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These are the best Arcade Games in the Windows 10 store

Windows Games

By Paul Acevedo, Monday, Aug 17, 2015 at 8:11 am EDT

Arcade games have always been known for their quick play sessions, precise controls, and plenty of challenge. We're talking about games that would actually be found in an arcade: Pac-Man, racing, fighting, and shooting. Read on for our roundup of the top mobile Windows arcade games!

Asphalt 8: Airborne for Windows Phone updated with decals, new cars and more

Games

By John Callaham, Friday, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:38 am EDT

The Windows Phone version of Gameloft's popular free-to-play arcade racing game Asphalt 8: Airborne received an update today that adds support for placing decals on the game's vehicles for the first time, along with a number of new Ferrari cars and more.

Watch us play Asphalt 8 and STARWHAL on Twitch with guest co-host Gameloft Ryan!

By Paul Acevedo, Saturday, Feb 28, 2015 at 8:16 pm EST

Every weekend, Windows Central streams a game or two on Twitch for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream. It's like a live podcast, only you also get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers and viewers!

Tonight at 8pm Central (9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, 2am GMT), we'll be playing Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft. Asphalt 8 is a massive free to play Xbox game for Windows Phone and Windows 8 and RT. Tonight's stream is special because regular co-host Tyler and I will be joined on the microphone by Gameloft Community manager Ryan Changes, also known as "Gameloft" Ryan. And we're giving out Microsoft gift cards donated by Gameloft. Stick around after the Asphalt 8 stream for a bonus Starwhal stream with more prizes!

Update: The streams have ended. Read on to see our Asphalt 8 and Starwhal replay videos, impressions, and full list of contest winners!

Asphalt 8: Airborne for Windows 8.1 also has Xbox Live support in latest update

Windows Games

By John Callaham, Saturday, Jan 10, 2015 at 8:15 am EST

Just before Christmas, Asphalt 8: Airborne for Windows Phone got updated with Xbox Live achievements and more. Now the Windows 8.1 version of Gameloft's arcade racing game has received the same update.

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Asphalt 8: Airborne adds Xbox achievements, new cars and more

Games

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014 at 8:56 am EST

Asphalt 8: Airborne for Windows Phone has been updated, adding a number of new features, including Xbox Achievements. The game has also added a number of new cars, kits, and more.

Asphalt 8: Airborne adds more cars and new location in latest update

Games

By John Callaham, Friday, Oct 3, 2014 at 7:22 am EDT

Gameloft's popular arcade racing game Asphalt 8: Airborne got a new update this week for both Windows Phone and Windows 8.1, adding a new location and more cars along with other content.

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Asphalt 8 adds Dubai courses and new cars

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2014 at 1:30 pm EDT

Asphalt 8's latest update hit the Windows Store today, packing new courses set in Dubai, five new cars, and a whole new season with 74 events. Other updates since launch have added courses in China, added new multiplayer events, and tons of new cars. If you haven't given Asphalt 8 a shot since it came out, it's worth giving another go.

App Update Roundup: Pepper, WeChat and even eBay make today's rounds

By Rich Edmonds, Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 1:59 pm EDT

It's a busy Friday in the world of Microsoft. We've just covered the finalization of Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia, but developers have also been busy pushing out updates to the Windows Phone Store. Today we'll be checking out what's new in Pepper, WeChat, among other apps.

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Asphalt 8 races around the Great Wall in Windows Phone and Windows 8 update

By Paul Acevedo, Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:24 am EDT

Just this morning we listed Asphalt 8: Airborne as one of Windows Phone’s top racing games. Well, it just got better as today Gameloft has launched a major update for Asphalt 8 on both Windows Phone and Windows 8 and RT.

The new update adds a brand new location with six track variations, new racing events, lots of new sports cars, and music from bands who unfortunately aren’t Bad Religion or The Offspring. And remember, Asphalt 8 has been free to play on Windows platforms since January, so nobody needs to miss out on the arcade-style racing action. Head past the break for full details!

Top Car Racing games for Windows Phone

Games

By George Ponder, Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:19 am EDT

Windows Phone Central Game Roundup: Car Racing Games

While there are plenty of games in the Windows Phone Store, racing games can be some of the more enjoyable genres available. Some are so intense you can feel the g-forces pulling at you as you take on a sharp curve or get sideswiped by a competitor.

This week’s Windows Phone Central roundup focuses on the top racing games that places you behind the wheel of a car. These games have you taking on drag strips, road courses and dirt tracks. They are great gaming titles to choose from for those times you have a little time to kill but strong enough if you want to pursue a racing career.

