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I notice that the Elemental website has a GFW logo on it now. Is Elemental going to be a GFW certified game? (Note: NOT GFWL! There's a difference.)

I ask because beta 4 doesn't integrate with the Games Explorer, which is the very first requirement of GFW.

Most likely this is just due to the game not having an ESRB rating yet, but I figured it was worth mentioning. :)

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Good catch on Games for Windows. I actually expect that it's going to be. Apparently, getting that title gives you better shelf space at retail, which Stardock definitely wants - I remember the discussion came up on why Sins went for the GFW cert.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Beta 4 Elemental shows up in Games Explorer for me.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Was it a fresh install? I don't have it in there in Win7 64.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm using Vista x64, but it should be the same on 7.  I did do a complete reinstall when beta 4 showed up.  I even deleted all the elemental files I could find before installing.

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Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Was it a fresh install? I don't have it in there in Win7 64.
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It shows up for me on Win7 64.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Malex1, reply 4
I'm using Vista x64, but it should be the same on 7.  I did do a complete reinstall when beta 4 showed up.  I even deleted all the elemental files I could find before installing.

Explorer pic
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I think that did it. I upgraded from beta 3 (which didn't have the Games Explorer stuff in yet). So to test it I uninstalled and then reinstalled, and now I have the Games Explorer entry.

 

Mystery solved, thanks for the help!