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Windows Phone and Windows 8 Deal Thread

One Xbox game for Windows Phone and a different one for Windows 8 goes on sale every seven days as part of the weekly Red Stripe Deals. The Red Stripe Deals change every Thursday. Red Stripe Deals are open to all Windows Phone and Windows 8 owners.

Xbox Windows Phone Red Stripe Deal of the Week
January 23

  • Collapse - $2.99 $.99

Windows Phone Price Drops - Updated 04/02/13

WP7 Xbox Live Release Schedule - Titles listed from oldest to newest
2011 release dates
  • March 02, 2011 - I Love Katamari - $6.99
  • March 09 - Burn it All - $2.99
  • March 16 - Full House Poker - $2.99
  • March 23 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - $2.99
  • March 30 - Fable Coin Golf - $4.99
  • April 6 - Super Monkey Ball - $4.99
  • April 13 - Centipede - $2.99, Harbor Master - $2.99
  • April 20 - Asteroids Deluxe - $2.99
  • April 27 - Pitfall! - $2.99
  • May 4 - Enigmo - $2.99
  • May 11 - Lunar Lander - $2.99
  • May 18 - Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - $6.99
  • May 25 - Hydro Thunder Go - $4.99
  • June 1 - Doodle Jump - $2.99
  • June 8 - geoDefense - $2.99
  • June 15 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I - $6.99
  • June 22 - Plants vs Zombies - $4.99
  • June 29 - Angry Birds - $2.99
  • July 6 - Twin Blades - $2.99
  • July 13 - Beards and Beaks - $2.99, Nokia exclusive: Mirror's Edge - $2.99
  • July 20 - Tentacles - $4.99
  • July 27 - Sally's Salon Luxury Edition - $4.99
  • August 3 - Cro-Mag Rally - $2.99
  • August 10 - Minesweeper and Sudoku - Free!
  • August 17 - IonBallEX - $2.99
  • August 24 - No US release
  • August 31 - Fight Game Rivals - $2.99
  • September 7 - Gravity Guy - $2.99
  • September 14 - Collapse! - $2.99
  • September 21 - Implode! - $2.99
  • September 28 - Burn the Rope! - $2.99
  • October 19 - Jet Car Stunts - $2.99
  • October 25 - Orbital - $2.99
  • November 2 - Kinectimals - $2.99
  • November 9 - Fusion: Sentient - $2.99.
  • November 16 - Let's Golf 2 - $4.99
  • November 21 - Farm Frenzy 2 - $2.99
  • November 28 - Ghostscape - $2.99, Shuffle Party - Free
  • December 7 - Hasta la Muerte - $2.99
  • December 14 - Battlewagon - $2.99, Doodle God - $2.99, Breeze - Free
  • December 21 - MiniSquadron - $2.99
  • December 28 - Spider Jack - $2.99

2012 release dates

  • January 4, 2012 - Zombies on teh Phone - $2.99
  • January 11 - Bug Village - Free
  • January 18 - TextTwist 2 - $2.99
  • January 26 - Fragger - $2.99
  • February 1 - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - $4.99
  • February 8 - Bullet Asylum - $2.99
  • February 15 - Chickens Can't Fly - $2.99
  • February 22 - Splinter Cell: Conviction - $4.99
  • February 29 - Toy Soldiers Boot Camp - $2.99
  • March 7 - Dodonpachi Maximum - $4.99
  • March 14 - Gerbil Physics - $2.99
  • March 21 - PES 2012 - $4.99
  • March 28 - iStunt 2 - $2.99
  • April 4 - Civilization Revolution - $2.99
  • April 11 - Pirates! - $2.99
  • April 18 - Monster Island - $2.99 (pulled)
  • April 25 - Wordament - Free!
  • May 2 - Pac-Man Kart Rally $2.99
  • May 9 - Feed Me Oil - $.99
  • May 16 - geoDefense Swarm - $2.99
  • May 23 - Droplitz Delight - $.99
  • May 30 - MonstaFish - $.99
  • June 6 Battleship - $2.99
  • June 13 Final Fantasy - $6.99
  • June 20 Fling - $.99
  • June 27 Super Monkey Ball 2 - $2.99
  • July 4 - Mush - $2.99
  • July 11 - Gun Bros - Free
  • July 18 - Contract Killer - Free, Lode Runner Classic - $2.99
  • July 25 - Asphalt 5 - $2.99
  • August 1 - Pool Pro Online 3 - $2.99
  • August 8 - Sally's Spa - $2.99
  • August 15 - Little Acorns - $2.99
  • August 22 - Shoot1UP - $2.99
  • August 29 - Roll in the Hole - $.99
  • September 5 - Galaga Legions DX - $6.99
  • September 12 - Crimson Dragon Side Story - $.99
  • September 19 - Contre Jour - $2.99
  • September 26 - Real Soccer - $2.99
  • October 3 - Extraction - $.99
  • October 10 - Babel Rising 3D $2.99
  • October 17 - Cracking Sands - $2.99
  • October 24 - Carcassonne - $2.99
  • October 31 - Big Buck Hunter Pro - $2.99
  • November 7 - Cut the Rope - $.99
  • November 9 - Nokia Exclusives: Game of Life, Jet Set Go, Parking Mania (all $2.99)
  • November 14 - Sonic CD - $4.99
  • November 20 - Nokia Exclusives: Spy Mouse, Trivial Pursuit (all $2.99)
  • November 21 - Turn N Run - $.99
  • December 4 - AlphaJax - Free
  • December 19 - KenKen - $4.99
  • December 21 - Nokia Exclusive: iBomber Defense - $2.99

Check out post # 2 for more info about Windows Phone games.

