Modern Combat one of 12 game titles for Windows Phone 8 to be released by Gameloft

Twelve game titles have been made available for Windows Phone 8 by Gameloft, one of the largest mobile game publishers for Android and iOS. Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, which is one of Gameloft’s highest-profile title, is the most notable of these games to be released.

All of the titles released will have some integration with Xbox consoles, such as online multiplayer, leaderboards, achievements and cloud storage. With a major game publisher backing it, Windows Phone might just have the ability to be taken more seriously as a gaming platform, never having shown much interest from users yet as most smartphone users flocked to iOS and Android games.

Here is the full list of titles to be made available:

• Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour
• Ice Age Village
• N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance
• Shark Dash
• Asphalt 7: Heat
• The Dark Knight Rises
• UNOTM & Friends
• Order & Chaos Online
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• Fashion Icon
• Poker for Prizes
• Real Soccer 2013