FingerGaming:
Social gaming infrastructure developer Aurora Feint announced that the latest version of its OpenFeint network allows users to send SMS and e-mail game invites to any contact listed in their smartphone’s address book.
While out-of-network invites will be available first to iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users, OpenFeint positions the feature as key to its upcoming Android expansion. The company notes that both Android and App Store developers will benefit from increased promotion through users of the OpenFeint network.
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.
