22Fallout%3A+New+Vegas%22&x=0&y=0] to the PC gaming scene (yes, again) and clearly, it has its work cut out for it.
Source: PC Gamer [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/06/16/kane-lynch-2-ditches-gfwl-and-its-good/]
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