App Hub retired – meet the new Windows Phone Dev Center

Lumia 800 Dev Center

Microsoft today has announced the replacement for the App Hub dev portal. It's said to accept been months in the making and having the underpinnings of a more robust and scalable backend the site is available to use now.

Amidst new characteristic highlights, the new website includes support of PayPal to pay for your programmer account too every bit be paid from the Marketplace. You are also now able to cull unique prices for each region equally well as conduct far bigger beta tests encompassing thousands of testers if needed.

In App Purchases

Interestingly the announcement goes on to mention that The Dev Center will support the in-app purchasing previously announced for Windows Telephone eight. The included, 'Whats New' page makes it clear that information technology is Windows Telephone eight only that will support this model for purchasing. That quickly squashes at least one question as to whether or not WP7.five and WP7.8 devices will be receiving these benefits. Non surprising per se, merely it is good to come across it in black and white, clarity is fundamental.

Land and Region Support also gets a boost, developer registration at present possible in over 178 markets and you'll be able to submit your apps to over 191 countries and regions. The site looks to be getting a prissy lick of pigment and some much needed beloved and attention in training for the coming Windows Phone 8 launch. A more appealing interface, also as a more than stable backend, must be a huge relief to y'all hard working devs out there. We have heard of occasional downtimes occurring with the App Hub. For those that similar reports of all kinds the Dev Center has some fancy new graphs too.

Would be very interested to hear from devs out there how yous experience about the new portal. Excited about those in-app purchases for Windows Phone eight? Graphs and analytics got you hot nether the collar? Delight, let us know in the comments bellow.

Source : Windows Squad Weblog

Dying Light 2 review: Going quietly into the night

Nighttime thrills

Dying Light ii review: Going quietly into the dark

Dying Lite 2 is an admirable effort from Techland, post-obit up the original game vii years later. High-stakes nighttime play elevates what might have otherwise been a fairly forgettable open up-globe zombie motion-picture show, which will likely detect itself a fond identify among fans of games with co-op sandbox mayhem.