A rather cool initiative called Microsoft Studios Play makes some Xbox LIVE Arcade games playable on certain Windows branded devices, as long as they’re running on Windows 8.
These games haven’t been dumbed down, either. Leaderboards are present, as is multiplayer and free trials. The games can be purchased right now via Xbox LIVE or the Windows 8 App Store. The 15 titles that kick off this intriguing idea certainly range in their level of quality, but they’re not all bad. Have a look at what you could be playing at this very moment.
Toy Soldiers
4 Elements: Special Edition
Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Rocket Riot 3D
Reckless Racing Ultimate
Microsoft Solitaire Collection
Microsoft Mahjong
Microsoft Minesweeper
Taptiles
Adera
Pinball FX2
Wordament
Gunstringer: Dead Man Running
Ilomilo+
Skulls of the Shogun – launches at the end of January
Since the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft have been keen to unify their devices in an Apple kind of way and things like this will help them to display a greater sense of what the Microsoft brand is.