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by Daniel Rubino
May 20, 2012
You've asked for it and now you'll get it. In the continued push by Nokia and Microsoft of the outstanding Lumia line of Windows Phone, new Xbox Avatar props have been created. What...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
May 14, 2012
Windows Phone has long been host to a number of quality word games, but they were all indie titles rather than Xbox Live ones. In fact, all the good indie word games even boasted multiplayer...
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by Paul Acevedo
May 03, 2012
Microsoft could probably leave Wordament exactly as-is and it would still keep many of us busy for, like, ever. But what if you don’t speak English, the language that yours truly wields like...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 26, 2012
For those of you who use Reddit.com, the social news aggregation site, you may have heard us pimping the Windows Phone client Baconit in the past. It's one of a few clients available for Windows...
Review
by George Ponder
Apr 25, 2012
Here's a short take on a decent little game for your Windows Phone. Funny Bounce is from AE Mobile who also developed Funny Jump. I mention this because Funny Bounce features the same tennis...
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by RogueCode
Apr 18, 2012
Last time we touched on Taptitude they had just hit 100'000 download, and were doing pretty well for themselves. And it's only gotten better from there.
Taptitude is a game made by four...
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by Paul Acevedo
Apr 17, 2012
Lately we’ve been fortunate enough to receive release dates for new Xbox Live games a week or two in advance – including this week’s release, Monster Island. Naturally Windows...
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by George Ponder
Apr 12, 2012
WPCentral's list of the best free apps for Windows Phone
We've taken a look at must have games and must have apps for your Windows Phone, now we turn our sights on the best free apps that...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2012
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of a win-win. See, there's been this little bug in the Lumia 900 (by the way, you've read our Lumia 900 review, right?) that has been causing...
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by RogueCode
Mar 07, 2012
Every so often we cover tools that help out developers, but this is in another league. A company called SyncFusion has created a product called Metro Studio 1 which looks to be...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 18, 2012
We previously took a look at 4Chan Reader when it entered into the Marketplace, which was surprising with the previous submission review trouble other apps of that nature encountered. The app, which...
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by RogueCode
Feb 13, 2012
Every now and then we feature apps whose prices are going down for a small promotional period. Obviously, in general people seem to like free stuff. But how much?
Well, I have an app called...
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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 Daniel Rubino
Feb 03, 2012
We're really starting to hate the fact that there are barely any Microsoft Stores around as they keeping having some great deals. The latest promotion runs from now till February 14th (that'...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 01, 2012
Just in case $39 was too much at a T-Mobile store for the Nokia Lumia 710, you can head to your local (har har) Microsoft Store and pick up that bad boy for the low-low price of FREE. Of course,...
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by Seth Brodeur
Jan 23, 2012
HeyWire (see website) is a cross-platform app that enables users to text each other for free from the US and 45 other countries. It sends SMS over any internet connection from iOS, Android,...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Jan 17, 2012
While it’s tough for indie games to get noticed on Xbox 360, several of them have found new life as Xbox Live titles on Windows Phone. Breeze is the latest game to make the jump. Developed...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 26, 2011
We joked around about the Windows Phone app Space Weather a few months ago. We pointed out how it's a gorgeous, well written app that we (personally) had no use for--but we really wish we did,...
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by Paul Acevedo
Dec 14, 2011
The series of free, ad-supported Xbox Live games that began with Minesweeper and Sudoku now continues with Breeze. The new game comes from the same Microsoft producer as previous titles (Kirby Leung...
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by Paul Acevedo
Dec 12, 2011
Xbox 360 version trailer
Last week we said that two Xbox Live games would hit the Marketplace this Wednesday the 14th. It turns out that wasn’t quite accurate… But don’t worry, it...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Dec 07, 2011
Shuffle Party is the latest free Xbox Live game developed by Babaroga and published by Microsoft Studios. Unlike its predecessors Minesweeper and Sudoku, Shuffle Party even had the good manners to...
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by Paul Acevedo
Nov 30, 2011
Not long ago, WPCentral broke the news that Shuffle Party, a new game from Babaroga and Microsoft Studios, would be released as a free download in the US this week. As promised, Shuffle Party is now...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 27, 2011
Should you have the HTC Titan jotted down on your Santa wish list (or simply desire one due to an ending contract), then perhaps you should check out this deal found at Best Buy. The HTC Titan 4G on...
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by Paul Acevedo
Nov 24, 2011
Remember Minesweeper and Sudoku, the free Xbox Live titles from Babaroga and Microsoft Studios? Soon they will be joined by Shuffle Party, another free game from the same developer and publisher...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 24, 2011
The title says it all. If you're one of the lucky folks near a Microsoft Store, you can swing by there on Friday to pick up one of those swanky new second-generation Windows Phones for a super...
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by Paul Acevedo
Oct 21, 2011
It’s been a while since we mentioned Square Off, the lovable twin-stick indie shooter from Gnomic Studios. I’m pleased to report that the developers have been hard at work updating their game with...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Oct 04, 2011
Minesweeper as we know it was created in 1990 and has been bundled with every new version of Windows since 1992. The mobile Xbox Live version, developed by Babaroga and published by...
Review
by Paul Acevedo
Sep 05, 2011
Sudoku, which comes from developer Babaroga and publisher Microsoft, is one of the first two free ad-supported games for Xbox Live. It’s currently available in the US only, though it will likely...
