August 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
Openfeint has added new functionality that allows mobile gamers to invite their friends via e-mail and SMS in a similar way Scoreloop has been doing it right from the start.
The functionality will be available in both the iPhone and Android versions of the OpenFeint SDK and have safeguards to avoid developers from using the functionality for spamming.
“With Game Center just around the corner and thousands more games coming on the market every year, effective and unique promotion is more important than ever,” says Jason Citron, CEO of Aurora Feint. “By creating this out-of-network invite system, we’ll help players give more organic game endorsements shedding light on the best games out there and resulting in more game downloads.”
“One glaring problem with today’s mobile gaming community is how fractured it is across platforms, OpenFeint is bridging the gap between gamers,” says Peter Relan, Executive Chairman of Aurora Feint. “As we expand cross platform this summer, we’re going to roll out services that will help friends that use different device platforms play against each other.”
