Windows Phone games get updates to work with newer devices

A lack of gaming options has always hindered Windows Phone devices, with its app store lagging behind its Google Play and Apple counterparts.

Microsoft also shot itself in the foot by not updating a host of classic titles for its Windows phone 8 OS and budget devices, completely relegating them from finding a new audience in the process.

Thankfully, the software giant has awoken from its slumber and decided to update a variety of its dormant titles.

So far 38 games have got the upgrade, they include both recent titles such as Halo: Spartan Assault and classics including Hexic, ilomilo and Minesweeper.

A full list of titles that have so far made the jump to Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 – along with support for 512MB devices – can be seen below:

• Microsoft Solitaire Collection [Download]
• Microsoft Mahjohng [Download]
• Hexic [Download]
• Shuffle Party [Download]
• Rise of Glory [Download]
• Avatar Gadgets [Download]
• Microsoft Minesweeper [Download]
• Halo: Spartan Assault [Download]
• Breeze [Download]
• Parachute Panic [Download]
• Jet Car Stunts WP [Download]
• Max & the Magic Marker [Download]
• Farm Frenzy 2 [Download]
• AlphaJax [Download]
• ilomilo [Download]
• Crimson Dragon: Side Story [Download]
• Fusion Sentient [Download]
• Z0MB1ES (on teh ph0ne) [Download]
• I Dig It [Download]
• BulletAsylum [Download]
• Harbor Master [Download]
• Big Buck Hunter Pro [Download]
• Game Room – Pitfall! [Download]
• Lode Runner Classic [Download]
• Hexic Rush [Download]
• Mush [Download]
• Game Chest: Solitaire Edition [Download]
• Game Room – Asteroids Deluxe [Download]
• Implode! [Download]
• Game Room – Centipede [Download]
• CarneyVale: Showtime [Download]
• iBlast Moki [Download]
• Cro-Mag Rally [Download]
• Hasta La Muerte [Download]
• Crafting Guide [Download]
• Glow Artisan [Download]
• Game Room – Lunar Lander [Download]
• UFC on Xbox LIVE [Download]

That’s a huge batch of titles, I’m sure you’ll agree. It will hopefully introduce new Windows Phone users to some perennial favourites and give veteran gamers a trip down memory lane.

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