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Microsoft launched the Games on Demand service for Games For Windows Live just last week but this week they are holding their first download sale with several game titles priced at 50 percent below their normal price. The games on the list include the promised Games For Windows Live version of indie titles like World of Goo and Osmos.

Other games that are a part of the 50 percent sale include Viva Pinata, Shadowrun, the puzzle game Mahjong Wisdom and Where's Waldo The Fantastic Journey. The nice thing about the sale is that it's not scheduled to end until January 4 so there's plenty of time to take advantage of it.

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As promised. Microsoft has launched its Games On Demand features for its Games For Windows Live service, allowing people to download and purchase a selection of full games from the Games For Windows Live client. The full games that are currently available at Fallout 3, Dirt 2, Street Fighter IV, Viva Pinata (for $9.99), Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Shadowrun (for $9.99) and Red Faction: Guerrilla.

So far, the selection of titles lacks some games that Microsoft said would also be available. That includes Games for Windows Live enabled versions of indie games World of Goo and Osmos. The free game Tinker is also absent from the list.

Update: The new 3.2 update of the Games For Windows Live client is now available for automatic download. Also new full games have been added to the Games On Demand list like Section 8, Resident Evil 5, Battlestations Pacific, Fuel, and Juiced 2. Also the free game Tinker is now available to download.

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It's been a long time in coming but Microsoft is finally going to offer full PC game downloads from the Games for Windows Live client. The company announced today that it would launch the new Games on Demand feature on December 15. This much requested feature comes over two years since the launch of the service

In addition to recent game releases like Red Faction: Guerrilla, Resident Evil 5 and Battlestations Pacific, the new Games on Demand feature will also have indie titles like World of Goo and Osmos to download and purchase in special Games for Windows Live-versions (that likely means additions like Live-enabled achievement points and more). In addition Tinker, a game that was previously made available as an extra on the Ultimate edition of the Windows Vista OS, will also be available on Games On Demand as a free title. Purchases can be made via credit card or via Microsoft points.