News that Windows Phone is the third-placed mobile platform has been reinforced by support from publisher Gameloft.
It's released 10 games for Windows Phone 8 during the first half of 2013, and will add a further 15 over the coming months.
These include high profile titles such as Asphalt 8: Airborne and Dungeon Hunter 4, which will be simultaneously released for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.
Open wide
The games will include support for cross-platform play between such devices, with veep of publishing Baudouin Corman emphasising that Gameloft will take "advantage of the platforms' specific features".
"With top gaming companies such as Gameloft investing in the platform, it is evident that there is no better time for game developers and gamers alike to choose Windows," added Microsoft's CVP of developer and platform evangelism Steve Guggenheimer.
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