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'''Scoreloop''', (a subsidiary of [[BlackBerry (company)|BlackBerry]]), was a cross-platform social gaming network for the [[operating system]]s including [[BlackBerry]] (Tablet OS and [[BlackBerry 10]]), [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Bada (operating system)|Bada]], [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] and [[Windows Phone 7]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestwp7games.com/scoreloop-and-openfeint-private-beta-offers-social-gaming-on-windows-phone-7.html |title=Scoreloop and OpenFeint : Private Beta offers social gaming on Windows Phone 8 |date=18 February 2011 |publisher=BestWP7Games |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908033220/http://www.bestwp7games.com/scoreloop-and-openfeint-private-beta-offers-social-gaming-on-windows-phone-7.html |archivedate=8 September 2011 }}</ref>
==History==
TheScoreloop company,is based in [[Munich]], [[Germany]], raised US$2.8 million to help create the service that they founded in 2008. Early Investors included Earlybird Venture Capital and [[Target Partners]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moconews.net/article/419-scoreloop-raises-2.8-million-for-mobile-social-gaming/ |title=Scoreloop Raises $2.8 Million For Mobile Social Gaming |publisher=paidContent |date=2009-08-18 |author=Duryee, Tricia |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2009-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921233759/http://moconews.net/article/419-scoreloop-raises-2.8-million-for-mobile-social-gaming/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://venturebeat.com/2009/04/16/scoreloop-launches-social-game-platform-for-iphone/ |title=Scoreloop launches social game platform for iPhone |work=VentureBeat |date=2009-04-16 |author=Takahashi, Dean |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> In March |archive-date=2010, Scoreloop gave developers that used its service the ability to monetize their apps using the company's services.<ref>{{cite web-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924040559/http://www.mobilecrunchventurebeat.com/20102009/0304/3116/scoreloop-launches-whitesocial-labelgame-serviceplatform-for-iphone-app-monetization/ |title=ScoreLoop Launches White Label Service for iPhone App Monetization |publisher=TechCrunch |work=MobileCrunch |date=2010url-03-31 |authorstatus=Biyani,live Gagan |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> The network was among the first to add support for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] apps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Scoreloop/news.asp?c=17231 |title=Scoreloop adds Android support to its iPhone social networking tech |work=Pocket Gamer |author=Jordan, Jon |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>
In March 2010, Scoreloop gave developers that used its service the ability to monetize their apps using the company's services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/31/scoreloop-launches-white-label-service-for-iphone-app-monetization/ |title=ScoreLoop Launches White Label Service for iPhone App Monetization |publisher=TechCrunch |work=MobileCrunch |date=2010-03-31 |author=Biyani, Gagan |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2010-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605210941/http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/31/scoreloop-launches-white-label-service-for-iphone-app-monetization/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The network was among the first to add support for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] apps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Scoreloop/news.asp?c=17231 |title=Scoreloop adds Android support to its iPhone social networking tech |work=Pocket Gamer |author=Jordan, Jon |date=11 December 2009 |accessdate=2010-06-15 |archive-date=2010-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420092246/http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Scoreloop/news.asp?c=17231 |url-status=live }}</ref> During August 2010, Scoreloop revealed that its user base was growing by over 100,000 new users per day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20013799-248.html |title=Scoreloop growing at 100k new users a day |publisher=CNET News |date=2010-08-17 |author=Lowensohn, Josh |accessdate=2010-11-05 |archive-date=2010-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006210755/http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20013799-248.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
During August 2010, Scoreloop revealed that its user base was growing by over 100,000 new users per day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20013799-248.html |title=Scoreloop growing at 100k new users a day |publisher=CNET News |date=2010-08-17 |author=Lowensohn, Josh |accessdate=2010-11-05}}</ref>
On June 7, 2011, Scoreloop was acquired by BlackBerry<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/business-technology/rim-buys-social-game-maker-scoreloop/article2050227/ |title=RIM buys social game maker Scoreloop |publisher=The Globe and mail |date=2011-07-06 |author=The Canadian Press |accessdate=2011-07-06 |archive-date=2011-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610133109/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/business-technology/rim-buys-social-game-maker-scoreloop/article2050227/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for US $71 million.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://www.sramanamitra.com/2011/06/29/will-rim-end-up-in-dells-arms/ |title=Will RIM End Up in Dell's Arms? |date=29 June 2011 |publisher=sramanamitra.com |accessdate=2012-07-25 |archive-date=2016-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110133718/http://www.sramanamitra.com/2011/06/29/will-rim-end-up-in-dells-arms/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On July 8, 2014, [[BlackBerry Ltd|BlackBerry]] announced that the Scoreloop service is to be discontinued starting December 1, 2014 and encouraged all developers to remove all Scoreloop features and integrations from their developed games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.scoreloop.com/letter/index2.html |title=Termination of Scoreloop SDK License Agreement (the "Agreement") & Shutdown of Scoreloop Services. |publisher=Scoreloop |date=2014-07-08 |author=Scoreloop |accessdate=2014-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210250/http://resources.scoreloop.com/letter/index2.html |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}</ref>
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