SwapMob has unveiled a break-through service for free-to-play gamers that allows players to buy and sell their premium virtual items amongst their friends and other players regardless of game or operating system. The SwapMob social trading network works across multiple games and gaming platforms, and can be integrated by developers directly into multiplayer games. SwapMob is now available for games on Web, social and mobile gaming platforms
“SwapMob removes the borders between your favorite games by creating a free item-trading platform that can be accessed no matter the social game you are playing. The freedom of SwapMob will open up a whole new world of options for developers and players, where you can sell an item to someone in one game and have the proceeds sent you in a different game, automatically converted into the correct in-game currency.” said Mark Sendo, chairman and chief executive officer of SwapMob
The SwapMob social trading platform allows players to list, bid and sell their virtual goods within games and across platforms where players have the choice of selling their items to their friends or the highest bidder. Developers can integrate the SwapMob API directly into their live or in-development games, without disrupting the gameplay experience for users. Now live, SwapMob can be experienced in the following games:
- Drive or Die 3 for Android mobile devices;
- Game Ventures on Facebook Platform;
- Cristiano Ronaldo Footy on Facebook Platform.
SwapMob comes to market following a $1 million seed funding round lead by games industry pioneer Bernard “Bernie” Stolar, who began his career with Atari’s arcade business and went on to an Executive Vice President position with Sony Computer Entertainment America and then as President and Chief Operation Officer with Sega of America, where he oversaw the release of the revolutionary Dreamcast console, and as President of Mattel Interactive. Stolar is joined by fellow investor Erich Spangenberg.
“SwapMob is the future of digital item trading, The platform increases the numbers of players spending money in free-to-play games and the amount of money spent by existing players, and drives new users to new games through item recommendation and currency conversion. Simply put SwapMob is poised to be the first successful cross-platform social trading service in the world” said Bernard Stolar.
