Joystiq: "It's been nearly a decade since Microsoft stepped foot into the console arena, successfully joining Nintendo and Sony to become one of "the big three." Since then, there have been numerous rumors of an "Xboy," or portable Xbox. With the impending release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is finally releasing a portable gaming platform, one branded with Xbox Live. But, does Windows Phone compete against not only Sony and Nintendo's handheld offerings, but the iPhone as well?"
Mobotalks : Angry Birds re-launched on Windows Phone, gets 100 new levels and is free till May 15.Rovio Entertainment today re-launched Angry Birds on Windows Phone with 100 new levels, Xbox Live Achievement and Leaderboards and has also tweaked the game so it can work on entry-level Windows Phones with 256MB of RAM. The game developer also announced it will be offered for free till May 15
"Oh yeah! I'm so going to get that!
Said nobody ever."
I don't know if the blind hate is directed towards Microsoft or Angry Birds, but you DO realize that it's going to get millions of downloads, right?
Not saying I'm a fan, just saying that because we don't like something doesn't mean it's going to fail.
i think he's directing that hate towards the game itself, not microsoft.
it has to do with the game's casual focus, and how investors are stating that games like these are the future, even though they suck.
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Collapsticks is an addictive Windows Phone game that you may find hard to put down.
The puzzle game has you collapsing stacked match sticks in an effort to drop a set number of matches off the bottom of the screen. But the fall isn't exactly straight forward and with each puzzle, the match sticks has to be dropped in a particular order. Otherwise you're stuck with too many sticks.
While he is reviewing this as if Microsoft was trying to create a mobile gaming device, he misses a few items. He mentions that it requires a two year lock but forgets to mention so does the iPhone since they are both PHONES and not gaming systems. The biggest thing to take aways from this article is the price points. If Bejeweled is $4.99 on one and $0.99 on another it is an obvious choice. Granted there are thousands of Bejeweled versions so that could be a driving factor plus XBL integration but that still does not justify the 5x price hike. Microsoft will need to fix this fast if it plans to compete in the gaming market. The primary reason to purchase this device is a still a Zune replacement and phone NOT gaming.