Zune Social: Ahh, the wonders of Twitter. I think news on the Twitter Wire moves faster than bad news, which everyone knows moves faster than the speed of light. Regardless of the speed at which information travels, it seems like porting a game from one platform to another happens even faster. This time, thanks to volvoshine, I bring news of another first for Zune HD apps. This app is just as revolutionary as the multitouch drawing app we reported previously. In just twelve hours development group Foundation42 managed to port the first iPhone-based app to the Zune HD. Check out their video below of a game called WordMonger:
Accompanying the video, they had this to say about the game’s development,
“We built it over the last few weeks using the new MonoTouch toolkit on the Mac. Yesterday we ported it to the Zune HD in 12 hours! We are really hoping that Microsoft can provide a way to publish third party games on the Zune app store soon.
According to their twitter feed, they used MonoTouch and XNA to get the job done,
“From #iPhone game to #ZuneHD game in 12 hours using #MonoTouch and #XNA - http://bit.ly/2O3y6Z - enjoy!”
So we are on day three of the Zune HD era. It is my understanding that the game is still under development. Regardless, hats off to the Foundation42 team, you’ve made some Zune users proud tonight. Get some rest, you’ve earned it.
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