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Games for Windows — LIVE Marketplace Overview

 

Visit the Games for Windows — LIVE Marketplace to purchase full games and game add-ons, download game demos, watch game trailers, and manage your account.

 

Navigating Games for Windows — LIVE

 

Marketplace

When you sign-in and launch the Games for Windows – LIVE application, you will be on the Marketplace tab.

Select any game image or game title featured on the Marketplace tab to go to that Game or Add-on details page.

Browse Catalog:

·         All Downloads includes every title that has any downloadable content associated with it.

·         Full Games include titles that are available for full game downloads (also known as Games on Demand).

·         Games Demos include titles that have a preview version to give you a sneak peek at an upcoming or released game.

·         Game Add-ons include titles that have additional content you can download for a game you already own. This includes new levels, map packs, costumes and more.

·         Games Videos include titles that have video trailers of the game.

o    Extra Video tips:

§  Select Play to watch videos

§  Delete videos permanently from your hard drive by selecting the Remove button. (If you delete a video it will be erased from your hard drive but will remain in your purchase history so you can easily download it again if you want to.)

You can sort games in the Marketplace catalog by Title (alphabetically) or by Best Selling (the best-selling content).

 

Downloads

Select the Downloads tab to view all of your Downloads. This will include Active Downloads as well as items you already purchased and downloaded in the past.

You can monitor the progress of any Active Download on the right hand side of the screen. You can Pause, Resume or Cancel the active download at any time.

You can browse your Downloads in the same way that you browse the Marketplace by using the left-hand navigation starting with All Downloads.

Whenever you order items from the Marketplace, your download will automatically be added to the Downloads page in the order in which it was purchased. You can choose to sort these items by Purchase Date (default setting) or Title.

Please note:  If you try to close the Games for Windows — LIVE application while downloads are in progress, you will be given the option of pausing the download, or allowing it to continue in the background after the program has closed.

·         Cancel the download by selecting Pause and then Cancel.

·         Finish the download by selecting Continue. You will still need to go back to the Downloads tab and select the Install button to finish the process and access your content.

 

My Account

·         Add Points allows you to add more Microsoft Points to your account and to see how many Microsoft Points you have remaining. You can use Points to purchase content.

·         Redeem Code allows you to redeem any offers you may have. Enter the redemption code number you have been given and then select Redeem.

·         Manage Payment Options allows you to change the credit card information that you have associated with your account.

 

Gamer card

·       Your gamer card will always be displayed during your gaming sessions on Games for Windows - LIVE. It shows your Gamertag, gamer picture and gamerscore. Right-click your gamer card to sign out.

 

Settings

·        Manage your folders to change the location of downloaded content. See the Settings Overview page for details.

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