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Gaming is huge on traditional PCs and has become huge on mobile devices. Seeing as Windows 8 is the hybrid operating system that plays in both worlds, one can only expect gaming to be huge on Windows 8. (Or at least we hope.) Microsoft clearly feels the same way because they have just unveiled the first “Xbox games” for Windows 8.
Before we delve into which “Xbox games” will be launching with Windows 8 on October, let me clarify something. When you hear “Xbox app for Windows 8” or “Xbox on Windows 8” or “Xbox games for Windows 8” you might be inclined to think you can play any of your Xbox games on a Windows 8 powered computer — just pop in the game CD and go. Unfortunately that isn’t what Xbox games for Windows 8 is. You see Windows 8 has a dedicated Xbox app. Through this Xbox app you can play “Xbox games” which tie into Xbox and Xbox live. “Xbox games” are simply games for Windows 8 that tie with Xbox — they aren’t necessarily literally Xbox games.
That said, Microsoft has announced the following 40 titles will be available through the Xbox app on Windows 8 come October with more games added in the future:
- 4 Elements II Special Edition
- A World of Keflings
- Adera: Episode 1
- Adera: Episode 2
- Adera: Episode 3
- Angry Birds
- Angry Birds Space
- Big Buck Hunter Pro
- BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
- Collateral Damage
- Crash Course GO
- Cut the Rope
- Disney Fairies
- Dragon’s Lair
- Field & Stream Fishing
- Fruit Ninja
- Gravity Guy
- Gunstringer: Dead Man Running
- Hydro Thunder Hurricane
- IloMilo
- iStunt 2
- Jetpack Joyride
- Kinectimals Unleashed
- Microsoft Mahjong
- Microsoft Minesweeper
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection
- Monster Island
- PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
- Pinball FX 2
- Reckless Racing Ultimate
- Rocket Riot 3D
- Shark Dash
- Shuffle Party
- Skulls of the Shogun
- Taptiles
- Team Crossword
- The Harvest HD
- Toy Soldiers Cold War
- Wordament
- Zombies!!!
29 out of those 40 games are from Microsoft Studios while the others are from developers such as Rovio, Miniclip, Gameloft, ZeptoLab, Glu Mobile, and Halfbrick Studios.
As you can see in the list, many of the games are games we have come to know and love on iOS and Android; they have simply been labeled “Xbox games” in Windows 8. Indeed major Xbox titles like Halo won’t be hitting Windows 8 in October. However, there is still hope for the future, right?
[via Microsoft]
