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What is Game Center?

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Definition:

Game Center - Game Center is the social gaming platform for the iOS that allows users to play each other head-to-head across networks and share high scores among all Game Center users.

Game Center is a preloaded application on all iOS 4.1 or higher devices. Game Center users can use their iTunes account/Apple ID as their Game Center account or create a new one.

Not all iOS games are Game Center compatible. You can determine which games installed on your device are compatible by opening the Game Center app and tapping on the Games tab. This will show a list of the games on your device that support Game Center.

Game Center Features

  • Find other Game Center users to play networked games with
  • Track your achievements and scores in compatible games
  • Automatically post your achievements and scores to the worldwide Game Center leaderboards for that game
  • Create a network of friends to play games against
  • Search for Game Center-compatible games in the App Store

Game Center Compatibility

Game Center requires iOS 4.1 or higher and works on the following devices:


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