With Xbox LIVE and a Blockbuster Title Lineup, Windows Phone 7 Marks a New Era in Mobile Gaming
First wave of Xbox LIVE titles from award-winning publishers announced for the launch of Windows Phone 7.
COLOGNE, Germany/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at gamescom
2010, the world's largest consumer-oriented games showcase, Microsoft
Corp. premiered the first wave of Xbox LIVE games launching on Windows
Phone 7 this holiday. With even more games and applications to come,
Windows Phone 7 is putting the power of Xbox LIVE into the palm of your
hand -- from Xbox LIVE Avatars to staying connected with friends, Xbox
LIVE is now at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere.*
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"We believe that no matter where life takes you, the best in gaming
and entertainment should follow," said Marc Whitten, corporate vice
president of Xbox LIVE at Microsoft. "Windows Phone 7 takes a different
approach to handheld gaming, utilizing Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Game
Studios, leading game publishers, and innovative indie developers, to
create powerful, shared experiences for everyone."
The Games You Want, Played When and Wherever You Want Them
In a sea of games, apps, gadgets and gizmos, the biggest obstacle can
be finding the game that's right for you. Only Windows Phone 7 has a
Games hub featuring Xbox LIVE, creating a different kind of mobile
gaming experience that puts the games you want front and center. Xbox
LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 will be specially selected from the top
names in mobile, PC and console game development, making the best mobile
games even better, thanks to Xbox LIVE. With try-before-you-buy demos,
Xbox LIVE leaderboards, turn-based multiplayer, Achievements and more,
Windows Phone 7 brings the quality, consistency and community of the
Xbox experience to gamers on the go.
Windows Phone 7 also will be supported by content from Microsoft Game
Studios (MGS), providing strong first-party gaming titles and
intellectual property for the phone. For Xbox fans, this means that
Windows Phone 7 will offer companion titles to familiar names, such as
"Halo: Waypoint," and "Crackdown 2," extending the experience of their
favorite Xbox 360 franchises.
"Windows Phone 7 is the launch of a major gaming platform for
Microsoft," said Matt Booty, general manager of mobile gaming for MGS.
"Just like we've done with Xbox 360, our charter is to push the envelope
and deliver definitive games that maximize the platform. We will have
an incredible lineup of MGS titles, and that's just the beginning."
The most creative minds in game development are bringing the biggest
franchises to Windows Phone 7. The first wave of launch portfolio titles
includes Xbox LIVE games from the likes of Gameloft, Konami Digital
Entertainment, Namco Bandai, PopCap and THQ. Whether you choose to play a
gem of a puzzler with "Bejeweled(TM) LIVE" (PopCap), bring down the
house with "Guitar Hero 5" (Glu Mobile), fight off a destructive alien
invasion in "The Harvest" (MGS), paint your way out of a corner with
"Max and the Magic Marker" (PressPlay) or defend your city in "Crackdown
2: Project Sunburst" (MGS), the first wave of games announced in the
launch portfolio of Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phone 7 has something for
every mobile gamer:
-- "3D Brick Breaker Revolution" (Digital Chocolate)
-- "Age of Zombies" (Halfbrick)
-- "Armor Valley" (Protege Games)
-- "Asphalt 5" (Gameloft)
-- "Assassins Creed" (Gameloft)
-- "Bejeweled(TM) LIVE" (PopCap)
-- "Bloons TD" (Digital Goldfish)
-- "Brain Challenge" (Gameloft)
-- "Bubble Town 2" (i-Play)
-- "Butterfly" (Press Start Studio)
-- "CarneyVale Showtime" (MGS)
-- "Castlevania" (Konami Digital Entertainment)
-- "Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst" (MGS)
-- "De Blob Revolution" (THQ)
-- "Deal or No Deal 2010" (i-Play)
-- "Earthworm Jim" (Gameloft)
-- "Fast & Furious 7" (i-Play)
-- "Fight Game Rivals" (Rough Cookie)
-- "Finger Physics" (Mobliss Inc.)
