It seems that Microsoft is really using games to market their latest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 series (I still hate that name). Anyways, the new games in the operating system will act much like Xbox 360 games in the sense that they will let gamers unlock achievements, link up their gamertags and even use Avatars.

One of Microsoft’s program manager give us an insight into the platform’s online gaming:

“The other key component of XNA Game Studio 4.0 that we’ve enabled exclusively for Xbox partners is Xbox LIVE and a premium gaming experience on Windows Phone 7 Series. Through the Gamer Services API’s you can pull in a user’s Gamertag and 2D Avatar as part of the game experience, unlock achievements on the platform, and leverage notifications for asynchronous turn based gaming.”

I wonder if the Zune HD will be getting the same treatment? Doesn’t seem to be the case.

via kotaku

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