July 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »
Following competitor ScoreLoop, OpenFeint has now also made the step to Android. At the same time, OpenFeint has announced a new strategic investor to back the network.
The support for Android will be launched later this summer with an SDK as well as a new game discovery store and options for mobile payments (via Google Checkout). Launch partners include Astraware, Digital Chocolate, Glu Mobile, Hudson Soft, Distinct Dev, Ustwo, Pik Pok, RocketCat Games and TastyPlay.
“OpenFeint is leading the charge for game developers on Android – helping to simplify and improve the game discovery and purchase process for players on the platform,” said Adam Flanders, General Manager of Glu, a leading global developer and publisher of smartphone games. “Android is an evolving gaming platform that will greatly benefit from OpenFeint’s innovative online gaming and community technologies and we are pleased to extend our partnership.”
The new investor for OpenFeint is The9, a Chinese online gaming company. Since this is a strategic investment, it could suggest that OpenFeint will soon move to web based games as well.
“OpenFeint continues to demonstrate leadership and innovation in building community technologies which drive considerable discovery and monetization for publishers,” said Jason Loia, COO of Digital Chocolate, one of the industry’s most highly-rated publishers of mobile and social games. “We are excited about their entry into the Android ecosystem and we look forward to partnering with them to bring the best gaming experience to the Android platform.”
