News on Mobile Phone :XBox Live Gaming on Windows Phone 7: Launch Lineup Revealed!

Whilst Sony might poke fun the current state of mobile gaming, Microsoft are taking things very seriously when it comes to launching their XBox Live service on Windows Phone 7 handsets later this year, revealing their launch titles to bolster their new operating system. Current App

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Whilst Sony might poke fun the current state of mobile gaming, Microsoft are taking things very seriously when it comes to launching their XBox Live service on Windows Phone 7 handsets later this year, revealing their launch titles to bolster their new operating system.

Current App Store success stories like Flight Control, Fruit Ninja and Implode XL are present and correct as are the contingent of marquee names like Splinter Cell, but so are a few surprises like a conversion of WiiWare/PC platformer Max and the Magic Marker and the beautiful and super-quirky puzzler ilomilo.

Even flagship Microsoft franchises including Crackdown and Halo are set to make their mobile debut on Windows Phone 7 devices (although the Waypoint suffix for the latter suggests the same news portal currently gracing 360s rather than a fully fledged blaster), with many titles supporting the in-game achievements and friendly competition (albeit turn-based) that prove integral to the Xbox Live experience.

We have been eagerly awaiting XBox Live functionality on mobiles for a long time, it’s good to see Microsoft coming out of the gate with some killer apps (if you’ll excuse the pun).

The following video showcases some of the titles coming ‘this holiday season’ on Windows Phone 7 mobiles, interesting to see the quality of some rivalling dedicated gaming handhelds, whilst others look a little…unfinished.



Full list of launch titles follow…



* 3D Brick Breaker Revolution (Digital Chocolate)
* Age of Zombies (Halfbrick)
* Armor Valley (Protégé Games)
* Asphalt 5 (Gameloft)
* Assassins Creed (Gameloft)
* Bejeweledâ„¢ LIVE (PopCap)
* Bloons TD (Digital Goldfish)
* Brain Challenge (Gameloft)
* Bubble Town 2 (i-Play)
* Butterfly ( Press Start Studio)
* CarneyVale Showtime (MGS)
* Castlevania(Konami)
* Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst (MGS)
* De Blob Revolution (THQ)
* Deal or No Deal 2010 (i-Play)
* Earthworm Jim (Gameloft)
* Fast & Furious 7 (i-Play)
* Fight Game Rivals (Rough Cookie)
* Finger Physics (Mobliss Inc.)
* Flight Control (Namco Bandai)
* Flowerz (Carbonated Games)
* Frogger (Konami Digital Entertainment)
* Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick)
* Game Chest-Board (MGS)
* Game Chest-Card (MGS)
* Game Chest-Logic (MGS)
* Game Chest-Solitaire (MGS)
* GeoDefense (Critical Thought)
* Ghostscape (Psionic)
* Glow Artisan (Powerhead Games)
* Glyder 2 (Glu Mobile)
* Guitar Hero 5 (Glu Mobile)
* Halo Waypoint (MGS)
* Hexic Rush (Carbonated Games)
* I Dig It (InMotion)
* iBlast Moki (Godzilab)
* ilomilo (MGS)
* Implode XL (IUGO)
* Iquarium (Infinite Dreams)
* Jet Car Stunts (True Axis)
* Let’s Golf 2 (Gameloft)
* Little Wheel (One click dog)
* Loondon (Flip N Tale)
* Max and the Magic Marker (PressPlay)
* Mini Squadron (Supermono Limited)
* More Brain Exercise (Namco Bandai)
* O.M.G. (Arkedo)
* Puzzle Quest 2 (Namco Bandai)
* Real Soccer 2 (Gameloft)
* The Revenants (Chaotic Moon)
* Rise of Glory (Revo Solutions)
* Rocket Riot (Codeglue)
* Splinter Cell Conviction (Gameloft)
* Star Wars: Battle for Hoth (THQ)
* Star Wars: Cantina (THQ)
* The Harvest (MGS)
* The Oregon Trail (Gameloft)
* Tower Bloxx NY (Digital Chocolate)
* Twin Blades (Press Start Studio)
* UNO (Gameloft)
* Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet (i-Play)
* Zombie Attack! (IUGO)
* Zombies!!!! (Babaroga)

Source: Kotaku

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