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daevv said:
^Just got a Windows Phone yesterday!

Currently playing: UNO, Wordament, Cut the Rope, and Collapse. Have Shuffle Party, Sudoko, and Breeze downloaded but not started. Looking for easy gamerscore games to start before I buy and get into Final Fantasy. :)
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How do you like WP8? I'm thinking of getting the Lumia 620.
 
If you want a WP and are looking to play games, a word of warning with the Lumia 620. There are a few games that require 1GB of RAM. The 620 only has 512MB.
 
I bought Monopoly today in the EA WP Sale. May get Plants Vs Zombies for the 4th time. :)


Other EA games "on sale":

Battleship $1.99
Bejeweled Live $2.99
Contre Jour $1.99
Mirror’s Edge $1.99
Monopoly $2.99
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit $2.99
Plants vs. Zombies $2.99
The Sims 3 $4.99
Tetris $1.99
 
Asphalt 7 is pretty damn awesome with Xbox Live multiplayer. Can't believe the game was only $.99.

I also really like the Crimson Dragon game. I'm thinking about getting Batman too. Really loving all of these big game and app releases for Windows lately.
 
Penguins&PolarBears said:
Asphalt 7 is pretty damn awesome with Xbox Live multiplayer. Can't believe the game was only $.99.

I also really like the Crimson Dragon game. I'm thinking about getting Batman too. Really loving all of these big game and app releases for Windows lately.
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Asphalt 7 is pretty damn good for a .99 phone racer. I switched to onscreen steering wheel and it played pretty good! I had Crimson Dragon on my Focus and loved it but when I switched to the 920 it wasn't compatible. It's all good though, they fixed that a while back.
 
Square just trolled me hard with the WP7 only.

Can't blame them though seeing how WP8 is not out in Japan officially.
 
Doffen said:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/words-with-friends/6a5cc8ab-f53e-4d7c-873b-744550d182ec

Edit: Nokia got the free version exclusive.
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Nokia exclusives are an abomination.

It's bad enough WP8 owners have to feel overlooked compared to the litany of iOS/Android releases but to then further that complex by fragmenting your own userbase and offloading half of your noteworthy games onto Nokia devices - not just for timed exclusivity but indefinite exclusivity - is just plain awful.
 
UberTag said:
Nokia exclusives are an abomination.

It's bad enough WP8 owners have to feel overlooked compared to the litany of iOS/Android releases but to then further that complex by fragmenting your own userbase and offloading half of your noteworthy games onto Nokia devices - not just for timed exclusivity but indefinite exclusivity - is just plain awful.
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Nokia is paying for the ports, that are going to be available on all Windows Phones at some point. It's either waiting few months for the games to be available on all phones or not getting them at all.
 
UberTag said:
Nokia exclusives are an abomination.

It's bad enough WP8 owners have to feel overlooked compared to the litany of iOS/Android releases but to then further that complex by fragmenting your own userbase and offloading half of your noteworthy games onto Nokia devices - not just for timed exclusivity but indefinite exclusivity - is just plain awful.
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The exclusive have a limited time, also the same as APP by Nokia like Drive, Maps etc. are now available for other OEMs

Nokia offers a choice of device for every budget , 520 , 620 , 720 , 820 , 920 .


Microsoft taps Unity, Marmalade, and Havok to help developers port... http://zite.to/11Ms9xS
 
Yeah tbh it is Nokia or bust.

Also try Dino Parade. A TD with dinosaurs and appliances. It is really well presented and works on WP7 too.
 
So I am pretty much addicted to Galactic Reign. I bought it on my phone, and just because I love the game so much, I also bought it on Windows 8 (even though I could have just used the trial and gotten it free from the phone purchase). But yeah, its fun as hell once you figure out what your actually doing...and the Cinematics are just pure eye candy.
 
UberTag said:
Nokia exclusives are an abomination.

It's bad enough WP8 owners have to feel overlooked compared to the litany of iOS/Android releases but to then further that complex by fragmenting your own userbase and offloading half of your noteworthy games onto Nokia devices - not just for timed exclusivity but indefinite exclusivity - is just plain awful.
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What are the games that are indefinite exclusives?

Most of what Nokia releases, or helps pay to develop are timed exclusives. Even Nokia's own HERE apps are available for everybody's phone. They're just in the position that they really want to help the Windows Phone ecosystem as a whole, but they also want to encourage people to get their devices. From what I can tell, the vast majority of app releases are timed exclusives, and Nokia is mainly trying to win people over with the hardware itself, which is a good strategy. I don't see HTC, Samsung or any other phone manufacturer really going out of their way to support WP the way Nokia is.

MrXee said:
It looks like the MOGA Pro controller:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/27/m...ndows-phone-8/
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I am totally getting one of those once the game support for it comes around.
 
Iced_Eagle said:
What are the games that are indefinite exclusives?

Most of what Nokia releases, or helps pay to develop are timed exclusives. Even Nokia's own HERE apps are available for everybody's phone. They're just in the position that they really want to help the Windows Phone ecosystem as a whole, but they also want to encourage people to get their devices.

From what I can tell, the vast majority of app releases are timed exclusives, and Nokia is mainly trying to win people over with the hardware itself, which is a good strategy. I don't see HTC, Samsung or any other phone manufacturer really going out of their way to support WP the way Nokia is.
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I think most of my issues laid with the fact that Microsoft themselves were so poor at communication to convey just what the exclusivity window was.
For all intents and purposes it WAS indefinite until Mirror's Edge finally showed up last week.

Now that I know we'll get to enjoy everything on non-Nokia handsets after a 6-month window I'm not as bent out of shape about it.
 
UberTag said:
I think most of my issues laid with the fact that Microsoft themselves were so poor at communication to convey just what the exclusivity window was.
For all intents and purposes it WAS indefinite until Mirror's Edge finally showed up last week.

Now that I know we'll get to enjoy everything on non-Nokia handsets after a 6-month window I'm not as bent out of shape about it.
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Microsoft has nothing to do with this exclusivity window and it's all on Nokia. It's understandable that Nokia isn't super transparent about it, but they mentioned some windows (some, not all of them) before.

http://press.nokia.com/2012/05/08/n...-with-new-app-partnerships-announced-at-ctia/
 
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