Articles by Paul Acevedo

Ice Age Village
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 24, 2013

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 Xbox 360 if you’re so hungry?

Well, assuming we’ve all had a...

Mush for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 24, 2013

Last week’s Red Stripe Xbox Deal gave us a fine sale on Sonic CD, a game that had never been discounted before. This week’s game has never been a Deal of the Week before, but many of us picked it up during the Black Friday sale last year. That’s right, Mush...

Cut the Rope: Experiments for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 24, 2013

The original Cut the Rope is one of the most popular Xbox Windows Phone games, and for good reason. The gameplay is simple and easy to learn, while perfecting levels provides a fair challenge. It packs a ton of levels and it only costs a buck – the perfect...

Skulls of the Shogun Windows Phone update title screen
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 23, 2013

Skulls of the Shogun will forever be known to Windows Phone enthusiasts as the game that broke the Xbox release drought we went through earlier this year. It also happened to be a fantastic game, despite a few rough edges here and there.

When we met up...

Monopoly Millionaire and DaVinci Pinball for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 23, 2013

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 Connect 4 became available to all...

WIndows Phone 8 gaming engines
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 22, 2013

Over the weekend, we wrapped up our ‘How Microsoft can save Xbox games on Windows Phone’ series with a Microsoft video interview that we’d been saving for just such an occasion. That video focused exclusively on the Xbox Windows Phone issues raised in our editorial...

Casey McGee and Larry Lieberman of Microsoft
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 20, 2013

Although the year got off to a rocky start with an extended Xbox game release drought, the Xbox Windows Phone gaming situation has actually been looking up since February. Gameloft’s highly anticipated Windows Phone 8 titles finally started rolling out, and...

Greed City for Windows Phone 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 19, 2013

Remember the location-based social interaction game Torchbear? The creators of Torchbear, Lighthouse Games Studio, are back within another location-based game – this time exclusively for Windows Phone 8. Their new title Greed City combines the...

Sonic CD for Windows Phone Deal of the Week
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 17, 2013

As deal-savvy gamers might have noticed by now, the Xbox Windows Phone Deal of the Week is now technically a part of Microsoft’s Red Stripe Deals, which roll out every Thursday. Basically three Windows Phone apps or games go on Thor’s Day, one of which will be an Xbox...

Cut the Rope: Experiments Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 17, 2013

Cut the Rope launched on Windows Phone more than five months ago. Surely gamers have had plenty of time to complete its 275 levels and collect all 825 stars (or at least the 300 needed for an Achievement). What do you do if you’re still dying for more Cut...

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour for Windows Phone 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 17, 2013

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 Spider-Man and Dark Knight Rises...

Cut the Rope Experiments coming to Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 16, 2013

After last week’s Xbox release of the big-budget, hardware-intensive Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour for Windows Phone 8 devices, many of us could use something lighter this week to cleanse our gaming palates. And heck, Windows Phone 7 gamers surely just...

VGBC8 GameBoy Color emulator for Windows Phone 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 12, 2013

Classic gaming fans love emulators because they allow us to revisit beloved older games on the hardware we own now. And if you enjoy emulation on Windows Phone 8, you’re probably familiar with the work of indie developer M.k. He has already provided us with two...

Tiki Towers for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 10, 2013

You’ve probably heard that Miniclip is offering four of its Xbox Windows Phone games for free right now. And as of last week, the Xbox Deal of the Week is back. So with a bunch of games gone free at the moment, does that mean we don’t get a new Deal of the Week today?...

Modern Combat 4 for Windows Phone 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 10, 2013

Earlier this week, Windows Phone Central broke the news that Gameloft’s Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour would be arriving on Windows Phone 8 today.  The wait has been hard, but now Modern Combat 4 is finally here! Not only is it the first First-Person...

Vampire Rush for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 10, 2013

Tower defense is one of my favorite genres because of its versatility. There are so many variations between TD games, from the wholesome simplicity geoDefense to the undying awesomeness of Plants vs. Zombies. Sometimes developers even combine tower...

iStunt 2 for Windows 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 09, 2013

Windows 8 and RT gamers recently survived a dangerous outbreak of gaming deals thanks to the Microsoft Studios Sale, which only just ended. But now, another rash of Xbox Windows 8 deals threatens players’ well being – if not their wallets. Miniclip has made three of its...

Modern Combat 4 for Windows Phone 8
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 08, 2013

We can’t say whether there will be two Xbox Windows Phone releases this week just yet. But we can tell you – and show you – one very exciting game arriving for Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday. Originally announced back in October, Gameloft’s Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour...

Dan Tausney Contre Jour for Windows 8 at GDC
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 07, 2013

Of all the offsite meetings we engaged in during GDC, the most pleasant place to visit was probably Electronic Arts’ suite at the St. Regis Hotel. Within that cozy location, Android Central’s Simon Sage and I met with Dan Tausney, PR Manager of Chillingo. As you might...

AlphaJax for Windows Phone
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 07, 2013

Temple Run isn’t the only Windows Phone to get an update lately. A couple of Microsoft-published Xbox games were recently patched as well: AlphaJax and Galactic Reign. Do these updates fix major errors like a blank sky and missed...

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