App Update Roundup: Asphalt 8 and Nokia Storyteller receive bug fixes, while AppQuiz gets more levels

Apps

By Rich Edmonds, Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:32 pm EST

We're half way through the week and while there are still numerous stories to break before the week ends, not to mention our own Windows 8 app and more, we've got an app update roundup for you all. Today we'll be covering Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft, Nokia's Storyteller and AppQuiz. Head on past the break to see what's new.

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Asphalt 8: Airborne is now free on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone

By Rich Edmonds, Monday, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:42 pm EST

Asphalt 8: Airborne is a popular racing title available cross-platform, including both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. The game was released on Microsoft's operating systems back in November of last year, but to kick off 2014 with a large burst of NOS, Gameloft have slashed the pricing of both listings to absolutely nothing. That's right, folks – you can now pick up the intense racer for free.

App update roundup: Asphalt 8, DI.FM and Status Tiles get updated

Apps

By Rich Edmonds, Monday, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:16 pm EST

We're rounding off our Monday with a batch of small updates that have been pushed to the Windows Phone Store. While we all recover from a rather busy CES 2014 (for Windows 8 and beyond), platform developers are still releasing updates for all your installed apps. Today we'll be looking at Asphalt 8, DI.FM and Status Tiles. Head past the break for the details.

Vine, Nokia Refocus, Sleeve Music and more are your app highlights of the week

Apps

By Sam Sabri, Saturday, Nov 16, 2013 at 12:38 pm EST

The calm before the storm. That’s the best way to describe this past week in terms of apps and news for Windows Phone. We had a few big ones come, like Vine, but overall it was a pretty normal week for new apps coming, apps getting updated, and betas. Nonetheless, let’s look back at the highlights from this past week.

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Check out Asphalt 8 and enter to win a $100 Windows Store giftcard!

Contests

By Michelle Haag, Friday, Nov 15, 2013 at 4:28 pm EST

*UPDATE* The winner is... Funky Cricket! Congratulations! Watch your email. *UPDATE*

The Asphalt franchise has long been one of my favorites when I'm in the mood for fast cars and hot competition. This week marked the release of Asphalt 8: Airborne, the latest edition to the series, for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8! With 47 high-performance luxury dream cars from all the top manufacturers, new exotic locations and 180 events, you are definitely going to want to check this game out right now! Keep reading for more details, and to see how you can enter to win a $100 Windows Store gift card!

Asphalt 8: Airborne jumps onto Windows 8, download now to race on your Surface

Windows Apps

By Sam Sabri, Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:18 pm EST

We just showed you guys that one of the most popular mobile racing franchises just came back to Windows Phone. That’s right, you can now download Asphalt 8: Airborne for Windows Phone 8 devices. But wait! There’s more. You can also get Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft for Windows 8. So now you need make a decision – Do I get the Windows Phone or Windows 8 version of Asphalt 8?

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Gameloft's Asphalt 8: Airborne arrives for Windows Phone 8 as a non-Xbox racer

Games

By Daniel Rubino, Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:43 am EST

Good news for those of you are who racing fans as Gameloft’s Asphalt 8: Airborne is now available for Windows Phone 8 devices. The bad news is it’s a massive 819 MB to download, meaning you’ll need even more to install. The worse news is the game is not an Xbox Live title, as Gameloft has evidently decided to eschew Microsoft’s rigorous certification.

The upside to being a non-Xbox Live title is that Gameloft can update and tweak the game as often as they want, and presumably they will. The other upside is this massive racer only costs $0.99 and yes, there is a free trial as well.

So what is Asphalt 8: Airborne? It’s a relatively new title to the Asphalt series, only launching on Android and iOS back in August. While that’s a three month delay between those platforms and Windows Phone, that is considerably less time that previous games, especially for Gameloft. Of course it did just drop in price to free on Android, but hey, we’ll take what we can get.

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Gameloft announces Asphalt 8 and 14 more games for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 [Updated]

By Paul Acevedo, Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:31 pm EDT

As mobile Xbox gamers probably know, Halfbrick recently released a new version of Fruit Ninja and Square Enix’s Chaos Rings became available to all Windows Phone 8 users last week. Beyond that however, we aren’t aware of too many game developers with plans to support Xbox Windows Phone in the future. Microsoft has been dark on the subject all year, and nobody else is really talking…

Nobody except Gameloft, that is. Last year, the publisher announced 12 Xbox Windows Phone 8 games – 10 of which have launched so far. Today Gameloft has reaffirmed its commitment to mobile Windows platforms by promising 15 more games for Windows Phone and Windows 8! Only four new Windows Phone games have actually been revealed, but it’s exciting news regardless… especially for Windows 8, which will be seeing much more support from Gameloft in the near future.

Head past the break for exclusive details on today’s announcement!

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