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Microsoft rallying around Windows Phone 7

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    I wrote an article “WP7 is Microsoft’s Union Station” back in June.  The purpose of the article was to explain and forecast how Windows Phone 7 was the device Microsoft was going to use to finally connect their numerous popular services.  I love it when a good plan starts to come together. Recently … Read more

Major Nelson talks Windows Phone 7 & Xbox Live Gaming

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All props purchased on the game console appears and are available on the phone. Change your avatar on the go. The turn based gaming can be played with people on Windows Phone 7, Xbox Game Console and PC!  Three screens and a cloud indeed!!  The requirement of course being the game being on each platform. … Read more

Xbox Live launch titles for Windows Phone 7 announced

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The long wait is finally over. At the annual Gamescom show in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft has announced launch titles for the upcoming Xbox Live portal of Windows Phone 7. Featuring several big-name titles such as Guitar Hero, Crackdown, Star Wars, and Castlevania, the launch list include over 60 games, all available later this year. In addition to the 60+ launch titles, more will be added on a weekly basis, similar to Xbox Live Arcade.

Check out the full PR and list below.

(via Engadget)

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Windows Phone 7 To Get Dedicated Mobile Game Studio

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Thanks to our buddies over at  1800PocketPC we get an update on how strong the push for Xbox Live and mobile gaming will be on Windows Phone 7. With rival platforms Android and Apple ratcheting up their gaming prowess (cough, Apples Game Center, cough) immediately after Microsoft announced that Xbox Live integration was one of … Read more

Ready.Set.7! The Rise of The Windows Phone

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I had one thought in my mind when I read that Xbox Live brought in over 1 Billion dollars in the last fiscal year.  Investment!  Just like people are reluctant to give up their iPhones because of the investment they have made in their apps and iTunes purchases.  This also tells me “free for all” … Read more

Developer explains why he’s all in on Windows Phones.

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DavidK shot this out early today and I had some time to marinate on its content for a while before posting.  I think this guy has a lot of good points about the attraction that Windows Phone has to developers.  Everyone seems to think that the only thing Dev’s care about is install base.  This … Read more

High Quality Games On WP7 Will Stand Out

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Microsoft is concerned about the current state of marketplaces. We all hear about the ridiculous number of apps for each platform and the real problem is that good apps can’t get recognition this way. In a blog post they summed up the problem as follows: As we looked at how the mobile gaming industry was … Read more

WP7 Meet Xbox 360

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We were told that there would be Xbox Live integration in WP7 but the exact level of integration has been a bit of a mystery. In a recent conference call Andy Less stated the following: We are very excited about the way in which the platform works across screens, so we have commonality of platform … Read more