In a landmark change to the mobile gaming scenario, Microsoft has decided to bring some of its hugely popular first party titles to iOS and Android beginning with the Age of Empires in 2013. This is facilitated thanks to a license agreement by Microsoft with Klab, a mobile game developer in Japan which plans to port Age of Empires within this year to iOS and Android.
While Age of Empires on mobile is a big step, Microsoft has been in the business of porting some of its games to iOS earlier, with Kinectimals and Ms Splosion man being the two main ports, with Xbox Live achievements. So we guess Microsoft has finally warmed up to the phone market being lucrative for gaming, but there is no word on a Windows Phone port yet, but we think it will and should happen. Recently we saw Halo: Spartan Assault announced for Windows Phone and Windows 8, becoming the debut Halo game for a Smartphone or a tablet, and we expect the original trilogy to eventually get ported to mobile platforms at some point.
However, there are no reports of any other franchisees being licensed than Age of Empires yet, as reported by the Verge, but the indications are clear, the good old games will find a new lease of life on mobile platforms eventually. So, are you excited for Age of Empires on your phones?
Source Reuters