Posts tagged Mobile
Microsoft to open mobile games studio, develop and incubate Windows Phone 7 titles
Aug 12th
Microsoft employees may , but they won’t have to code cross-platform Windows Phone 7 games — Redmond job postings recently revealed that there’s a studio for that, which will develop and publish first- and second-party titles on the company’s dime. According to job descriptions, the newly-christened “MGS Mobile” will develop “showcase” Windows Phone 7 titles with an emphasis on , and also incubate titles from indie devs and partners like the original Microsoft Game Studios, its older Xbox-based sibling. Interestingly enough, games won’t necessarily be limited to Windows Phone 7 devices, but may appear on “emerging mobile platforms” as well — the idea being to advance Microsoft’s position in the mobile gaming space rather than just pimp the WP7 platform. Is the world ready for Halo on ? Oh, you bet your britches it is. Just don’t expect to see Xbox games .
originally appeared on on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:22:00 EDT. Please see our .
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Microsoft confirms accuracy of old, pre-’reboot’ Windows Mobile 7 leaks
Mar 16th
Remember those from way back in 2008? You know — those ones that look absolutely nothing like the so-called Metro UI that is actually using? Well, Microsoft’s Albert Shum — one of WP7S’ chief designers who we had the pleasure of meeting back at MWC — just confirmed the accuracy of those leaks in a session here at . Discussing the reboot of the WinMo 7 program that happened inside Microsoft about a year ago, Shum flashed a slide showing eight of those infamous shots featuring those crazy bottom-aligned battery and signal meters along with WinMo 6.x-ish ID oozing from every nook and cranny. Needless to say, a clean-slate approach was sorely needed, and that’s exactly where Metro ended up coming into play — but be honest: is there anyone out there that would’ve still preferred the old leak in a production device?
originally appeared on on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:00 EST. Please see our .
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