Codemasters finally completed its migration to Steam

Apr 2, 2015 14:41 GMT  ·  By

After a huge amount of time, Dirt 3, the classic racing game made by Codemasters back in 2011, has gotten rid of the clunky Games for Windows Live mechanic, replacing it with Steamworks. All existing owners of the game will be automatically upgraded to the Dirt 3 Complete Edition on Steam, which includes all of the DLC packs.

Dirt 3 launched initially in 2011 across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms. Even if it was clear at that time that Microsoft's Games for Windows service does more harm than good to players, developer Codemasters still used it in the title on PC.

However, seeing as how more and more GfWL titles are removing the service in order to replace it with Valve's Steamworks, Codemasters pledged back in 2013 to do the same.

Dirt 3 has finally gotten rid of GfWL

Fast forward to 2015 and the task has finally been achieved, as Codemasters confirms on the official Steam page that Dirt 3 is finally a Steamworks title.

This means that all existing Steam users who got the GfWL version of the racing game should find a new title in their library, in the form of the Dirt 3 Complete Edition, which has been added free of charge to their accounts. This new version of the game includes the initial experience, all of its DLC packs, not to mention Steam trading cards and achievements.

Those who still have unused CD keys for the GfWL version of Dirt 3 can now use them on Steam to get the Complete Edition for PC as well as for the Mac platform, as the game's been ported by partner studio Feral Interactive.

Unfortunately, due to the technical differences, save game files with progress and achievements can't be imported into the new version of Dirt 3, so players will have to start from the beginning. The GfWL edition of Dirt 3 is still playable, at least for now.