Back in January when Gamezebo interviewed Aurora Feint CEO Jason Citron, he told them that OpenFeint would be going to Google Android, and that it was “just a question of when.” Today Aurora Feint has answered that question, confirming in a press release that OpenFeint will be launching on Android later this summer.
Before Apple had Game Center it had OpenFeint, a gaming network that brought a cohesive online experience to countless iPhone, iPad and eventually Android games. Some of us may have opted to miss out on its fun features, but for many game developers it was a priceless tool. Come December 14, OpenFeint will be no more.
Yeah never used it myself as well. I dont like signing up for things I won't be using much. The only thing good was that it offered free games time to time. But it also seems these free app a day services are slowly dying as well. Games are now usually free for some time if the developers themselves issue it. I guess it could be the mobile scene is just dying down.
Besides the online for mobile sucks arse, there's barely anyone online. You'll spend hours searching or playing against the bots.
The mobile social game wars are heating up, as OpenFeint just took on former Glu Mobile executive Sarah Thompson (pictured) as its director of developer relations, SocialTimes reports. In other words, OpenFeint, owned by Japanese mobile social gaming powerhouse Gree, hired Thomson to strategically acquire build relationships with independent developers.
Gamasutra: Leading mobile social gaming network OpenFeint has announced a social gaming newsfeed for cross-promotional updates called GameFeed, available now in the OpenFeint SDK.
