Microsoft has announced the first wave of Xbox games that will be arriving on Windows 8. The first wave, which includes 29 titles from Microsoft Studios, features "many of the games you already known and love" as well as some which are exclusive to Windows 8.
While many of these games will be available starting October 26, ongoing new releases will continue through the holiday season and beyond. The games will be playable on any Windows 8 PC, laptop, or tablet device and will be easy to find in the pre-installed Windows 8 Xbox Game app.
All Xbox games for Windows 8 will have Xbox Achievements as well as other Xbox features, including leaderboards, multiplayer modes, and connecting with friends. Below is the list of what the first wave of Xbox games will consist of:
- 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!!!
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