Another Windows 10-exclusive game published in the Microsoft Store has been cracked, proving that UWP titles aren’t entirely safeguarded against piracy despite the tighter control that Microsoft has over them.

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CODEX managed to crack Gears of War 4 after it bypassed Microsoft and Arxan protections, and the game can now be downloaded and played without a Microsoft Account connected to the Store and obviously, without paying for it. The same group managed to crack the first UWP game nearly a month ago and announced at that point that more titles were in the queue.

Gears of War 4, which is a Windows 10-exclusive title not available elsewhere, can be purchased from the Microsoft Store for $39.99 and is offered as a 100+ GB download. It can be downloaded on both PC and Xbox One as a UWP title, and integrates Xbox Play Anywhere to play on both Xbox One gaming console and Windows 10 PCs without paying any extra fee.

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The cracked version, however, needs to be blocked from connecting to the Internet, and CODEX recommends gamers to block the game’s executable file in the firewall in order to prevent it from going online. It comes packed in an ISO file, just like cracked Win32 games, and can be played on Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Update) or newer.

CODEX claims there’s no limitation when comparing the legit version with the cracked one, and the group notes that Gears of War 4 continues to be very buggy, though this isn’t something caused by the crack.

While the list of games whose protections have been bypassed is growing, not all titles have been cracked, though right now this appears to be just a matter of time. Forza 7 seems to be one super-popular request, along with several other titles like Halo Wars 2.

We’ve contacted Microsoft for some comments on this increased focus on cracking UWP titles and will update the article when an answer is offered. Total war attila campaign map low fps. The company, however, is unlikely to be pleased with this whole new trend, so future updates are very likely to include tougher protections and blocks for these cracks.

Gears of War 4
Developers
Publishers
Engines
Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 11, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	84
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
Series	Gears of War

Gears of War
Gears of War	2007
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition	2016
Gears of War 4	2016
Gears POP!	2019
Gears 5	2019
Gears Tactics	2020

1Availability
- 1.2Version differences
2Game data
4Input
5Audio
6Network
7Issues fixed
8Other information

Key points

Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One and PC players. However Core and Competitive playlists are not cross-platform.^[2]

General information

Gears Of War 4 Codex Fixed

Official Gears of War series site

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Microsoft Store	Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC: Standard Edition

All versions require Microsoft Store and Arxan Anti-TamperDRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Includes 19 Gears Packs, Horde Expert Gears Pack, Access to Developer Playlists and ownership of 24 post launch multiplayer maps.
“Brothers to the End” Elite Gear Pack
Vintage Del Pack

Version differences[edit]

Gears of War 4 Standard Edition[edit]

The base game.

Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition[edit]

Includes the base game and season pass.

No longer available for purchase.

Free trial[edit]

A free trial is available (10 hours of gameplay).

Full access to multiplayer Versus, Escape and Horde. Access to first chapter of Campaign.

All progress carriers over upon full game purchase.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesMicrosoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbweLocalStateGearGameSavedConfigUWP

GameUserSettings.ini contains video settings.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesMicrosoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor	^[3]
Ultra-widescreen	Native support.^[1] Cutscenes are at 16:9.
4K Ultra HD	^[1]
Field of view (FOV)	Up to 100°.^[4] Split-screen players can set FOV separately.^[5]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Always borderless in Fullscreen mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	x2/x4/x8/x16
Anti-aliasing (AA)	TAA. SSAA available via resolution scaling.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	^[1]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	^[1]