A new online social gaming startup Raptr is the social platform for people who like to play and discover games. founded by Xfire co-founder and professional gamer Dennis Fong, Raptr is launching tonight and has received $12 million in its first round of funding. Fong started Raptr when Xfire was sold to MTV Networks for $110 million about three years ago.
This news is worth an applause from everyone and anyone who loves gaming. Imagine your friends getting to know about your games scores and the fact that you just started playing a game live! Yes in real time.
Raptr has partnered with Facebook, friendfeed and Twitter, where your friends can see your achievements, your favorite games, your score, your gaming identities and your status. A small download that plugs into other games across multiple platforms including PC, Mac, Xbox Live, Facebook and Flash, and some of the games on Wii and PS3 makes all this possible.
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