Social gaming network Raptr has launched a public beta of its service, giving even more gamers the chance to share what they're playing and how they're doing.
The service communicates with various game networks -- like your Xbox Live or PlayStation Network account, or even your World of Warcraft character -- to show what it is you're playing. It can even interact with Facebook, Twitter, and FaceFeed accounts, updating your status there as well.
You can keep track of games played and achievements earned through a dashboard interface at the Raptr website, or through a downloadable client. The public beta was accompanied by the launch of an alpha version of a Mac client. The client uses the Adobe AIR web application environment, which is installed with the Raptr client.
Raptr was founded by Dennis Fong -- co-creator of the XFire game-based messaging service -- and the company used the launch to also announce an infusion of $12 million through funding. They'll probably need it, if they hope to hold off the Electronic Arts-owned competing service, Rupture.
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