MonoTouch: Xbox 360 Games on iPhone & Android Handsets

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We could be set to enter a golden age of cell phone gaming (one could argue that, thanks to the abundance of iPhone and Android based gaming titles we already are of course) thanks to a new software technology, known as MonoTouch, which has just been showcased by Novell, which facilitates the relatively easy porting of Xbox gaming titles to the iPhone and android based handsets.

The new technology, which has paved the way for a new Indiana Jones game (which Microsoft is currently showcasing for both the Xbox and Windows Phone 7) works by recognising the XNA 4.0 kit required for the Xbox and Windows Phone 7 whilst also having the ability to convert the Microsoft libraries to offer compatibility for both the iPhone and android based handsets. And whilst MS are, understandably, only intent on bringing gaming titles to Windows Phone 7 based devices Novell appear set to push the new software technology to allow for Xbox games to be ported to both Apple and Google based phones.

Potentially set to offer gamers and, of course, developers a great deal more scope in terms of handset gaming, the new MonoTouch could (obviously) also prove to be a great asset for developers looking to port gaming titles to Apple’s iPad tablet.

The Android specific version of MonoTouch is presently in development whilst its said that the iPhone specific version of MonoTouch is pretty well advanced, so should hit sooner.

So, out of interest, what Xbox games would you specifically like to see ported to either the iPhone or Android based handsets?

[via Geeky Gadgets]