Skype Game Channel

eBay owned VoIP mammoth Skype has revealed their plans for launching a Gaming Channel. The Channel developed by Easybits is intended to cater to Skype’s casual gamer community and will offer technical support in converting games to the GameXN framework and free SDK tools that are currently available.

Third party developers will also benefit with access to Skype’s user base of almost 2 million registered users.

Paul Amery, director of the Skype Developer Program, said, “Skype users are doing more than just placing voice calls and we are constantly looking for new ways to enhance their overall internet communications experience.” Amery added, “People are increasingly using Skype to interact with one another, with many choosing to play simple games like checkers or backgammon. However, the tremendous size of Skype’s user-base makes it an ideal environment for multi-player and community-based games in which people can play against or collaborate with one another.”

“We hope the Skype Game Channel becomes a popular entertainment destination within the Skype community. Our goal is to make it as easy and profitable as possible for the developers, while keeping it simple and fun for consumers to use,” he continued.