OpenFeint rolling out new social features including player message walls

Thursday, 04 August 2011 12:00

OpenFeint has been quite successful on Android and already boasts over 700 games under belt that run some sort of OpenFeint features in their games. Today though OpenFeint is announcing that it has already begun rolling out a new update which brings a whole new level to their social gaming features.

Interestingly enough, even though OpenFeint started with iOS and then came to Android, this release of new features is being released on Android first before iOS. This new release of their social gaming network comes with new features such as player status updates in player profiles and a new message wall in player profiles as well where you can leave messages on your friend's profile. This should make a lot of users of OpenFeint very happen while developers who have OpenFeint in their games won't really have anything at all to do since this is a server-side update.

For additional details and some interest stats on the top Android games that use OpenFeint, check out the full press release below. Now if only we could have them port AuroraFeint over to Android.

Developer Website: OpenFeint

OpenFeint Games Dominate Top Android Charts as Network Adds 230 New Games in 2 Months

Begins rolling out new free-to-play social networking features to entire Android game catalog

BURLINGAME, Calif. - August 04, 2011 - OpenFeint, the world’s largest mobile social gaming network with 107 million users, continues to rapidly grow on Android. Today it’s announcing that it has added 230 games in just over two months and now counts 24 of the top 100 paid and free games on Android.

“Game developers want to join the social gaming network that reaches the most global users,” said Eros Resmini, senior vice president of marketing at OpenFeint. “As OpenFeint games have taken over the top Android charts, our developers are also benefitting from additional distribution channels we’ve launched with AT&T in the U.S. and The9 in China.”

Additionally, OpenFeint announced that it has started rolling out the first elements of its next generation social network on Android. Designed to help grow user engagement, new player profiles complete with status updates and player message walls are now live in all 700 games. iOS games will see new features this Fall.

“Free-to-play games require an engaged social graph to succeed. With new features like these going live every couple of weeks, OpenFeint is rapidly activating our user base for game developers,” said Ethan Fassett, SVP of product at OpenFeint.

Top ranked OpenFeint games on Android include:

· Fruit Ninja, Halfbrick Studios

· Fruit Ninja THD, Halfbrick Studios

· StarDunk, Godzilab Inc.

· Gun Bros, Glu Mobile

· Contract Killer, Glu Mobile

· Big Time Gangsta, Glu Mobile

· Bug Village, Glu Mobile

· The Moron Test, DistinctDev, Inc.

· Guerrilla Bob, Angry Mob Games

· Speedx 3D Full & Free, HyperBees Ltd.

· Speedx 3D, HyperBees Ltd.

· Brain Cube – Premium, XiMAD

· Can Knockdown 2, Infinite Dreams

· Gem Miner: Dig Deeper, Psym Mobile

· Jet Car Stunts, True Axis

· Jewellust, Smartpix Games

· MiniSquadron!, Gray Fin Studios

· Roboto, Fenix Fire Entertainment

· Stupid Zombies, GameResort

· Tank Hero, Clapfoot Inc.

· Tic Tac Toe Glow – Free, mobivention

· Trial Xtreme, Galapagos

· Wisp, Triolith Entertainment, AB

· X Construction, CrossConstruct

Game developers interested in using OpenFeint in their games should visit OpenFeint.com/Developers for more information.

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Andrew Huff, otherwise known as ExtremeT on this site, is the Founder and Chief Editor here at DroidGamers. When not writing and editing articles on DG, testing games, new Android devices, playing lots of video games in general and geeking out on general mobile gadget news, you can find him spending time with his wife and 2yr old son.

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