Monthly Archives: July 2009
What Makes A Game Successful?
Working at Raptr, I see video games come and go. I see games get hyped up, explode, then disappear – however, once in a while I see a game stay. So it got me thinking, what makes people keep coming back? Does a developer/publisher strive to make sales or provide…
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Raptr Client Update: Rename Contacts, Improved Performance, Bug Fixes, and More!
Last week we released our multi-network IM client. This week we have added a few features as well as improved performance. One of the biggest complaints was the inability to rename a contact – well now you can. We have added many more features. Here is just some of the…
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Raptr’s Most Popular Pokes
After a week since the release of our new client, the results are in for the most popular pokes. Here are the top 10 pokes, in the style of David Letterman. 10. Eat 9. Zerg Rush 8. Heal 7. Shoryuken 6. Headshot 5. Throw Barrel 4. Roundhouse Kick 3. Pwn…
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Tips and Tricks: Hiding Gameplay
So you don’t want your friends to know when you’re playing Hello Kitty: Bubblegum Girlfriends, that’s understandable. Raptr has you covered. Right-click on any game in your Raptr client and select your flavor of hiding gameplay. You can: Disable Tracking – Raptr doesn’t track the hours you play. Perfect for…
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Tips and Tricks: Poking Your Friends
The poke feature is one of my personal favorite things to do with the Raptr client. There’s just something about rolling someone into a Karamari that is incredibly satisfying. For those of you who haven’t checked out this feature yet, here’s how: Right click on a contact and select your…
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Tips and Tricks: Chatting With Friends On XBL With Raptr
You’re not at your 360, but you want to chat with your friends playing on XBL. Raptr can help and here’s how: Step 1: Sign into Raptr with your MSN account linked (if you don’t have an MSN account, you have to make one; you also have to connect your…
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[UPDATED] Xfire Support
Update: We will still be supporting Xfire despite their internal changes. You can still: -Import all your Xfire hours -See what all your Xfire friends are playing -Chat in-game with all your Xfire friends If something does happen (like if something breaks), please let us know and we’ll fix it.…
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Raptr Client Update: Multi-Network IM, Game Manager, and More!
Existing Raptr members, prospective Raptr members, and everyone else in between, we are proud to announce that Raptr has become the first multi-network IM made for gamers. The new Raptr client not only has a new, more user friendly interface, but also allows you to chat with your friends across…
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Tips and Tricks: Sharing Activity On Twitter, Facebook, and Other Sites
We want our entire community to be able connect with their friends. If you have gaming friends on Twitter or Facebook, make sure you’re sharing your gaming activity with them! Just head over to your settings and go to your sharing tab. For Twitter, put in your account information, select…
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Why You Should Keep Your Strategy Guides
I recently bought Tales of Vesperia for the 360 and wanted to buy a strategy guide. I generally like to get the strategy guide for RPGs because I don’t like missing extra content (sometimes that stuff is impossible to get without help!). I noticed that there weren’t any guides at…
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Achievement Comparison, Live Everyone Feed
We have always wanted our members to share their achievements, but it was difficult to compare to everyone else. Now Raptr will tell you how your progress compares to other Raptr members. If you’re one of the first, Raptr will let you know! Sure the Raptr Stack is great for…
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