Nokia Lumia Icon User Guide - Page 75

Play a game, Get more games, Accept an invitation to play a game, Resume playing a game, pin to start

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Nokia Lumia Icon: Entertainment Play a game Gaming on your phone is a truly social experience. Xbox, Microsoft's gaming service, lets you play games with your friends and use your gamer profile to keep track of game scores and achievements. You can do this online, on your Xbox console, and on your phone in the Games Hub. Tap Games. Swipe to collection, and select a game. If it's an Xbox game, sign in to your Xbox account. If you don't yet have an account, you can create one. Xbox is not available in all areas. Tip: You can pin your favorite games to the Start screen. In the collection view, tap and hold the game, and tap pin to start. Get more games You can get new games from Windows Phone Store. Swipe to collection, and tap get more games. Accept an invitation to play a game Sign in to Xbox, swipe to notifications, and tap the invitation. If you don't have the game, but it is available in your area in Store, you can either download a trial version or buy it right away. Resume playing a game When you return to a game, there may be a resume icon in the game itself. If not, tap the screen. Chapter 7 75

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Nokia Lumia Icon: Entertainment
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Chapter 7
Play a game
Gaming on your phone is a truly social experience. Xbox, Microsoft’s
gaming service, lets you play games with your friends and use your
gamer profile to keep track of game scores and achievements.
You can do this online, on your Xbox console, and on your phone in the
Games Hub.
Tap
Games
.
Swipe to
collection
, and select a game. If it’s an Xbox game, sign in
to your Xbox account. If you don’t yet have an account, you can create
one. Xbox is not available in all areas.
Tip:
You can pin your favorite games to the Start screen. In the
collection view, tap and hold the game, and tap
pin to start
.
Get more games
You can get new games from Windows Phone Store. Swipe to
collection
, and tap
get more games
.
Accept an invitation to play a game
Sign in to Xbox, swipe to
notifications
, and tap the invitation. If you
don’t have the game, but it is available in your area in Store, you can
either download a trial version or buy it right away.
Resume playing a game
When you return to a game, there may be a resume icon in the game
itself. If not, tap the screen.