Asphalt 8: Airborne, the latest installment of Gameloft’s award-winning and quite popular racing series, has just landed in Microsoft’s Windows and Windows Phone Store.

If you have a device powered by Windows 8, you can purchase the game for $1.99 from the Windows Store.
And if you have a mobile device powered by Windows Phone 8, you can purchase the game for $0.99 from the Windows Phone Store.

Great news for Windows users who like racing games: Microsoft recently announced that Gameloft’s Asphalt 8: Airborne racing game is available for download for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8-powered devices. You can get the Windows 8 version for a couple of bucks from the Windows Store and the Windows Phone version for a mere ninety nine cents from the Windows Phone Store.

Get the game and you will enjoy white-knuckle racing thrills, insane aerial stunts, exotic locations, realistic engine sounds, stunning visuals, multiplayer challenges, and much more. If you are a fan of extreme arcade racing, this game is sure to put a very big smile on your face. Whether you play alone or compete against other real players, you’re sure to have lots of fun.

Asphalt 8: Airborne – Main Features

• The game comes with a brand-new physics engine.
• There are 47 high-performance cars to choose from.
• Listen to new high-fidelity engine sounds that were recorded from actual engines.
• Play in Venice, Guiana, the Nevada desert, and several other exotic locations (9 locations in all).
• Enjoy 8 seasons and 180 events if you select Career Mode.
• You can test your racing skills by playing against 7 friends in Multiplayer Challenges.
• Further test your racing skills by daring friends to asynchronous races and by comparing scores on the new leaderboards.
• There are two new game modes: Infected and Drift Gate.

Asphalt 8: Airborne – Launch Trailer