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Rovio's Angry Birds game is finally heading to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 handsets, but the most intriguing aspect of the deal appears to be the fact that Microsoft is the publisher.

The news was announced on the official Windows Phone blogby Microsoft's Michael Stroh, citing six games coming to Windows Phone 7's Marketplace from 6 April. Besides Angry Birds, WP7 is also getting Doodle Jump, Plants Vs. Zombies, Hydro Thunder Go, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I, and geoDefense.

Stroh's blog post linked through to a Must-Have Games on Windows Phone 7 webpage, which gave more details on the six games. Microsoft Game Studios is listed as the publisher for WP7 Angry Birds, as well as geoDefense, which was developed by Critical Thought Games for iOS and Android.

Assuming this information is correct, it seems Microsoft is not just courting popular iOS and Android developers to bring their titles to its platform: it's also offering them publishing deals. All six titles mentioned above will tie into the Xbox Live community for achievements and leaderboards.