It's always good news when a new game engine adds Windows Phone 8 support. Game engines make it easier to develop games for a platform and increase the number of games that can be ported from other platforms. Win-win.

We mention this because the TreSensa Platform engine officially began supporting Windows Phone at the beginning of this month. The first game to use the engine is Vector Runner Remix from DigYourOwnGrave and TreSensa. Vector Runner Remix is a simple, styling endless running type game (though the levels aren't endless). Head past the break to learn more about the game and TreSensa's future plans for Windows Phone!

It's finally real. After a few false starts from the Microsoft Store, you can now pre-order the Nokia Lumia 1520 for AT&T here in the United States. When can you get your paws on it? The same day you're picking up your new Xbox One – November 22nd. Details below.

Wearable devices are the next big thing in consumer electronics. We're already seeing the beginning of the future with things like the Fitbit family of devices and Samsung's recent "Galaxy Gear" smartwatch. Rumors of devices from both Microsoft and Nokia have picked up recently. Supposedly, we've even seen what is potentially an entry from Nokia in the smartwatch market. Now, a recent patent filed from Nokia adds more fuel to the fire for a future smartwatch.

Office is literally everywhere. You have it on your desktop, your phone and your browser. Depending on the platform you'll see different features in Office. The phone and browser for example, aren't anywhere near as full featured as the desktop application. But the web app is getting a pretty nifty update today that brings some new features that will be very welcomed among teams. Let's check out the new real-time, co-authoring features and more inside the Office Web Apps.

It's been a couple of weeks since we last saw WhatsApp get updated. Like Facebook, WhatsApp is one of the most used apps on Windows Phone, so it's always great to see some tidying up on the app.

Today, version 2.11.298 has landed on the Store and while it doesn't pack a punch, it does bring along with it two minor tweaks.

For those with Google Voice accounts, the desire to have a true VOIP solution for Windows Phone has been around for a long time. We have apps like MetroTalk to help manage Google Voice and even make phone calls through a cellular provider, but that's not an actual VOIP system.

Spare Phone is a relatively new app to Windows Phone and it seems to do just that: make and receive calls purely over your data connection (either Wi-Fi or cellular data). The app works like a standard phone dialer, which can access your contacts and even maintain a call history.

Pic2share is a very simple photo-editing app that you might want to check out. It's great for those who might be intimidated by more advanced editing apps like Fhotoroom.

It's developed by college student, Thomas Tsopanakis, and powered by the Nokia Imaging SDK. We've covered a few of Tsopanakis's apps before, including Countdown, Galleries and InstaBlender. Are we fans of his work? You betcha.

Head past the break to see our walkthrough video of this outstanding app.

Earlier this morning, if you had your ear to the ground like we do, you may have heard that Amazon had an amazing offer: the yellow Nokia Lumia 1020 on AT&T for just $199. Why is that a big deal?

That was the off-contract no-strings-attached price.

Amazing Weather HD is one of our favorite Windows Phone weather apps and the Windows Phone 8 version just got updated.

The update mainly fine tunes Amazing Weather HD by providing better support for Meteoalarm.eu, adding new Simplified Chinese and Hungarian languages, fixes lock screen updates that weren't matching the weather and added optional usage stats.

Improved support for Meteoalarm.eu will give our European readers more reliable severe weather alerts. The reporting of usage stats is optional and can be turned off in Amazing Weather HD's settings.

Update 5PM ET: Microsoft's Joe Belfiore has Tweeted that Facebook is working on a fix right now. Stand by...

Facebook is one of the top social networks available today and is an important part of millions of lives. Windows Phone sports integration with the service, pulling content from the network for contacts and more. We've received reports that synchronising accounts appear to be failing, so what's going on? 

When it comes to increasing originality with your photos, using filters isn't enough. It's too easy and really requires no skill. Photo blending, on the other hand, is much more difficult. Your creations can verge on being really bad if not done right, but if you can nail it, you'll make something really unique.

InstaBlender for Windows Phone is from developer Thomas Tsopanakis, who's made other apps like the popular app Countdown.  

Nokia Poland has released a rather special app to the Windows Phone Store, enabling you to view all the footage the company recorded with the airborne Lumia 1020. We looked at Nokia providing a unique look at the Polish ctiy of Kraków the other day and while you're able to follow the Windows Phone on its journey through YouTube videos, the Nokia Copter app takes the experience that big further.

Update 1PM ET: As expected, Microsoft has pulled the pre-order page

Microsoft has been busy lately with listing preorders on their Store and then pulling them once we report on it. That tells us that these pages are made in advance but are not meant to go public quite yet. Still, we have reports that Microsoft are honoring preorders that are placed before the pages are pulled.

This morning we have the Verizon Lumia 2520 Windows RT tablet available—in both red or black—for $499 with no contract. That price falls in line with what we are expecting, although we did reveal that Verizon will be offering the Nokia tablet for $399 on a two-year contract.

Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is a business simulation game developed by Disney Mobile and NimbleBit (published by LucasArts), which has come to Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8, alongside Android and iOS devices.

The latest title is based on NimbleBit's previous hit game, Tiny Tower but is set in the Star Wars universe. Tiny Tower wasn't available for Windows Phone, so it's great to see LucasArts/NimbleBit on Windows Phone Store finally.  

There's nothing better than downloading apps and games currently on offer for your Windows Phone. Microsoft's weekly Red Stripe Deals series is here once again with three new offers to tempt your purchase. This week, Rayman Jungle is joined by Color Carnival and Nun Attack. That's one Xbox Live title alongside two highly rated offerings.

Flip Blox is a matching game for our Windows Phone that surprised us a little. The game's concept isn't new and calls for you to create combos of the same colored boxes for points.

You have a handful of gaming modes to keep things from getting stale and the animated faces on the boxes keeps things interesting.  Flip Blox comes across as an entertaining, casual game for our Windows Phones. Well suited for passing the time with.