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Posted on July 25, 2022 at 02:42 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

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By Will Fastie

If I were grading the various apps in Microsoft’s Casual Games collection, they’d be lucky to get a D.

It’s not because the games themselves are bad. It’s because they are all based on the same underlying game engine, one designed with multiple capabilities. The emphasis on the engine has diverted attention away from the games themselves, which have been in general disrepair for some time.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.30.0, 2022-07-25).

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