Das von Sega für diesen Sommer angekündigte Spiel Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing wird, so wurde gestern mitgeteilt, das Spielenetzwerk OpenFeint enthalten. Dank diesem wird es die bekannten Social-Gaming-Features geben, die das OpenFeint-Netzwerk unterstützen. Dies ist unter anderem der Aufbau eines Freundesnetzwerkes, Leaderboards, Achievements und andere nette Features.

Profitieren können dabei sicherlich beide Angebote voneinander. Auf der einen Seite kann OpenFeint eine große Community und Reichweite vorweisen, in der der neue Sega-Titel gut vermarktet werden kann. Auf der anderen Seite hat natürlich auch Sonic, seit 20 Jahren unweigerlicher Begleiter aller Spielefans, eine große Strahlkraft, mit der OpenFeint seite Gemeinde weiter vergrößern möchte.

Pressemitteilung von OpenFeint (englisch):

Sonic The Hedgehog™ Goes Social as SEGA® Partners with OpenFeint to Integrate Social Gaming in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing™ for iOS

Burlingame, Calif. – June 2, 2011 – The legendary games mascot, Sonic The Hedgehog, is spinning his way further into smartphones this week. SEGA® has announced a partnership with the world’s largest mobile social gaming network, OpenFeint, to provide social gaming for its newest mobile title, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing™ for iOS.

With OpenFeint, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing™ players will be able to add friends on OpenFeint’s 85-million-player gaming network plus access great online features like leaderboards and achievements. Players will also be able to brag about their high scores and achievements through integrated Facebook and Twitter support. SEGA also implemented OpenFeint’s developer announcements, a tool that helps game developers send players direct, actionable messages.

“20 years ago, Sonic The Hedgehog changed gaming forever and we’re proud to help SEGA bring the fun and excitement of Sonic to a new generation of gamers that play against each other, on the go,” says Jason Citron, CEO of OpenFeint.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing™ will be available on iOS later this summer.

“Cross platform mobile social gaming is a major goal of SEGA and we believe Sonic will continue to entertain and inspire consumers while on the go,” says Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. “OpenFeint offers a great platform to launch games on, whether it be through access to their enormous player community or the use of great cross-promotional features like developer announcements.”

OpenFeint is the industry standard for mobile social gaming, powering titles from major international game publishers and developers. Developers interested in learning more about OpenFeint should visit, OpenFeint.com/Developers for more information.

About OpenFeint:
OpenFeint is the largest mobile social gaming network with over 85 million registered users and 5,500 games. OpenFeint, Inc. is part of GREE, Inc., the leading mobile social gaming platform in Japan. Combined, the two networks reach over 110 million players and 6,000 games. Developers interested in more information about OpenFeint and its leading mobile social gaming technology should visit OpenFeint.com/Developers.

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