News Microsoft Looks to Broaden Tablet PC Appeal With Games

Let's face it - as good as idea as the tablet PC was, it hasn't taken off. Even with bit's seal of approval.

So Redmond is going to try and sex up the tablet by releasing tablet only games and a gaming SDK, according to this Microsoft Watch article:

Microsoft is readying a Tablet PC game software development kit (SDK) and a new Tablet-PC-specific game, both meant to attract new developers and users for Tablet PCs.

The Redmond, Wash., software maker is co-developing both the SDK and the new game, called Arcs of Fire, in conjunction with software partner 3 Leaf Development. 3 Leaf officials did not respond to a request for comment.

Microsoft expects to release a first beta of both the new game and the game SDK in early January, confirmed Frank Gocinski, ISV and business-development manager for Microsoft's mobile platforms division.

"There are a lot of casual game developers who don't build games full time," Gocinski said. "And a lot of these guys in their day jobs are enterprise customers and software developers."

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