Games for Windows Live Shut Down Will Affect Arkham Game Saves

If you are currently playing any of the Batman: Arkham games outside of Steam’s client, you will lose all your saved game files when Games for Windows Live shuts down next year.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it is discontinuing its Games for Windows Live service and will only remain operational until July 2014.

A blog post titled ‘Important Batman Arkham Announcement’ was published on Steam’s website today. It reiterated the closing of Windows Live services over the next year and how they are fully moving both base and GOTY editions of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City to Steam to ensure uninterrupted service.

“If you purchased either of the games all you have to is let the Steam download the latest patch and you will be fine. If you purchased the games somewhere else you will need to enter the code in Steam,” the post stated.

However, it’s not so simple for players using other clients, “Unfortunately, you will not be able to continue playing from your current save. You will need to start a new game.”

The latest game in the franchise Batman: Arkham Origins will be released on October 25^th for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and the Xbox 360 platforms. The regular edition is priced at $59.99, while the collector’s edition costs $119.99