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. 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 centre.
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.
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: Assassins Creed, Asphalt 5, Brain Challenge, Earthworm Jim
- Konami: Castlevania, Frogger, UNO, Splinter Cell Conviction, Real Soccer 2
- Namco Bandai: More Brain Exercise, Puzzle Quest 2, Flight Control
- PopCap: Bejeweled™ LIVE
- THQ: De Blob Revolution, Star Wars: Battle for Hoth, Star Wars: Cantina
- i-Play: Fast & Furious 7, Deal or No Deal 2010, Bubble Town 2, Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet
- Glu Mobile: Guitar Hero 5, Glyder 2
- MGS: CarneyVale Showtime, Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst, Game Chest-Board, Game Chest-Solitaire, Halo Waypoint, ilomilo
- Halfbrick: Age of Zombies, Fruit Ninja
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 favourite 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.
For more information about gamescom, please visit: http://www.gamescom.de/en/gamescom/home/index.php
To view the press releases in full and for a list of all the games included in this announcement, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/aug10/08-16winphonegames.mspx