Pokki is partnering with Acer and Zynga to offer a new game arcade, featuring the full Zynga.com library of games, on new Windows 8 PCs. The arcade, an extension of the Pokki Game Network, will be preloaded on Acer PCs, along with the popular Pokki Start menu for Windows 8 and hundreds of free apps in the Pokki app store.
Pokki, which is made by SweetLabs, previously won over fans with desktop versions of popular apps like Angry Birds, Pandora and Pinterest, an app recommendation system, and a start menu for Windows 8.
SweetLabs cofounder Chester Ng showed me the Zynga games on an Acer machine, and the arcade looks appealing. Users can install games in one click and start playing games immediately; the interface is pretty and everything loads very quickly. Most of all, the games have the feel of an authentic tablet experience.
Ng says the smart arcade features real time notification badges and banners, and starts tailoring games to what the user likes and doesn?t like.
?Pokki is trying to make the PC better for users, developers to help them get distribution, and now device manufacturers,? Ng tells me. ?There are plenty of problems to solve for all three of those constituencies.?
For developers like Zynga, Pokki offers a new distribution as they try to get their games into users hands beyond Facebook and mobile devices; these games are promoted right out of the box when a user opens a new PC. And it works for Pokki and equipment manufacturers, as Ng says it is a revenue opportunity for them to drive users to these games.
Pokki enables manufacturers like Acer to offer the newest, hottest games in real time, rather than preloading machines with a game months before the point of sale.
Ng said working with Acer is ?a big win for us,? and that it?s ?good validation that we?re not only making the pc better but also helping them on the business side.?
SweetLabs builds products to help developers offer users a richer and more compelling application experience. SweetLabs has two unique platforms: Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web applications to the desktop; and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers user-friendly software recommendations through the download and installation process. Their ultimate goal is to help developers deliver useful, entertaining and informative applications to consumers across any device.
? Learn moreZynga was founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus and is named for his late American Bulldog, Zinga. Loyal and spirited, Zinga?s name is a nod to a legendary African warrior queen. The early supporting founding team included Eric Schiermeyer, Michael Luxton, Justin Waldron, Kyle Stewart, Scott Dale, John Doerr, Steve Schoettler, Kevin Hagan, and Andrew Trader. Zynga?s mission is connecting the world through games. Everyday millions of people interact with their friends and express their unique personalities through our...
? Learn moreThe Acer Group is a family of four brands ? Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines. It ranks as the world?s third-largest company for total PC shipments, is No. 2 for notebooks, and has a global workforce of more than 6,000 employees. Revenues in 2008 reached US$16.65 billion. The successful mergers of Gateway, Inc. (October 2007) and Packard Bell, Inc. (March 2008) by parent company, Acer, Inc., completes the group?s global footprint by further strengthening its presence in the U.S....
? Learn moredownton abbey nba all star game danica patrick Michelle Laxalt Alabama Shakes Safe Haven Rita Ora
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.