Crimson Dragon: Side Story has received a title update to now be playable on Windows Phone 8 devices.
Crimson Dragon is set on the planet Draco and is a shooter where you control dragons to defeat enemies. The game utilizes touch controls to pilot the dragon and target enemies.
In addition to now playing on WP8 devices, the game now keeps track of Dark Phantom enemies defeated that counts toward unlocking the “Dragon Master” achievement.
Source: PlayXBLA
You can get the game for $1 here.
Every week, the Windows Phone marketplace puts a new title on sale. Don’t miss your chance to get this deal.
This week’s deal is Civilization Revolution by 2K. You can now get the game for $1.99, discounted from $2.99.
In Civilization, you play as one of several world leaders who controls a civilization as it makes its way from the pre-historic era through the present and even into the future. You control how the culture will respond and react to other civilizations and can share technologies or wage war, however you see fit. The game welcomes multiple plays through and with the numerous world leaders and civilizations to choose from, the game will not easily grow stale.
You can get the game here, or by scanning the tag below.
Carcassonne, the tile based board game by Klaus-Jurgen Wrede, is making its debut on the Windows Phone. The game utilizes a turn-based system for players to create roads, cities, fields and monasteries. The bigger the area of each, the more points the player who claimed the area can score.
The game will include:
You can see some screen shots after the jump.
Source: PlayXBLA
Cracking Sands is an off-road racing experience that is coming soon to the Windows Phone.
The game comes with several game modes.
Normal Race: Compete against six other racers to gain first prize.
Head of the Pack: You get points for staying in front for a set period of time. However, if someone takes the lead prior to the point being awarded, the timer is reset. The first person to get the required points wins.
Elimination: Try to be the last man standing where after a lap is complete the person to cross the finish line last is eliminated.
Time Trial: Race against the clock on the track you choose. You can race against friends or “ghost” times downloaded through Xbox Live.
You can see some shots of the game after the jump.
Source: PlayXBLA
Microsoft’s annual Dream. Build. Play. contest has announced its 2012 winners. Dream. Build. Play. allows indie developers to create and submit a game for either the Xbox or Windows Phone indie market. The winners are given the opportunity to have their game published on the respective marketplace.
In the Windows Phone division, the grand prize went to Smirkers by Kenneth Bugeja. First runner-up was Pixel Blocked! by Daniel Truong. Second was Alter Ego by Denis Grachev, and third went to Cradle to the Grave by COLTRAN Studios.
In the Xbox category, the grand prize winner was One Finger Death Punch by Silver Dollar Games. First runner-up went to Dead Pixels by CantStrafeRight. Second runner-up was given to Ninja Crash by Team Devil, and third went to Gateways by Smudged Cat Games.
PlayXBLA released a list of 13 upcoming titles for the Windows 8 platform as well as 15 others to be expected in the future. Most of the games are expected to be released October 26, as others will be released throughout the holiday season and beyond. The upcoming titles include Gunstringer, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Pinball FX 2, Toy Soldiers and Wordament.
Shoot 1UP, by Mommys Best, was introduced as a game that could challenge the limits of the Windows Phone platform two years ago and just recently made its debut on the marketplace. The game has been on the Xbox Live Indie Game Channel since 2010 for 80 Microsoft Points ($1).
You can purchase Shoot 1UP for the phone for $2.99 here or by scanning the tag below.
In February 2011 a partnership between Microsoft and Nokia promised the Finnish mobile manufacturer would make Windows Phone their primary operating system for its smartphone devices. The combination of know-how between the software giant and leading mobile handset manufacture set some high expectations.
The following year saw the introduction of the Nokia Lumia handset line in various model iterations. In April 2012, the latest Lumia 900 handset was released and promised to the be the flagship Windows Phone. This model featured AT&T’s LTE speeds, quality build in a simple interface and a much-touted Carl Zeiss camera lens. We took a closer look at the Lumia 900 in a variety of areas to determine if Nokia’s flagship smartphone lives up to its hype.
Have you wanted to create an app for Windows Phone, but have been held back by concerns about making money?
While nobody can guarantee that the work you put into creating an application will end up paying off, there are some things that you can do to stack the chips in your favor. Thankfully, Michael Stroh, Senior Writer at Microsoft, is prepared to help by breaking down ten secrets to making money with your app. Read the rest of this entry »
The Windows Phone Dev Center for developers of the phone was unveiled last week. The Dev Center was designed to make life easier for current and potential developers.
According to a Windows blog post by Ash Wahi, program manager for the Dev Center, the new Dev Center is the successor to the retired App Hub developer portal. The new Center is “designed to provide everything you need to build, publish and manage apps for Windows Phone around the world,” he said in the post.
The new Center includes several new features and developments, including being completely redesigned with publishing apps in mind. According to Wahi, the center opens up many more markets and avenues of getting paid than were previously available, including Paypal support. Developers can also set unique price points in each region and country an app is available.
The Dev Center also added an improved account sign-up and submission process, as well as a better integration of Microsoft Advertising’s pubCenter. This allows users to create a pubCenter account and ad units in the same space the apps are managed. The Center also has a better analytics tool for tracking app downloads and performance.
The new Center can now be used on Windows 7.5, or earlier, apps.
Source: Windows Blog
