Old news new again: Gameloft Windows Phone teaser video and PlayXBLA Windows 8 page

New to Me

Sometimes data come along that doesn't exactly seem newsworthy, because nosotros already know it. I mean, if Nokia added a webpage touting Angry Birds Infinite for Windows Phone to their website correct this minute, would nosotros have much reason to go shouting near it from the mountains? Simply not everybody hears every slice of news the first fourth dimension around, so when it gets reiterated somehow, it becomes new to them.

Equally such, we've received enough tips on a couple of already-known stories lately that we might as well address them at present. I: Gameloft'due south got a teaser video for their upcoming lineup of Windows Phone 8 games. Two: Microsoft has dedicated a folio to Xbox-branded Windows 8 games on their PlayXBLA site. Read on to find out what this all means for you lot, the faithful Xbox gamer.

Gameloft's next

Microsoft has recently added a Gameloft teaser video our Windows Phones' Xbox Spotlight folio. You can head to the Xbox/games tile on your telephone and so swipe to the left to see the Spotlight page. The video might not bear witness up every fourth dimension yous wait at the Spotlight, but return to it enough times and it'll surely pop up.

Gameloft originally revealed their 12 Windows Telephone viii games (and the teaser video) back at the finish of October. The lineup includes several graphically intensive, major franchise titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, Mod Gainsay 4, and N.O.Five.A. 3. From a technical standpoint alone, each of those games is far beyond any of the currently available Xbox Windows Phone games.

NOVA 3
Microsoft sadly refuses to give us a Windows Phone Halo game, so Gameloft's N.O.V.A.3 should hit the spot.

When Gameloft made the announcement, some sites were content to copy and paste the press release and call it a day. But we provided our own impressions of each game in club to help our readers understand their significance. Nosotros're non just here to mutter all day, folks! And yep, Windows Telephone is currently undergoing an Xbox game release drought, but all 12 Gameloft games are still scheduled to arrive for Windows Phone 8 (not 7) afterwards this yr.

Play games on Windows 8

"Hey guyz, did youse know we can Xbox games on Windows 8?"

Yes, similar the Windows Phone platform, the Windows 8 Store offers both Xbox-branded games and non-Xbox games. Think of information technology as the development of Microsoft'due south failed Games For Windows Alive platform. Unlike GFWL titles, Windows eight Xbox games are limited to 200 GamerScore apiece (as are Windows Phone games). Their prices range from $one.49-$9.99, which some gamers find expensive. Just in fairness, Windows 8 game prices tend to be either the aforementioned as or lower than Xbox Live Arcade games on 360.

PlayXBLA Windows 8 games

Microsoft's new Play XBLA landing page for Windows 8 games consists of a multigame trailer and links for 15 Windows 8 Xbox games. Highlights include Skulls of the Shogun, Gunstringer: Dead Man Running, and many other franchises that have graced Windows Phone. By borer on a games' epitome from the website, users can read a short clarification and follow a link to its Shop page.

Microsoft announced every one of the PlayXBLA page's games back in August and all but Skulls of the Shogun (due out on Jan 30th) have been available for weeks or months now. The page gathered a lot of involvement from viewers and fifty-fifty other tech sites, so its creation certainly wasn't a bad move. Simply don't error it as some new initiative for Windows eight or Windows Phone. Windows eight has always had Xbox games and will probable continue to do and then in the time to come.

Thank you to anybody who tipped us on these subjects!

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