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  • OpenFeint’s GameFeed looks to foster competition amongst gamers
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    OpenFeint’s GameFeed looks to foster competition amongst gamers

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    Thanks to leaderboards and achievements, social gaming networks like Apple Game Center thrive on the idea of competition. But there's always been one problem - it's a spirit of competition you've had to seek out on your own. The challenges never came directly to you. Now OpenFeint is looking to change all of that with that announcement of their latest addition, GameFeed.
  • OpenFeint acquired for $104 million by GREE
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    OpenFeint acquired for $104 million by GREE

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    When you get as big as you can at home, it's time to go international. That certainly seems to be the case for OpenFeint. Arguably the biggest player in the US mobile social gaming market, they've just been acquired in a triangular merger by GREE, a mobile social company of similar standing in Japan.
  • OpenFeint Connect brings social gaming to all devices
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    OpenFeint Connect brings social gaming to all devices

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    It's a pretty lofty claim (and a totally false one, since I can't use OpenFeint on my toaster), but the folks behind OpenFeint have just announced that their latest initiative will allow for social gaming on any device you can think of - and we're not just talking handhelds anymore.
  • Words of advice for Robert Nay, the 8th grader that developed Bubble Ball
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    Words of advice for Robert Nay, the 8th grader that developed Bubble Ball

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    Robert Nay is a tremendously successful little man. Only 14 years old, Nay developed the iPhone game Bubble Ball, which quickly soared up the charts in January to become the #1 free iPhone app for a number of continuous days. But while Robert's story is heart-warming, we're also concerned about the young man's future. College isn't cheap, and being a full time game developer is hard work. We picked the brains of 4 industry veterans to see what advice they might have for young Robert.
  • OpenFeint claims 187% spike in iOS game downloads over Christmas
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    OpenFeint claims 187% spike in iOS game downloads over Christmas

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    Christmas is a time for giving, but it's also a time for getting - and if you didn't have an iOS device before the holidays, there's a pretty good chance Santa placed one under your tree this year. As a result, lots of new gamers hit the App Store on Christmas morning - and OpenFeint has the numbers to prove it.
  • OpenFeint brings Groupon-like Model to Games
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    OpenFeint brings Groupon-like Model to Games

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    It was only a matter of time. Reportedly making billions of dollars a year and having spurned a rumored $6 billion acquisition offer from Google, GroupOn's group buying model is being copied and adopted to every market and every corner of the world. OpenFeint, among the most forward-thinking companies in the mobile game app space have announced the launch of Game Channel and a new feature called Fire Sale, in an attempt to bring Groupon mechanics to the Apple iTunes Store and Google's Android Marketplace.But, with a few twists since Groupon does not control the commerce portion of Apple's and Google's Store.