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Cross-platform game compatibility and syncing [aren't anything new](http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/android-versus-iphone-live-multiplayer-gaming-made-possible-in-s/), but there have been few if any games that truly make us feel at home when we switch devices. Developer 17-Bit's just-launched _Skulls of the Shogun_ bucks that trend in style as the first game with a unified experience across every one of Microsoft's platforms. Start a game on a Windows 8 or RT PC, Windows Phone or Xbox 360, and cloud saves will carry over with nary a hitch in sight. Turn-based multiplayer works the same way: anyone involved in a match can play from whichever device is convenient, rather than give up a big screen or mobility. We just wish the undead strategy game's prices enjoyed the same level of consistency -- _Skulls_ costs $5 on Windows Phone, $10 on Windows PCs and 1,200 points on the Xbox. Still, we'll bite if it means squeezing in one more round on our [Surface](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/microsoft-surface-rt-review/).
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**Via:** [Windows Phone Blog](http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/01/30/skulls-of-the-shogun-arrives-the-first-game-for-windows-phone-pc-and-xbox.aspx)
**Source:** [Microsoft (1)](http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/skulls-of-the-shogun/c919c1a7-ad5d-4423-9a30-32cf731c04d7), [(2)](http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=2152e203-f639-4041-bf4e-f44c34d463fa), [(3)](http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Skulls-of-the-Shogun/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584111d8?downloadType=GameDemo&noSplash=1)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/31/skulls-of-the-shogun-offers-true-game-sync-across-windows-platforms/
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