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Apple's Game Center goes green

by Ben Gilbert on Jul 17th 2010 9:30PM

Apple's multiplayer gaming platform for iEverything -- Game Center -- may not have arrived just yet, but it appears that it's getting a bit of a face-lift on the back-end. As seen in the image above (care of Mobile Crunch), the color palette of GC has been lightened and varied quite a bit, going from a black and blue tone to a decidedly more billiard table-flavored one.

Given that the new look also bears a striking resemblance to our friend (and yours) Kermit the Frog, we're not exactly on the fence in terms of preference of the two -- what can we say, it's a lot more welcoming! Now all we need is an actual release of the client so we can see what else (other than the frontmost loading screen) it has to offer.

Via: TUAW
Source: Mobile Crunch

Tags: apple, game-center, ipad, iphone, ipod-touch, mobile

Reader Comments (31)

this is pretty awesome. looks like apple got into the mobile gaming biz. like a mini xbl

@PR0F3TA but there really will be a mini Xbox Live when Windows Phone 7 is out

@cwalters74 Yeah, you keep waiting...MS are living in 2006.

Xbox Live on my phone?
Xda looks set on hacking it, theyve already working on the Mondrian ROM, so I could see this baby on my HD2 :)

Otherwise Ill be first in line on launch day for a Dell Lightning

*This article is Death Grip Approved*

@ downranking, truth hurts.

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Yes. Please fix this JS. All it does is go to http://joystiq.com/#comments

@Esposch

Yeah, this is really annoying. Until it's fixed you can tack /2#comments on the end to get to the next page. Or put whatever number where that 2 is if there's more pages.

Or if there aren't; I'm not the boss of you. Whatever, man.

@AutobotIronhide Engadget has this bug on old articles, too... I guess the problem with copying from Engadget's playbook is that you'll likely copy their bugs... AND MAKE THEM 1000× WORSE!

Isn't Game Center also the name of GameFly's mobile app? If it hasn't already been settled, I'm sure Apple will sue/threaten GameFly for it soon (like they did to Fujitsu because they had a device trademarked iPad since 2003).

I do not like that 'pool hall/poker table' felt vibe... I prefer the one on the left. But that's the way it is I suppose. These companies are in control.

Eh... I don't care for the color palette. Makes it look pretty stupid... Which I guess makes sense since 90% of iPhone games are just that.

@ZaxCG2 What a stupid comment at the end of your post. IPhone games are a huge market now and all of the big developer houses and indie devs are selling heaps...90% ey...

@Cats
Okay, first off, you don't have to feel like you have to sell me on getting an iDevice. I already have an iPod Touch 32 GB. Apple has my money, so any sort of whining on your part isn't achieving a thing. Grow up and stop acting like its your duty to have us all WORSHIP THE ALMIGHTY APPLE.

Second of all, I stand by my statement. Yes, there are PLENTY of good games out there, and yeah, its GREAT that indie developers are doing well, but that's not what I'm talking about.

I'm talking about the vast majority of games in the app store that aren't fun, last 5 minutes, or require your age to be 5 years or younger. There's far too many of those if you ask me.

@Cats
Zax is right dude... people buy them up because 90% of the 90% that suck are either free or one dollar. If all xbox games cost $1, I'd buy a shit ton more of them than I do too. Doesn't mean they're better.

Personally, I don't give a crap about the games I don't want. When I wanted the first Playstation, I wasn't concerned at all with whether bad games would be made for it that I wouldn't want anyway; I was more interested in the games I wanted, specifically Final Fantasy VII. Same with the iDevices. I'm more interested in the good games that are being made for it.
I guess my only concern regarding bad games would be that they would be lost among the sea of crap, but big game companies seem to be doing well enough to continue supporting it.

@ZaxCG2

agreed with muffin.

I think I like the blue one better. Options?

Actually that's the thing though, people DON'T buy them. Like the Wii, the app store is experiencing a large divide between what the popular stuff sells and what the rest of the crap sells. I can't just write a boring 5 min game and expect people to pay $.99 for it when freaking flight control is $1!

Are iPhone games different experiences than DS or console games? Of course! But the crap still doesn't sell. (and like console games the crap that does sell has a franchise tie-in)

This needs to come out, everyone loves achievements for a new platform.

You guys are a bit late. Mac Rumors reported on this last Wednesday.
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/14/ios-4-1-beta-game-center-facetime-favorites-spelling-correction-more/

Anyone else think that the icon in the new design looks like the Windows Logo?

@Ray42

Yeah, that icon was revealed back when the game center was, and we all pretty much said the same thing then.

good now lets see how apple uses and expands gamecenter

I'm glad they are doing this but what of openfeint and plus+?

Stop complaining about how mech you hate apple and idevices. The fact is no one area what you think and apple makes a good product. If you don't like it, don't buy it, you aren't going to change anyones mind. Also, if you are buying a new phone, and your decision rests on what games are available for it, you should rethink your priorities.

I am sure this will have problems starting out, I use an old iPhone now and like some of the games, but I agree most of the games are free and made with a Simple SDK.

it looks ugly now.

Agree with the article. The look doesn't matter if the functionality is there!

what kind of games

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