Angry Birds to Be Among the First Windows Store Games in Windows 8 [REPORT]

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Stan Schroeder
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Angry Birds to Be Among the First Windows Store Games in Windows 8 [REPORT]
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The list, according to a source familiar with Microsoft's plans, includes the multi-platform mega-hit Angry Birds as well as the following games: Hydro Thunder, Toy Soldiers, Reckless Racing, Ilomilo, Rocket Riot, Full House Poker, Tentacles, Crash Course, Ms Splosion Man and Wordament.

Windows plans to launch its Windows Store in February, together with the CP build of Windows 8, which will come with Pinball and Solitaire preinstalled.

The Windows Store will offer developers a 70/30 revenue split, which will increase to an 80/20 split once apps reach $25,000 in sales. Microsoft's Antoine Leblond called the Windows Store “the most significant development opportunity ever,” and it'll be interesting to see how developers react to it.

Apple's Mac App Store is a big success, having reached 100 million downloads in December 2011, less than one year since its launch.

The final version of Windows 8 is believed to be coming in the fall of 2012.

Bonus: A Closer Look at Windows 8

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