Amazon set to rival Apple, Google with new GameCircle gaming experience for Kindle Fire

Like Apple’s Game Center, GameCircle provides Android developers with an easy way to integrate game achievements and leaderboards into their apps. GameCircle’s cloud-based “sync” also ensures that players’ game progress is never lost, even if they swap devices or accidentally delete the game.

“The new GameCircle APIs mean that developers don’t have to worry about building leaderboards, achievements or sync in their games – they can focus on the elements of their games that are truly unique while building an immersive, more entertaining experience on Kindle Fire. This will quickly help developers grow their business by reaching more customers and keeping them engaged,” said Paul Ryder, Vice President of Apps and Games at Amazon.

GameCircle gives Android developers a big reason to create apps for Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet; Google has yet to create its own games center.

"GameCircle is a wonderful addition to Triple Town,” said David J. Edery, CEO of Spry Fox. “It guarantees that Kindle Fire users will not lose their active game or their hard-earned coins if they replace their Kindle Fire, or if they must uninstall and reinstall Triple Town for whatever reason. It also enables multiple-device owners to transfer their game from one Kindle Fire device to another — something we think gamers will love."

Apple is due to launch its Game Center on the desktop later this month with the release of Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

The full list of apps and developers who are using Amazon’s GameCircle can be found at http://amazon.com/gamecircle.