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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 22, 2012
The Must Have Games 2012 promotion is nearly over, but that doesn’t mean the Xbox Live games will stop coming once March rolls around. Microsoft has just announced several new mobile Live...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 22, 2012
Splinter Cell: Conviction was announced back around the Windows Phone launch over a year ago. At last, Gameloft’s mobile port of the popular Ubisoft franchise has made it to Xbox Live.
This...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 22, 2012
Splinter Cell: Conviction may not be showing up on the Marketplace just yet, but the Xbox Live Deal of the Week has at least gone live. Orbital from BiteForge and Microsoft Studios is now on sale...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 22, 2012
If you've been following the saga of Sonic's Jewels 7 (SJ7), you'll remember that the popular Sega Master System and Game Gear emulator was due for a nice sound update. That update...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 21, 2012
Windows 7 users (i.e. most people with a computer) who also play Windows Phone games can enjoy an abundance of desktop themes based on WP7 games. Last week we showed you the Chickens Can’t Fly...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 21, 2012
This week's "Must Have Game" is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction. We wrote about this game way back in June 2011 and it was even announced before Windows Phone 7 launched,...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 21, 2012
Windows Phone gamers should already be familiar with Russian developer MaxNick’s Xbox Live title, Spider Jack. What you might not know is that MaxNick has also published several indie games...
Review
by George Ponder
Feb 21, 2012
Escape from Heaven is a nice looking game for your Windows Phone where you play the role of Hedgy, a hedge hog that doesn't like Heaven and yearns to make it back to Earth. You navigate...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 17, 2012
Few professionally-made games attempt to embrace the punk rock culture. After all, most games strive to look and sound as professional as possible rather than adhere to a DIY philosophy. But that...
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by George Ponder
Feb 16, 2012
Yaht 3D is a simple yet entertaining game for your Windows Phone that is patterned after the legendary dice game Yahtzee. If you're familiar with Yahtzee, Yaht 3D will be an easy game to pick up...
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by George Ponder
Feb 15, 2012
We mentioned it briefly but the new Windows Phone Xbox Live game Chickens Can't Fly now has its own Windows 7 theme. It joins other gaming title themes such as Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds and the...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 15, 2012
Windows Phone gamers may be busy with this week’s new Xbox Live release, Chickens Can’t Fly. But as I’ve told my friends, loved ones, and the people at the mental asylum, you can...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Feb 15, 2012
For the longest time, microtransactions were prohibited in Windows Phone games. Microsoft’s Beards & Beaks dabbled in offering PDLC (premium downloadable content) last July. But no third...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2012
You've seen us tease it on Monday with a video review. Then we gave you even more info on it last night. Now the game can be yours.
Yes folks, Chickens Can't Fly from Amused Sloth is now...
Review
by George Ponder
Feb 14, 2012
Looking for a painfully challenging game for your Windows Phone? Give Solvr a try.
Solvr is a math game where you are given a group of numbers and a target value. You have to match the target value...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 14, 2012
As yesterday’s video preview proves, WPCentral’s Daniel Rubino is a big fan of Chickens Can’t Fly, this week’s Must Have Xbox Live game. The game is due out this Wednesday,...
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by George Ponder
Feb 13, 2012
Remember the video game Zuma? If so, then the latest Windows Phone game from XIMAD will feel awfully familiar. Zuminja is very similar to Zuma except you shoot various colored ninjas from a canon...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 13, 2012
This week's Xbox Live "Must Have Game" is Chickens Can't Fly from developer house Amused Sloth. For those of you who remember, Amused Sloth made indie games Chickens Can't Fly...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 13, 2012
I’m a sucker for word games; board games like Scrabble and Boggle are mainstays in my household. Naturally my obsession with spelling extends to videogames, with PopCap’s Bookworm...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 13, 2012
IronSun Studios’ second Xbox Live title, Battlewagon, suffered from a bad case of broken Achievements when it launched last year. Like any responsible developer, IronSun quickly set out to fix...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 13, 2012
Everybody loves free games – especially Xbox Live ones. Updates are usually welcome too. On that note, ad-supported freebie Breeze, from Null City Software and Microsoft Studios, just received...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 10, 2012
MonsterUp has long stood out as one the best indie competitors to Xbox Live jumping game Doodle Jump. With excellent controls, delightful graphics, and superior sound, many (including me) prefer...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 10, 2012
If you like Hydro Thunder GO! but not the price or think the physics could be better, take a look at 3D Boat Race from A Trillion Games (makers of 3D Paperball). It's your typical boat racing...
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by George Ponder
Feb 10, 2012
Monster's Pinball, as you would guess, is a pinball game for your Windows Phone that pays tribute to the what is described as the cult classic pinball games of the past. Nicely animated with...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 09, 2012
Zombies Night Out by EvoFX studio is getting ready for release but before they do, the first-person zombie shoot'em up needs your help. That's right, you can get some early beta action going...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 09, 2012
One of our favorite Xbox LIVE games for Windows Phone, Rocket Riot, has received quite a major update a few days ago with version 1.4. We've reached out to the devs at Code Glu for a specific...
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by George Ponder
Feb 08, 2012
Simply put, Galaxy Pong is a cool game for your Windows Phone.
Remember the game Pong? The video game that started it all? Now imagine it being played on a three dimensional playing field with bonus...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 08, 2012
When TextTwist 2 launched less than a month ago, Achievement hunters were thrilled. After all, anagram games are super cheatable thanks to Scrabble helper sites. But alas! The game was glitched, and...
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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 08, 2012
The Xbox Live Deal of the Week has been updating rather late these days. In fact, it’s only just turned up. Collapse! from GameHouse is now on sale.
Collapse! is a simple puzzle game in...
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by George Ponder
Feb 08, 2012
Remember the board game Risk? If so, you've got a pretty good idea of what the Windows Phone game Touch War is all about. Touch War is a strategy game where you try to march your Orange Army...
