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Guilded is a main competitor of Discord and primarily focuses on video game communities, such as those focused on competitive gaming and esports. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It provides features intended for video gaming clans , such as scheduling tools and integrated calendars.
On March 16, 2017, the Curse app was rebranded as the Twitch Desktop App and received a redesign. The Curse team became part of Twitch Interactive. [ 105 ] The Curse mobile app was rebranded as the Twitch Messenger app. [ 106 ] VentureBeat stated that this was an attempt to compete with Discord, "the dominant social platform in the gaming space."
Discord provides official bot APIs which allow custom elements such as dropdowns and buttons. In spring 2022, Discord released an official "app directory" where server owners can add bots to their servers in-Discord. The Verge described bots as an "important part of Discord". [82]
Xfire, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Dennis "Thresh" Fong, Mike Cassidy, Max Woon, and David Lawee. [5] The company was formerly known as Ultimate Arena, but changed its name to Xfire when its desktop client Xfire became more popular and successful than its gaming website. [6]
OpenFeint was founded by Jason Citron, [2] who later founded Discord. The first iteration of OpenFeint was launched on February 17, 2009. [3] Version 2.0 was released in June 2009, and marked the first time that the platform was free for developers to integrate into their own applications. Harris Tsim joined to help with engineering.
Such apps are compiled in the Android-native APK file format which allows easy redistribution of apps to end-users. Most apps are distributed through Google's Play Store but many alternative software repositories, or app stores, exist. Alternative app stores use Android devices' "Unknown Sources" option to install APK files directly via the ...
The 500-million download threshold for free applications has been established to maintain the list's manageability and focus on the most widely distributed apps. It's worth noting that many of the applications in this list are distributed pre-installed on top-selling Android devices [ 2 ] and may be considered bloatware by some people because ...
Fates Forever was a video game marketed by its developer as the first multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game designed exclusively for tablets. [1]A MOBA game made for the iPad developed by Hammer & Chisel Inc., now Discord Inc., Fates Forever featured 3-vs-3 gameplay, inspired by successful MOBA games like League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients.