Why Wont My Game Pigeon Work

Close and reopen the app

I've reinstalled game pigeon over and over and I dont know why it isnt working. Dec 3, 2016 5:56 AM. Girlfriend can't play me back on iMessage games (ios10) I send her moves on Words or game pigeon and they just show up as images and not as games. She can send me moves but on game pigeon it asks me to update to the latest version. I would make sure all your apps and iOS are up to date. Then close the app. Then hard restart the phone. If that doesn’t work I would delete game pigeon and reinstall it. If that doesn’t work I would buy an iPhone 11.

Force the app to close. Then open the app to see if it works as expected.

Restart your device

Restart your iPhone or restart your iPad. Then open the app to see if it works as expected.

Check for updates

To see if updates are available for the app, open the App Store, tap your profile icon, then scroll down to see if updates are available. If updates aren't available for the app, update the software on your iPhone or iPad.

Delete the app, then redownload it

Delete the app. When you do this, you might lose data that was stored in the app. Then redownload the app. Then check to see if the problem with the app is fixed.

Get more help

  • If the App Store itself is not responding, contact Apple Support for your iPhone or for your iPad.
  • If you found the app on the App Store, contact the app developer. If the app is made by Apple or came with your iPhone or iPad, contact Apple Support for your iPhone or for your iPad.
  • If you bought the app recently and you no longer want it, you can also request a refund.

Update: Fallout 3 on the Bethesda.net Launcher no longer requires Games for Windows Live. If you have a previously installed version of Fallout 3 installed via the Bethesda.net launcher, uninstall the title and reinstall.

Please note that if you have Fallout 3 installed on both Steam and the Bethesda.net Launcher and when you launch it on the Bethesda.net Launcher, it launches through Steam instead, uninstall and reinstall the Bethesda.net version, and then launch it on Bethesda.net without launching the Steam version beforehand.

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Steam Players
We are aware of an issue where new installs of Fallout 3 on Steam are failing due to Games for Windows Live not installing and missing the xlive.dll file. When we have an update on this topic, we will update this article. If you would like to be notified of updates on this topic, please log into the website and select 'Subscribe to Article' on this page.

My Game Pigeon Won't Open

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The troubleshooting steps provided below will only work if you are not experiencing the above issue.

To resolve Fallout 3 performance issues on Windows 10, you should first ensure that you meet the game's minimum requirements and you have the latest NVIDIA or AMD graphics card drivers installed. It may prompt you to have Games for Windows Live installed. If it does, click here for a direct download from Microsoft. Alternately, if you own Fallout 3 through the Bethesda.net launcher, it will have GFWL installed along with it and may bypass the issue.
Note: Fallout 3 is not optimized for Windows 7 and later operating systems

If you continue to experience issues, you can also try the following troubleshooting steps:

Check your Display Settings

Issues associated with launching and playing the game can often be resolved by changing the following display options:

  • Launch the game in Windowed Mode by selecting Options from the Fallout 3 Launcher and ticking the Windowed box under Mode.
  • If using dual monitors, disable your second one from your Windows display settings.
  • Ensure that the resolution of the game matches that of your display monitors by selecting Options from the Fallout 3 Launcher and selecting the correct resolution under Graphics Adapter and Resolution.

Game Pigeon Won't Open

Run the Fallout 3 Executable as an Administrator
Note: If you are NOT an administrator on your computer, you will not have the Compatibility tab.

  1. Go to your Fallout 3 install folder within Steam and locate the executable
    • Default location: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonFallout 3 goty.
  2. Right click the Fallout 3 application file and select Properties.
  3. Select the Compatibility tab and tick the Run this program as an administrator box.
  4. Select Apply and then OK.

Run Fallout 3 in Compatibility Mode - See images below for examples of what this looks like

Why Won't My Game Pigeon Work

  1. Go to your Fallout 3 install folder within Steam.
    • Default location: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonFallout 3 goty.
  2. Right click theFallout 3 application file and select Properties.
  3. Select the Compatibility Tab and check the box that says Run this program in compatibility mode for:
    • Check the drop down box and troubleshoot with different Windows versions.
      • Optionally, you can try compatibility with Windows XP SP3 .
  4. Click Apply and OK.
  5. Attempt to launch Fallout 3 to see if the error persists.
    • After setting it to run in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) you may receive an error 'Ordinal 43 could not be located in the dynamic link library c:windowssystem32xlive.dll' which is a message indicating you need Games for Windows Live. You will need to contact Microsoft for assistance in resolving this error with Games for Windows Live.
    • File Location & Properties

Compatibility Settings

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