Game Center gets a new look

Mobile Crunch has posted a few pictures of Apple's Game Center app (still only available to developers and therefore still under NDA), and it appears that Apple is still working on the look and feel of the app. Previously, they were going with the dark blue look you can see above on the left (though I'm not convinced that wasn't just a placeholder), but the latest update has a much more colorful and textured look to it, almost like a felt game table or board game set.
I suppose it's also interesting that you actually need to sign into iTunes from the app -- I don't know if Apple would be able to simply sync everything up all the time, but I'm still entering my password in the App Store app every time I buy something new, so I suppose that would follow.
Game Center is still due out sometime this fall, and Apple is still testing and developing it behind the developer NDA wall right now.
I suppose it's also interesting that you actually need to sign into iTunes from the app -- I don't know if Apple would be able to simply sync everything up all the time, but I'm still entering my password in the App Store app every time I buy something new, so I suppose that would follow.
Game Center is still due out sometime this fall, and Apple is still testing and developing it behind the developer NDA wall right now.
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Mobile Crunch has posted a few pictures of Apple's Game Center app (still only available to developers and therefore still under NDA), and...
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xxdesmus
Dear god the new look is hideous.
July 16 2010 at 8:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
threeonezero
from the beginning i thought the chess/bat/rocket/dart icon was amateurish.
July 16 2010 at 4:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Henri Laukka
Looks ugly ass hell. Kinda reminds me of a school kind of theme.
Still. Ugly.
RichardWatson
It's under NDA but there's a screenshot showing Greg@... Not the smartest move there surely?
July 15 2010 at 5:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
episodev
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I like the original look way better.
July 15 2010 at 4:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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