-- "Flight Control" (Namco Bandai)
-- "Flowerz" (Carbonated Games)
-- "Frogger" (Konami Digital Entertainment)
-- "Fruit Ninja" (Halfbrick)
-- "Game Chest-Board" (MGS)
-- "Game Chest-Card" (MGS)
-- "Game Chest-Logic" (MGS)
-- "Game Chest-Solitaire" (MGS)
-- "GeoDefense" (Critical Thought)
-- "Ghostscape" (Psionic)
-- "Glow Artisan" (Powerhead Games)
-- "Glyder 2" (Glu Mobile)
-- "Guitar Hero 5" (Glu Mobile)
-- "Halo Waypoint" (MGS)
-- "Hexic Rush" (Carbonated Games)
-- "I Dig It" (InMotion)
-- "iBlast Moki" (Godzilab)
-- "ilomilo" (MGS)
-- "Implode XL" (IUGO)
-- "Iquarium" (Infinite Dreams)
-- "Jet Car Stunts" (True Axis)
-- "Let's Golf 2" (Gameloft)
-- "Little Wheel" (One click dog)
-- "Loondon" (Flip N Tale)
-- "Max and the Magic Marker" (PressPlay)
-- "Mini Squadron" (Supermono Limited)
-- "More Brain Exercise" (Namco Bandai)
-- "O.M.G." (Arkedo)
-- "Puzzle Quest 2" (Namco Bandai)
-- "Real Soccer 2" (Gameloft)
-- "The Revenants" (Chaotic Moon)
-- "Rise of Glory" (Revo Solutions)
-- "Rocket Riot" (Codeglue)
-- "Splinter Cell Conviction" (Gameloft)
-- "Star Wars: Battle for Hoth" (THQ)
-- "Star Wars: Cantina" (THQ)
-- "The Harvest" (MGS)
-- "The Oregon Trail" (Gameloft)
-- "Tower Bloxx NY" (Digital Chocolate)
-- "Twin Blades" (Press Start Studio)
-- "UNO" (Gameloft)
-- "Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet" (i-Play)
-- "Zombie Attack!" (IUGO)
-- "Zombies!!!!" (Babaroga)
Additional titles in the launch portfolio will be released between
now and the Windows Phone 7 launch this holiday season; once the phone
launches, new Xbox LIVE titles also will be added to the games portfolio
every week.
Xbox LIVE: Bringing More to Your Mobile Gaming
Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7 unlocks a world of games and fun and
directly connects you to a global community of more than 25 million
active Xbox LIVE members. Windows Phone 7 is the only phone that
seamlessly integrates Xbox LIVE and provides unique mobile gaming
experiences:
-- Avatars. Connect to your Xbox LIVE profile and Avatar, or create a new
one if you don't already have an Avatar or Xbox LIVE profile; take
your 3-D Avatar and props with you on the phone with full closet
access.
-- Friends. Bring your Xbox LIVE friends with you everywhere; compare
Achievements, challenge rivals to your favorite game, and even see
who's online and what they're doing on their consoles, PCs or phones.
-- Game access. Easily view and launch your full game library from a
single location; find, try and buy new games either in the Marketplace
or Games hub.
-- Achievements. Earn, view and track Achievements, view Xbox LIVE
leaderboards and build your Gamerscore across Xbox 360 and Windows
Phone 7 -- every time you play an Xbox LIVE title.
-- Messaging. Communicate with all of your Xbox LIVE friends, any time
you want, through Xbox LIVE messages.
-- Multiplayer. Invite, connect and play against friends on other Windows
Phone 7 phones or the PC with turn-based (asynchronous) multiplayer
gaming.
-- Spotlight. Access Xbox LIVE Spotlight feeds, including the latest game
titles, breaking news from Xbox LIVE, game tips and tricks, and more.
About Xbox LIVE
Xbox LIVE is the online entertainment service for your Xbox 360,
connecting you to an ever-expanding world of games, movies, TV, music,
sports and social entertainment. Xbox LIVE lets you play the best games,
enjoy the largest on-demand library on any console, listen to millions
of songs and share the fun with friends around the world. This holiday
season, Xbox LIVE will come to Windows Phone 7 and put the power of
connected entertainment in the palm of your hand. Xbox LIVE is also the
exclusive home of controller-free online entertainment through Kinect,
making your Xbox 360 more intuitive and interactive than ever before.
With an active community of 25 million people across 26 countries,
expanding to 35 this fall, Xbox LIVE, together with Xbox 360 and Windows
Phone 7, provides you with instant access to the entertainment you
want, shared with the people you care about, wherever you are. More
information about Xbox LIVE can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/live.
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