by dave on February 1st, 2010 /
Category: News
PocketNow is reporting that the next version of Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio will support Windows Mobile 7. The XNA Game Studio is Microsoft’s gaming developer’s kit for X-Box and Vista, which suggests that we’re going to see some tight integration between X-Box games and future Windows Phones. That’s pretty sweet – what do you think we’ll see?
Personally, I think this only makes sense and is part of Microsoft’s master plan to merge the desktop, mobile and gaming world, using its huge market share in each area to create a super-massive consumer-oriented company that could properly compete in the new merged-media world.
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by dave on October 26th, 2009 /
Category: News
MobileTechWorld put up a post that hints at the future of gaming on Windows Mobile 7 and how that might merge with the X-Box world.
Two job postings are out from Microsoft that are of interest to those of us who would like to see a more concerted and coordinated effort from Microsoft across its platforms:
The first is a “Developer Account Manager“, whose job it will be to:
…to own and drive the relationship with our top mobile entertainment development partners. You will work closely with our…Windows Mobile and Xbox LIVE platform teams…
This makes it sound like this particular account manager position looks like they will be working on both Windows Mobile and X-Box Live games… does that mean there will be releases that run on both platforms?
The second is less exciting on the convergence front, but cool nonetheless: a 3rd party account manager who will act as the “day-to-day contact for publishers” and will be responsible for landing exclusive games for Windows Mobile.
Both of these postings bode well for Microsoft’s secret attempt to have cross-platform integration between their X-Box, Zune and Windows Phone services and platforms.
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You’re given a scrambled six letter word, and you have to see how many three, four, five or six letter words you can make in a limited time! If you manage to get one (or more) six letter words by the end of the level, you get to play again! You score points by getting words – longer words give you more points, and finishing all of the possible words in a level gives you bonus points.
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