Microsoft is launching a mobile game store, taking on Apple and Google

(GeekWire File Photo / Nat Levy)In a surprise reveal, Microsoft said Thursday it plans to launch a mobile gaming store later this year.The news came out during an on-stage interview with Xbox president Sarah Bond at a Bloomberg event.According to Bond, the as-yet-unnamed store will launch in July on web browsers, rather than a designated app, with Microsoft’s recently-acquired Candy Crush Saga serving as a day-one tentpole franchise.Microsoft’s entry into the mobile gaming market — the most lucrative arm of ...