Upcoming turn-based strategy title Skulls of the Shogun will feature cross-platform play across Xbox 360, Windows 8 PCs, Windows Phone and Windows 8 tablets like the Surface, developer 17-Bit - formerly Haunted Temple Studios - has announced.

This feature enables people to play the up to four-person game together, even if they have different devices. It also allows players to start playing on one system then resume their status elsewhere on another.

"Everyone's connected via Xbox Live. And regardless of platform, everyone's having the same great experience, because it's the exact same game across all those devices," said 17-Bit CEO Jake Kazdal.