Back in April we told you about the possibility of an Android game network to rival iOS’s Game Center, and today we have many more details to share. Our friends at Android Police have discovered and torn down the APK for Google Play Services v3.1.36, which is a massive update slowly making its way to devices right now.
When Google MyGlass was torn down last month, we learned that the game-center service would include multiplayer, in-game chat, leaderboards, invitations, lobbies, and achievements. This teardown of the Google Play Games APK shows that cloud-based game saving and notifications will also be included. The cloud-based universal game saving will sync across all devices based on your Google account.
Google+ will be deeply integrated into Play Games to allow users to compete with their friends for achievements and high scores. Players will be able to invite and respond to invitations to play games from friends in their Circles, or use a match-making feature that will let Play Games suggest a random opponent.
It looks almost certain that we will officially hear about Google Play Games at the I/O in just a few days, so stay tuned to Talk Android as we’ll be there providing all of the information you need.
Source: Android Police
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