GameFly Launches GameCenter App For iPhone And iPod Touch Users

by Jennifer Johnson — Saturday, October 24, 2009, 07:18 PM EDT

GameFly's new GameCenter app for the iPhone and iPod Touch lets you look up information regarding 5,000 video games for all major platforms directly on your handset. With this free app, you can get up-to-the minute news, videos, screenshots, release dates, user reviews, gameplay controls, cheats, codes, and more. To make it easy to find the information you're looking for, GameCenter offers intuitive search functionality with suggest-as-you-type predictions. The app also lets GameFly subscribers manage their GameQ and member information using the app.

GameFly Inc. Launches GameCenter App Now Available on App Store

Free App Provides iPhone™ and iPod® touch Users with Unrivaled Access
to Video Game Content from GameFly

LOS ANGELES--GameFly, the number one video game rental service, today announced the launch of its GameCenter App on the App Store. Available for free, the GameCenter App gives iPhone™ and iPod® touch users access to information on more than 5,000 video games across all major platforms including up-to-the minute news, videos, screenshots, release dates, user reviews, gameplay controls, cheats, codes and more.

“We designed GameCenter to provide iPhone and iPod touch users with a complete one stop destination for video game information,” said Sean Spector, GameFly co-founder and SVP of business development and content. “Additionally, the app will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to discover and share games they love anywhere they go.”

GameCenter incorporates intuitive search functionality with suggest-as-you-type predictions, enabling quick access to in-depth game information on the fly including news articles, previews, trailers, screenshots, publisher and developer info, recent user and game critic reviews, box art, cheat codes, and game controls. Detailed and current information is available on an ever-growing list of more than 5,000 titles on all major platforms including Xbox 360™, PlayStation® 3, PlayStation® 2, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PSP™.

Breaking news articles feed in from leading game news sites directly to the app, and interactive features support syncing with Facebook and Twitter accounts allowing for shared information with friends. GameCenter is free and available to all iPhone and iPod touch users. In addition, GameFly subscribers can use the app to manage their GameQ and member information from within the app.

The GameCenter App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=335503017.

For more information, please visit http://www.gamefly.com/gamecenter.

Tags: Gaming, iPhone, App Store, Xbox 360, itunes, ipod touch, nintendo ds, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 2, GameFly, GameCenter

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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