Chillingo to launch iPhone social network gateway

The iPhone's answer to Xbox Live

| Jul 14, 2009

iPhone publisher extraordinaire Chillingo is in attendance at the Develop Conference in Brighton today, and is gearing up to announce something a little different from its usual staple of portable games.

The UK-based publisher is due to launch a social networking gateway for iPhone users, which is being touted as 'the iPhone's answer to Xbox Live'.

Called Crystal, this new SDK will be available to all iPhone developers and publishers and will allow gamers to store achievements, create a profile, add friends and send out challenges in multiple games, along with direct connectivity to networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

"Crystal gives developers and gamers a bigger plus all round." says Chris Byatte, Director and co-founder of Chillingo. "It is set to become the de-facto social gaming standard for iPhone and iPod touch."

More details on Crystal should be with us later on direct from the Develop Conference, but interested parties can register over at the official website.

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Yes. Spanner's his real name, and he's already heard that joke you just thought of. Although Spanner's not very good, he's quite fast, and that seems to be enough to keep him in a regular supply of free games and away from the depressing world of real work.

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