 
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Sorry to go slightly off topic, but does anyone have any suggestions for putting music on WP? The app separates all my albums by artist, which is annoying since some albums have more than one artist. Anyone find a fix for this?

 
whoknows said:
Sorry to go slightly off topic, but does anyone have any suggestions for putting music on WP? The app separates all my albums by artist, which is annoying since some albums have more than one artist. Anyone find a fix for this?
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You mean the WP app for PC? It can be set to sort by folders.

 
It's been a long 5 days since the last new game release/update. So I am going to declare the Windows platform dead again. RIP

/sarcasm :) 

 
whoknows said:
I've just been dragging and dropping folders onto the phone. Should I use the app on PC instead?
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Well, it shouldn't matter how you get them on there. Are you running WP8 on your phone? In the Music app, you just swipe over to collection and it lets you pick Artists, A;bums, Songs, Genres. Playlists, and Radio. So you can find the music on your phone however you like.

 
eastx said:
Well, it shouldn't matter how you get them on there. Are you running WP8 on your phone? In the Music app, you just swipe over to collection and it lets you pick Artists, A;bums, Songs, Genres. Playlists, and Radio. So you can find the music on your phone however you like.
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Under albums it has everything broken up by artist, and since some albums on it have more than one artist they're broken up. Searching online I've seen a lot of people complaining about it but I couldn't find a resolution. It's really weird it does that.

 
whoknows said:
Under albums it has everything broken up by artist, and since some albums on it have more than one artist they're broken up. Searching online I've seen a lot of people complaining about it but I couldn't find a resolution. It's really weird it does that.
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Ohhh, I gotcha. You might get around it by setting album artist to Various (or whatever) and then setting the other artists to contributing artists instead of album artist. Or maybe that wouldn't help. Sounds annoying.

 
Not a new game, but Uno & Friends saw updates on WP and Windows 8. If you update you should also get several achievements that were locked or glitchy.

 
ooga said:
Those were updated 4 days ago. See a few posts up.
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Not for me. I already had both games and neither updated to include live until the 11th. I kept checking every day. The store had listed the last update for each game around October last year and there was no integration in game for either. Lots of people had the same issue as me. I thought some people here did, but it might have been over at TA.

 
I got all the level achievements in Uno as soon as the app started except for level 75. I'm only level 15. I'm sure having the level 100 achievement unlocked already will save a lot time.
 
chupon said:
Not a new game, but Uno & Friends saw updates on WP and Windows 8. If you update you should also get several achievements that were locked or glitchy.
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There were glitches in that game? That is amazing. I say that because I am an absolute glitch magnet. If there is the potential of something glitching it will glitch for me. Even games that are not known to glitch will mess up when I play them.

Uno & Friends is a game that is near and dear to my heart. I was the first one to get 100% on Windows Phone. :)

 
The red stripe deal this week is Assassin's Creed Pirates. $1.99 each for WP & Win8.

 
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Since Microsoft doesn't announce titles that will be delisted ahead of time, I am kinda nervous that I may miss out on some older titles I am somewhat interested in, but don't plan to pick up anytime soon. So I had this idea which may or may not work. If I download a trial version of a game, then the game gets delisted, would I still be able to buy it through the in-game purchase option? It probably won't work, right?

 
ooga said:
Since Microsoft doesn't announce titles that will be delisted ahead of time, I am kinda nervous that I may miss out on some older titles I am somewhat interested in, but don't plan to pick up anytime soon. So I had this idea which may or may not work. If I download a trial version of a game, then the game gets delisted, would I still be able to buy it through the in-game purchase option? It probably won't work, right?
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Back in the WP7 days, I saw some posts online from people that were able to do this (Twin Blades maybe?). However, that was a long time ago and things may have changed post WP8.

If you have the storage space to spare, I say go for it and let us know what happens if/when something gets delisted. You will be a hero and object of envy for many. :)

 
Much news http://www.windowscentral.com/

App can't even keep up. I had to switch to browser. I'm happy to see a ton of universal stuff between PC/phone and that upgrade to W10 will be free, but I am worried that W/WP8.1 games/apps might not work on W10. Feels like they want to start fresh and do it right this time with mostly universal apps. Still going through all the articles, so maybe that is answered somewhere already.
 
