wraggster
August 21st, 2013, 22:39
Windows Phone 8 looks to become a gamer's paradise with big titles like Asphalt 8: Airborne on the way.
Gameloft has proven its worth time and time again, with latest Q2 sales figures climbing ten per cent year-on-year to reach €55.2 million. (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/in-app-items-and-ads-make-80-per-cent-of-gameloft-s-smartphone-revenue/021989)
Microsoft, meanwhile, is still a work in progress. That said, the company's Windows Phone OS overtook BlackBerry sales in Q2 (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/smartphones-beat-feature-phones-with-52-per-cent-of-world-sales/022146) and secured the third place behind Android and iOS.
Ten of Gameloft's titles are already available on Windows Phone 8, but the publisher and Microsoft are pushing forward to develop 15 new titles for the OS and Windows 8, which comes in a move to make the platform more attractive to non-users and more of a challenge for other platforms.
Asphalt 8: Airborne and Dungeon Hunter 4 will launch this autumn, while over titles will be rolled out across the next 12 months.
Baudouin Corman, VP of publishing for the Americas, Gameloft, said: "Gameloft’s AAA-quality games are a perfect match for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Microsoft’s platforms provide a great environment for serious and deeply engaging games. Gameloft will bring its full support, taking advantage of the platforms’ specific features."
Steve Guggenheimer, corporate VP of developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft, added: "We strive to make Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 the best platform for gaming. With top gaming companies such as Gameloft investing in the platform, it is evident that there is no better time for game developers and gamers alike to choose Windows."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/gamescom-gameloft-and-microsoft-have-15-games-in-development/022193
Gameloft has proven its worth time and time again, with latest Q2 sales figures climbing ten per cent year-on-year to reach €55.2 million. (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/in-app-items-and-ads-make-80-per-cent-of-gameloft-s-smartphone-revenue/021989)
Microsoft, meanwhile, is still a work in progress. That said, the company's Windows Phone OS overtook BlackBerry sales in Q2 (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/smartphones-beat-feature-phones-with-52-per-cent-of-world-sales/022146) and secured the third place behind Android and iOS.
Ten of Gameloft's titles are already available on Windows Phone 8, but the publisher and Microsoft are pushing forward to develop 15 new titles for the OS and Windows 8, which comes in a move to make the platform more attractive to non-users and more of a challenge for other platforms.
Asphalt 8: Airborne and Dungeon Hunter 4 will launch this autumn, while over titles will be rolled out across the next 12 months.
Baudouin Corman, VP of publishing for the Americas, Gameloft, said: "Gameloft’s AAA-quality games are a perfect match for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Microsoft’s platforms provide a great environment for serious and deeply engaging games. Gameloft will bring its full support, taking advantage of the platforms’ specific features."
Steve Guggenheimer, corporate VP of developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft, added: "We strive to make Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 the best platform for gaming. With top gaming companies such as Gameloft investing in the platform, it is evident that there is no better time for game developers and gamers alike to choose Windows."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/gamescom-gameloft-and-microsoft-have-15-games-in-development/022193