Gamespy and GFWL shutting down very soon

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Wolfeman

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Shutdown dates are Gamespy (May 31, 2014) and Games for Windows Live (July 1, 2014)

No idea if this is a complete list but for at least a few of them there are some things that could help people get games working.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/17/games-for-windows-live-is-dying-we-check-the-life-support-of-ga/

Green = GFWL has been removed.
Blue = GFWL will be removed.
Red = No plans.
Purple = We've reached out but are still awaiting response.
(Colorblind version)
2K Games
BioShock 2 (Steamworks)

Bethesda
Fallout 3 (None. GFWL CD key requirement removed by Steam. Instructions are available for downloading and archiving DLC purchased through GFWL.)

Capcom
Dark Void (No plans.)
Dead Rising 2 (No plans.)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (No plans.)
Lost Planet 2 (No plans.)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition (No plans.)
Resident Evil 5 (No plans.)
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (No plans.)
Street Fighter X Tekken (No plans.)
Super Street Fighter IV / Arcade Edition (Steamworks)

Codemasters
DiRT 2 (No Comment.)
DiRT 3 (Steamworks)
F1 2010 (Steamworks)
F1 2011 (Steamworks)
Fuel (No Comment. Delisted from Steam.)
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (No Comment.)
Operation Flashpoint: Red River (No Comment.)

Double Fine Productions
Iron Brigade (No plans.)

EA
Bulletstorm

Microsoft
Fable 3 (No plans.)
Gears of War (No plans.)
Halo 2 (No plans.)
Microsoft Flight (No plans.)
Shadowrun (No plans.)
Tinker (No plans.)
Viva Pi?ata (No plans.)

Namco Bandai
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition (Exploring options, but no set plans yet.)
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (Exploring options, but no set plans yet.)

Update: Namco Bandai descriptions altered from "will update" to "exploring options."

Nordic Games
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Will strip GFWL. May replace with an existing service or develop its own.)

Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto IV + Episodes From Liberty City

Sega
The Club
Stormrise
Universe at War: Earth Assault
Virtua Tennis 4
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2

Shadow Planet Productions
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Steamworks)

Signal Studios
Toy Soldiers (Can choose between GFWL or Steamworks)

Strategy First
Flatout: Ultimate Carnage

Square Enix
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Twisted Pixel
Ms. Splosion Man (Steamworks. No timeline.)

Warner Bros
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY (Steamworks)
Batman: Arkham City GOTY (Steamworks)
Gotham City Impostors (Steamworks)
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

Zombie Studios / Ignition Entertainment
Blacklight: Tango Down (No plans.)


The following games are extremely unlikely to be updated:

Activision
Quantum of Solace (Delisted. Publisher no longer has rights to franchise.)

Disney Interactive
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Republic Heroes (Original publisher [Lucasarts] Closed)
Tron: Evolution (Studio Closed)

Timegate Studios
Section 8 (Studio Closed)
Section 8: Prejudice (Studio Closed)


http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/22fz75/list_of_games_affected_by_gamespy_shutdown/

Sources:

Company Statements

  • Activision: "Activision won't be affected." (Source)
  • Bohemia Interactive: "We are planning to introduce an alternative solution using Steam to Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead and Arma 3 users. Other games... will have [a] more limited multiplayer experience with loss of server browser... That said, direct IP connection to servers should work even after Gamespy services are no longer available." (Source)
  • Capcom: "There are a few titles for which Capcom utilizes GameSpy's matchmaking services for online gameplay. We are evaluating migration solutions and will have more information in the near future" (Source)
  • Epic: ""We're spinning [up an in-house solution] next week and we don't foresee any impact." (Source)
Affected

  • Arma (Source)
  • Arma: Cold War Assault (Source)
  • Arma 2 (Source)
  • Arma 2: Free (Source)
  • Borderlands
  • Dungeon Defenders [PS3/Non-Steam] (Source)
  • Crysis (Source)
  • Crysis 2 (Source)
  • Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Saints Row 2 (Source)
  • Star Wars Battlefront
  • Star Wars Battlefront 2
  • Stronghold 2 (Source)
  • Stronghold Legends (Source)
  • Take On Helicopters (Source)
Status Unknown

  • Alien vs Predator 2
  • Call of Juarez
  • Call of Juarez Bound in Blood
  • Civilization III
  • Civilization IV
  • Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
  • Commandos: Behind the Call of Duty
  • Far Cry
  • Jagged Alliance 2
  • Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
  • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
  • Medieval Total War
  • Medieval Total War 2
  • Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
  • Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
  • Postal 2
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Shogun Total War
  • SWAT 4
  • Titan Quest
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Tom Clancy's HAWX
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
  • Two Worlds
  • Two Worlds 2
  • Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War
  • Warhammer 40K: Dark Crusade
  • Warhammer 40K: Soulstorm
  • Warhammer 40K: Winter Assault
Probably Unaffected

Unaffected

 
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