Neowin News Feed for: Windows 8 games

Official Bejeweled Live Windows 8 game finally coming soon

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:00:45 +0000

Microsoft has announced that an official Bejeweled Live game from developer PopCap will soon be available for Windows 8 owners via the Windows Store, with more Windows 8 games in the works. Read more...

Microsoft launches new Play brand for Windows 8 games ... or not? [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:09:45 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new brand for its own Windows 8 published games called Play, which includes games like Solitaire, Pinball FX 2 and the upcoming Skulls of the Shogun. Read more...

"How to hack" Windows 8 app article posted by Nokia employee

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:02:47 +0000

A new website post from a Nokia employee that works on their Windows Phone team, Justin Angel, has gone live that goes into detail on how users can pirate Windows 8 games and apps via several methods. Read more...

Microsoft holds UK Windows 8 game development contest

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:26:29 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will hold a Windows 8 game development contest for UK software creators, with a number of prizes up for grabs, including a Lumia 920 and a £500 Visa gift card. Read more...

Microsoft studio Rare hiring for new Windows 8 games team

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:41:14 +0100

UK-based Microsoft developer Rare has posted up that it is hiring for at least two positions at its studio to work for a previously unannounced Windows 8 games team. Read more...

First games for Windows 8 Consumer Preview revealed [Update]

Andy Weir — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:11 +0000

A list has emerged of the first games that will be available for download from the Windows Store in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, while two games will reportedly be pre-installed along with the OS. Read more...