 |
 |
|
If you enjoy reading this site, you might also want to check out these Think Services sites:
 Game Career Guide (for student game developers.)
 Indie Games (for independent game players/developers.)
 Finger Gaming (news, reviews, and analysis on iPhone and iPod Touch games.)
 GamerBytes (for the latest console digital download news.)
 Worlds In Motion (discussing the business of online worlds.)
 Game Set Watch (the Group's alt.game weblog.) |
|
|
|
| |
Sony Online Entertainment, NHN Join New Raptr Partner Program
by Leigh Alexander
|
|
| |
|
March 24, 2009
|
| |
Headquartered in Shanghai, Virtuos is one of the largest and most international providers of outsourced game production services. Virtuos service offerings include full console Co-development, 3D Art, Concept Art, Animation, Software Engineering, Sound Design and QA.
Virtuos’ international management team includes game development experts from more than 10 nationalities. Since its creation in late 2004, Virtuos has served 15 of the top 20 games publishers worldwide.
Visit game outsourcing leader Virtuos today
|
Gamer-focused social networking platform Raptr announced a new partner program that offers participating companies access to its userbase -- which the company says is set to reach 10 million.
Sony Online Entertainment and free-to-play publishers NHN USA, Gala-Net and GamesCampus, along with hardware companies Razer and Bigfoot Networks are Raptr's first partners. Their games, demos and future patches will launch bundled with a co-branded Raptr client that acts as a liason utility for gamers.
Partners can also integrate with Raptr APIs to track player data like stats, achievements, rankings and progress with the aim of keeping users better engaged.
The Raptr social media platform also allows partner companies to reach their users via Facebook, Twitter and other services, offering opportunities for co-marketing activities around products.
Raptr says it's now working with SOE to communicate with users about a number of the publisher's games. "Raptr’s consumer-friendly service and seamless integrations with the top social networks provide an easy way for us to reach new players in a very natural way," says SOE business development director Louis Figueroa.
Raptr launched officially in September 2008, backed by a $12.5 million investment. Its users create social networking programs that let them share playing habits via synchronization with multiple platforms.
|
| |
|
|
