While it has a bunch of fantastic emulators, Google’s Android platform is sorely lacking when it comes to modern games. OpenFeint sees a huge opportunity in the Android gaming space and has raised four-million dollars to take advantage of it. According to PaidContent:
The Burlingame, Calif.-based company said it will duplicate its iPhone network, which includes 9,200 members who can chat and connect with thousands of game titles, for Android this summer. OpenFeint’s decision to develop for Android will both help to validate the platform while also helping to fill some gaps in the application retail experience that has prevented game companies from adopting the platform.
Already, it has a number of brand-name publishers signed up, including Astraware, Digital Chocolate, Glu Mobile, Hudson Soft, as well as, independent studios like Distinct Dev (Moron Test), ustwo (Dot Dot Dot), Pik Pok (Flick Kick Football) and RocketCat Games (Hook Champ).
This is great news for the Android platform and its fans. The iOS gaming market is huge and Android users have been envious of the wide selection of games iPhone users can choose from. While it will take a ton of titles to close the gap, OpenFeint’s investment in Android is a big step.
GREAT NEWS!!! I'm a droider.
$4 million. Thats enough to create at least 2 million of the same "games" that Apple offers. There are very few games I enjoy playing on a Cell Phone and if it weren't for having a jailbroken iPhone I wouldn't have tried most of the ones I did and I would have been even more pissed if I had paid for most of them. Civilization wasn't bad but it drained my battery and made the phone HOT.