Techniques are disclosed to silently sign-in a user of an offline game title onto an online service. The user is afforded access to select online services to facilitate future online gaming. In a described implementation, a method is disclosed. The method silently signs in a user of an offline game title...http://www.google.com/patents/US7857701?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7857701 - Silent sign-in for offline games