Modern Combat 4 Review: Big-screen shooting on Windows Phone 8
The era of Gameloft Windows Phone 8 support is in full swing. Already the prolific publisher has graced us with an amazing racer (Asphalt 7), two less amazing but still decent open world games (Amazing...
View ArticleNokia rolls Monopoly Millionaire and DaVinci Pinball onto Xbox Windows Phone
It’s been a few weeks since Nokia published a batch of exclusive Xbox Windows Phone games: the fine Vampire Rush and much less fine Storm in a Teacup. Since then, former Nokia exclusives Risk and...
View ArticleGameloft brings Ice Age Village to Xbox Windows Phone 8 for free!
We’ve just settled in with two strong Nokia exclusive Windows Phone releases this week, but avid gamers and non-Nokia owners are already hungry for more. Hey! Why don’t you go order a pizza from your...
View ArticleIce Age Village Review: Build a happy home on Windows Phone
Windows Phone 8 got its first proper taste of Xbox-enabled freemium games when Gameloft’s Real Soccer 2013 debuted earlier this year. But that game reached for players’ wallets so deeply and so often...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7 and 8 gets new ports of Angry Birds and they're free for a...
When we didn’t hear from Microsoft about an Xbox Windows Phone release this week, we feared that there wouldn’t a new game today. It turns out that we should have had faith, because a new release did...
View ArticleNokia exclusive Xbox Windows Phone game DaVinci Pinball goes on sale
Nokia unveiled DaVinci Pinball on April 23rd for Nokia Windows Phones and now the game is on sale for consumers. The game is themed around Leonardo DaVinci’s inventions and sketches. The wooden table...
View ArticleGravity Guy 2 Review: Building a better endless runner on Windows Phone 8
The first Gravity Guy starred a hero wrongfully imprisoned by his evil government for manipulating gravity. He broke out of prison, only to be endlessly pursued by a heartless Gravity Trooper. At the...
View ArticleLots of Angry Birds updates on Windows Phone and Windows 8 bring new levels...
Today’s a big day for Windows 8 games, what with Temple: Run Brave finally releasing (not to mention Dr. Pickaxe’s indie pinball action). On top of that, it also happens to be a great day for Angry...
View ArticleMass Effect, NBA Jam, Real Racing, Tiger Woods arrive on Windows Phone as...
According to our source at Microsoft, there won’t be a general Xbox Windows Phone release this week. That could be because N.O.V.A. 3 still hasn’t passed certification yet (as Gameloft has informed us)...
View ArticleGet ready for Rayman Jungle Run, coming to Xbox Windows Phone 8 later today
Windows Phone 8 gamers who held out hope that N.O.V.A. 3 would be released in May will be disappointed to know that Gameloft’s sci-fi FPS definitely won’t make it out of the gate this month. We...
View ArticleGet Rayman Jungle Run on Windows Phone 8 now, before those Lums get away
This morning we reported that Ubisoft’s Rayman Jungle Run would soon launch on Windows Phone 8. Ubisoft first announced it back in February and released a nice Windows 8 version in March. Thus the...
View ArticleRayman Jungle Run Review: More than just a pretty Windows Phone 8 platformer
Despite his games’ typically high quality, limbless hero Rayman is generally lesser known than his contemporaries like Sonic and Mario. Starting out on the Atari Jaguar, Playstation One, and similar...
View ArticleJetpack Joyride escapes from the Xbox lab onto Windows Phone 8 at long last
The last two weeks have been full of great news for Xbox Windows Phone gamers. Last week we got the stunning Rayman Jungle Run, yesterday Microsoft announced Halo: Spartan Assault, and today doesn’t...
View ArticleN.O.V.A. 3 emerges as a Nokia exclusive in India, regular release in the rest...
Yesterday Windows Phone Central posted exclusive first footage of Gameloft’s N.O.V.A. 3 for Windows Phone 8 in action. We showed you just how the game plays, but we couldn’t talk about the release...
View ArticleJetpack Joyride Review: Soaring endless distances on Windows Phone 8
Halfbrick Studios supported the launch of Windows Phone 7 with the release of Fruit Ninja and the promise of Age of Zombies. But Fruit Ninja never got content updates (unlike on other platforms) and...
View ArticleFIFA 13 takes the cup on Windows Phone 8 as a Nokia exclusive
We’re currently undergoing the second nasty Xbox Windows Phone release drought of the year (though really it’s not so bad if you have joy in your heart). During the first drought back in December and...
View ArticleOrder & Chaos Online becomes the first Xbox MMORPG for Windows Phone 8
After a three week Xbox Windows Phone release drought, we certainly didn’t expect a new game this week. My bet had been on Halo: Spartan Assault being the one to break the drought, possibly next week....
View ArticleHalo: Spartan Assault for Windows Phone 8 will come to Verizon first in the US
Halo: Spartan Assault will be a landmark game when it launches on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 later this month. It marks the first mobile entry in Microsoft’s Halo franchise, something fans have been...
View ArticleHalo: Spartan Assault Review - Finish the fight on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8
Ever since Windows Phone 7 launched with Xbox features and games, fans have been clamoring for a mobile Halo game. The Halo series of first-person shooters is Microsoft’s most popular gaming franchise,...
View ArticleOrder & Chaos Online Review: The most massive game on Windows Phone 8
When Windows Phone launched with Xbox-branded games, many Xbox 360 fans picked up the platform in hopes of Xbox 360/XBLA-style experiences. Well, there are several Xbox Windows Phone games worthy of...
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