Gameloft spent a little time with us at #CESLive to discuss their upcoming gaming title, Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War. Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War is a first person shooter optimized for touch control and is slated for release for Windows Phone 8 later this quarter. The game will be a free to play with in-app purchases. The demo looks good and controls look very user friendly...
If there’s one thing Microsoft hates, it’s for consumers to know about an Xbox Windows Phone or Windows 8 game before that game is released. You’ll recall that a slew of Xbox-branded games for mobile Windows platforms popped up at the end of 2013, most of which had never been announced or publicized by the platform holder. Still, a sharp-eyed tipster has discovered a game that could be...
Romans From Mars is a new game for Windows Phone 8 that pits you against an invading Martian army led by the God of War, Mars. You play the role of the Roman soldier perched high atop a castle wall armed only with a crossbow. Romans From Mars has enjoyed a decent amount of success over on iOS and Android platforms. Based on just a short time playing the Windows Phone game, it should...
Based on the Dreamworks movie, starring Hugh Jackman, Real Steel is an underworld fighting Windows Phone 8 game set in the near-future, where 2,000 pound robots fight in a no-holds barred battles to the death. In many respects, Real Steel is a futuristic version of the classic Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. The game has been available on XBox Live Arcade, iOS and Android for a while and has...
The calm before the storm. Tomorrow a good chunk of the Windows Phone Central crew heads off to Las Vegas for CES. This past week also saw a relatively slow news period for the world of Windows Phone, Windows 8, and Xbox. Between Christmas ending and New Year’s there wasn’t much happening. Nonetheless, some new apps did come to the Windows Phone Store and some of your other favorite...
Windows Phone Central Gaming Roundup: Role Playing Games Role playing games (RPG) can be an entertaining way to pass the time with and the Windows Phone Store has plenty of options to consider. We sifted through the top rated role playing games in the Windows Phone Store and tapped four titles for this week’s Windows Phone Central Roundup. The gaming titles cover taking on the role...
In the past few weeks, we’ve been telling you about games from iOS and Android that have made their way to Windows Phone. This includes games like Hill Climb Racing, Yeti on Furry, Into the Dead, and more. Skyfehl is different. It has just released for Windows Phone 8 and will soon head over to the other two platforms. It’s surprisingly fun and we think it’s worth checking out. Head...
After all those December deals on Xbox Windows phone games, it’s only natural that the return to a single Xbox Red Stripe Deal of the Week would be less exciting. And so it is! This week’s Xbox sale game is alchemic puzzle game Doodle God from JoyBits. Doodle God last went on sale for 99 cents in July – here’s another chance to get it on the cheap. If the repeated Xbox sale doesn’t...
Here’s a nice change from the usual endless runners of late, as a decent traffic management game is now available for Windows Phone. The company behind Traffic Frenzy, Games2Win (site) produces many short-attention-span games for iOS and Android, with this title being popular on the latter. The development house is slowly bringing over many of those games to Windows Phone, and this is...
AppsQuiz is a new Windows Phone game that tests your knowledge of the Windows Phone Store icons (or logos) for many of the apps and games that are on the shelves. The game is similar to the many logo/trademark trivia games (Iconmania, Logoarama, etc) but instead of guessing the manufacturer’s branding you are tasked with identifying a Windows Phone app or game based on its Store icon...
We’re still playing Subway Surfers every day, as the endless runner has raced to the top of our games list. But that doesn’t mean all is well with the game yet on Windows Phone. For one, it doesn’t have 512 MB RAM support, which is becoming a bigger deal as low-cost Windows Phones become more and more frequent. The other issue is general updates. Today, Kiloo Games has released a new...
Colorblind is a fast-paced reaction styled game for Windows Phone 8 that can be deceptively challenging. The game presents you with a series of colored squares that you have to tap based on directions that appear at the bottom of the game screen. It sounds easy but you have to tap as many correct squares within sixty seconds. The more you tap, the higher your score and one wrong...
Location-based games and mobile are a great fit since smartphones usually have a GPS built in and people take their phones around everywhere. Why not work that into a game, right? Israel-based developer GreenShpits recently released its own location-based/augmented reality game for Windows Phone 8 called Mossad as part of the AppCampus program. The word “Mossad” means “Institute” in...
From Cheese is an interesting puzzle game for Windows Phone 8 where you lead a hungry little mouse through a maze to a block of cheese. The smelly twist is that you guide the mouse by the cheese’s aroma, drawing a path for the mouse to follow from the cheese. From Cheese has fifty-eight levels of reverse-logic puzzles full of obstacles and dangers to work around to get your mouse to...
Into the Dead is an intense game. It throws you into a dark field full of zombies and you have to run past them. Do what you have to in order to stay alive. Keep moving and protect yourself by any means necessary. Into the Dead has been available on iOS and Android, but now Windows Phone users can play it, too. Head past the break to watch our gameplay video. Before you even start...
2014 is almost upon us. With the new year comes another month of free Games with Gold titles for Xbox 360 owners. Last month we got an oldie-but-goodie retail title (Gears of War) and a decently-liked XBLA game: Shoot Many Robots. So what does Microsoft have in store for the New Year? This month, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will first get Sleeping Dogs from Square Enix. Released in...
Last week, Rovio was kind enough to update all of their Angry Birds games for Windows Phone 8 with new content. This included an update for Angry Birds Star Wars II, which was supposed to bring the Windows Phone version in-line with the December 5th iOS update. For some reason, the new “Battle of Naboo” levels did not show up for many Windows Phone users after installing the update. We...
Still not tired of endless runner games? Agent P has just arrived for Windows Phone 8. The free game features characters from Disney’s animated show, Phineas and Ferb. You can play as Agent P or his fellow O.W.C.A. Agents to chase down the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The game is also available for iOS and Android. Run, jump, roll, and dodge through the Tri-State Area: on the rooftops of...
We’ve been seeing more games from other platforms making their way into Windows Phone 8. Here’s another one. Cold Space is a 3D space shoot-em-up with excellent visuals and sound effects. You control a ship with a mission to destroy the alien-armada in the infinite space before it reaches the earth. Your ship automatically fires weapons, so all you need to do is maneuver the ship by...
One of the greatest tragedies in Windows Phone gaming is that PopCap’s original Peggle never made it onto the platform. Originating as a PC game, Peggle eventually made its way to practically every platform under the sun except for Windows Phone – including the Xbox 360. Still, at least we know PopCap loves Xbox consoles. The long-awaited sequel Peggle 2 launched earlier this month as...