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iPhone OS 4.0: Apple announces Game Center, a social gaming network for the iPhone

This is huge -- Apple has announced Game Center, an official social gaming network for the iPhone, coming to the device along with OS 4.0 this summer. So far, there have been a few social networks vying for an audience in the form of OpenFeint and Ngmoco's Plus+ system, but Apple's going official, bringing in friends lists, leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking, and so on all to the iPhone themselves.

Jobs said on stage in Cupertino that they will combine GameCenter with the App Store's over 50,000 games and entertainment titles. It'll be extremely interesting to see how Apple's network interacts with App Store titles, and it looks like OpenFeint and the like have some serious first-party competition.

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carl

i brought my slot on ebay now running 4.0 great software

April 16 2010 at 5:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tad

I also am a student developer looking to get my hands on OS 4. If any developers have free slots, please email me at jeg279@cornell.edu
Thanks

April 09 2010 at 10:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Keith

I will pay 20$ for a UUID dev spot just send a email to unger8130@gmail.com

April 08 2010 at 8:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sameer Thadani

Hey Tom or any other developer, if you have any free UDID slots I would love if you could add me. Please email me at st0101@ecu.edu. I am a student developer and would love to see 4.0 in action. Thank you!

April 08 2010 at 4:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kabooka

Id love to have myself a copy of the 4.0 OS for iPhone 3G

deathproof@rediffmail.com

April 08 2010 at 3:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kelmon

Much like with the Wii, I see this as a failing of the developer community more than a failing of the device itself. Some developers have shown how you can make fun games that don't need buttons but others seem to be stuck using the same old paradigms. I really am not a fan of those games that try to simulate the games on other platforms using pseudo-gamepad controls on-screen. Frankly, this shows a lack of imagination and that really sucks for an industry who is supposed to be exactly that.

I live in hopes that things will perk up as time goes on. I really have no interest in playing the same games that I've been playing for the past 25-years.

April 08 2010 at 2:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chefente

can you please send me a download link with email? dennis.zagorski@me.com
for the 3G

April 08 2010 at 2:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

In other news, Apple has de-listed all game Apps that use Open Feint or Plus+, stating that they are duplicating a service that Apple already provides.

April 08 2010 at 2:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Carnyl

A GameCenter without GamerX? I don't know about that...

April 08 2010 at 2:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tom

iPhone OS 4.0 Beta is now available for download in the Apple Dev Center! 364 MB, downloading it right now. So excited!

April 08 2010 at 2:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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