Rumor: Microsoft's Live support coming to free Windows games.

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Mistershine on 06 April 2010

Rumor: Microsoft's Live support coming to free Windows games; Minesweeper, Solitaire and more

by David Hinkle { Apr 6th 2010 at 3:05PM }

Microsoft is allegedly preparing to implement Live functionality into the free suite of games that comes with all Windows-enabled PCs: Solitaire, Chess, Checkers, Spades, Hearts, Backgammon, Minesweeper, Purple Place, Spider Solitaire and Freecell. This tip comes courtesy of our trusted source (who accurately predicted Lucidity, NBA 2K10 Draft Combine and Tecmo Bowl: Throwback). Reportedly, each Windows game will not only get Achievements, but also chat and leaderboard support. While unconfirmed by our source, we'd anticipate this to be a free update.

If true -- and hey, our tipster's batting a thousand (that's sports talk for reliable) -- adding Live functionality to these games would be an ideal gateway for Microsoft to usher new users into Live and the Achievements system. After registering a free Games For Windows Live account, a new user would be able to instantly start building Gamerscore cred with the free games included on Windows PCs. It's Drug Dealing 101 -- give 'em the first fix for free, and they'll be hooked!

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Cueil on 06 April 2010

that would be awesome addition to those games

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JaggedSac on 06 April 2010

Great idea. I used to play the shit out of minesweeper when I managed a movie theatre in college. Leaderboards should be cool. More achievements for me, the better.

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Barozi on 06 April 2010

I would play Minesweeper, Hearts and Solitaire for 100 (more) hours if true.

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Seece on 06 April 2010

Anyone for solitaire (my favourite)

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1337 Gamer on 06 April 2010

Itll be interesting to see what the achievements will be.

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CommonMan on 06 April 2010

Noooooooo! I thought I was free of freecell years ago, must. . . resist. . . freecell. . . don't need. . . bouncing cards. . . filling my screen. . .

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loves2splooge on 06 April 2010

So I can sign in to play these games with my Xbox 360 gamertag and add gamerscore from these games onto my existing gamertag? Sweet.

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Bamboleo on 06 April 2010

Free Live!

That's the Holy grail that microsoft could use to settle themselves above Sony forever in home consoles market.

Free Xbox Live and the few games I like on the 360 could make me buy the console even today.

If Microsoft is such a rich company I think they could afford Free Xbox Live...