Zoo Tycoon is shutting down in April. Played it for awhile, but my animals got sick too often for me to enjoy it. Some of them you have to feed every hour to keep them healthy, even with upgraded food area.
 
bob101910 said:
Zoo Tycoon is shutting down in April. Played it for awhile, but my animals got sick too often for me to enjoy it. Some of them you have to feed every hour to keep them healthy, even with upgraded food area.
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I only have the last 3 achievements left, but have not been able to connect for the last two weeks. No help from the developer at all to resolve the issue. I guess this is why. I got the same email earlier today.

 
bob101910 said:
Skulls of the Shogun is Red Stripe on WP and probably W8.1
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Bleh! I am sick of waiting for games to go on sale. I'm just going to bite the bullet and pick up the ones I keep hoping go on sale again, but never do.
 
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New but stinky titles this week.....I dub it "new shit" week. :)

ExZeus 2 for WP & Win8 for $3 and $3.50 respectively.

 
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My Lumia 925 just crapped out on me. For whatever reason, it did not respond to touch. Took it to T-Mobile and they couldn't fix it there so they're shipping me a new 925 overnight. While I was there, I wanted to look at the WPs they had there but they only carry the 635 and 521. I asked and the employee said they don't sell very well. Sucks to see that they actually backtracked with their in-store models. I remember being super pumped the day I got to upgrade from 521 to 925 so today I wanted to check out the HTC One or a newer Lumia model but it's a no-go at T-Mobile nowadays.

 
Might get the game because its different. Have a large backlog of WP games though.

Spotted another WP in class today. That makes 2 total in almost 2 years at a big university.
 
kdiddy1989 said:
My Lumia 925 just crapped out on me. For whatever reason, it did not respond to touch. Took it to T-Mobile and they couldn't fix it there so they're shipping me a new 925 overnight. While I was there, I wanted to look at the WPs they had there but they only carry the 635 and 521. I asked and the employee said they don't sell very well. Sucks to see that they actually backtracked with their in-store models. I remember being super pumped the day I got to upgrade from 521 to 925 so today I wanted to check out the HTC One or a newer Lumia model but it's a no-go at T-Mobile nowadays.
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That's pretty much the whole Lumia line. They've had a lot of success with the low end of the market so that's been their focus but they've ignored the flagship devices. They need an aspirational device for the enthusiasts to show how good it can be. On T-Mobile, the 925 is probably it. (Though I have been happy with my 521 and 635.)

I do get mad at the salespeople at phone carriers who continuously bad mouth Windows Phone. That's why I do my business at a Microsoft Store.

 
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ooga said:
New but stinky titles this week.....I dub it "new shit" week. :)

ExZeus 2 for WP & Win8 for $3 and $3.50 respectively.
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Anything new being on sale is at least something different. The completion percentage on TA for it is roughly 20%, but those leaderboard and difficulty based achievements seem worrisome. The reviews seem decent overall, but there's no demo.

 
AriesDog said:
That's pretty much the whole Lumia line. They've had a lot of success with the low end of the market so that's been their focus but they've ignored the flagship devices. They need an aspirational device for the enthusiasts to show how good it can be. On T-Mobile, the 925 is probably it. (Though I have been happy with my 521 and 635.)

I do get mad at the salespeople at phone carriers who continuously bad mouth Windows Phone. That's why I do my business at a Microsoft Store.
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Interesting read. Thanks for sharing that article. Also, I agree with you're statement about the salespeople. The girl that helped me out did close her statement with "They're not really that good." or something along those lines. I was tempted to have her elaborate but didn't want to be in there any longer than I had to be.

 
bob101910 said:
Zoo Tycoon is shutting down in April. Played it for awhile, but my animals got sick too often for me to enjoy it. Some of them you have to feed every hour to keep them healthy, even with upgraded food area.
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I'm a glutton for punishment so I got the wp version and aside from the fact you have to feed some animals every hour or two or else they get sick, I really like it. Someone posted a way to get the wp version on TA. Once you do that you can install it on a win8 device from your my apps section of the store. The win8 version has commercials to watch that earn you gems which will be a big help.

 
GunstarRed said:
Anything new being on sale is at least something different. The completion percentage on TA for it is roughly 20%, but those leaderboard and difficulty based achievements seem worrisome. The reviews seem decent overall, but there's no demo.
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You can demo the win8 version. I found it pretty uninspired.

 
Does anyone know which WP games automatically unlock achievements for their W8(.1) counterparts, and vice versa?

I could have sworn I saw this info on XA or TA but I can't find it.

     EDIT:  I can confirm Secrets and Treasures does.  On a related note, it seems Secrets and Treasures survived the January 2015 delisting.  If you haven't already completed it on WP & W8(.1) it's not too late.  :cool:

 
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nCogNeato said:
Does anyone know which WP games automatically unlock achievements for their W8(.1) counterparts, and vice versa?

I could have sworn I saw this info on XA or TA but I can't find it.

EDIT: I can confirm Secrets and Treasures does. On a related note, it seems Secrets and Treasures survived the January 2015 delisting. If you haven't already completed it on WP & W8(.1) it's not too late. :cool:
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Kinectimals Unleashed

Age of Empires

Zoo Tycoon Friends

World at Arms

Alphajax

Microsoft Bingo (some don't)

Uno & Friends

 
So after downloading Halo SS on my desktop when it was briefly available in January in Malta, it now shows as purchased in my account.

So hopefully I can get it for free when it officially releases!

 
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