Microsoft launches first iOS platform game to support Xbox network

December 25 News, according to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> media reports, Microsoft's gaming studio" You vs the Internet Recently launched a new iOS game "Wordament". This is Microsoft's first work on the Apple iOS platform to support the Xbox gaming network.

"Wordament" is a real-time guessing game, the player will be 4 times 4 of the alphabet to find words. The time limit is two minutes, the player who finds the most words wins.

It is Microsoft's first attempt to expand its gaming business to Apple's mobile operating system. After installing this game, users can use their own Xbox account, or any Microsoft Network Service account login to play. Players who log on with an Xbox account can get their Xbox credits and connect with their friends on the Microsoft Xbox network.

Apple itself has its own gaming network, published in 2010 by Gamecenter. Industry insiders say Apple's gaming network has not yet articulated its direction and is "lagging behind industry standards for several years". Apple Gamecenter last month's failure has caused little concern.

Extending your gaming network to iOS is just a test of water for Microsoft. Microsoft can try to get data, watch the user response, and plan the next move.