Lodsys, which has earlier targeted iOS and Android app developers over the use of in-app purchasing system, has now set its guns on a number of gaming heavyweights like Electronic Arts, Rovio and Atari in the patent infringement issue. The patent holding firm has amended the defendants in its lawsuit and has dropped some app developers while including the gaming biggies. As per the amended list, now eleven Android and iOS app developers are involved in the lawsuit.

Readers will recall that Apple has also intervened in the issue and its legal team came forward to support iOS app developers targeted by Lodsys. The Cupertino based tech giant claimed that iOS developers are covered by the license and there is no patent dispute. Apple also involved itself in the ongoing lawsuit by filing a motion to be a defendant in the suit.

Your blog, a few days back, reported that several international Android and iOS developers are driving away from US app stores owing to patent disputes and wary of being targeted by companies like Lodsys.

Now gaming on iPhone will go more social and community oriented with the new Game Center application going live. Now iPhone game developers can integrated a whole community of users into their game applications to make their applications more social. The app has the backing of big brand iPhone game publishers for the future possibilities the product opens up in iPhone game development.

iPhone 4 and iOS 4 users should log in to Game Center with their Apple account ID and create a user profile for themselves. You can build a Game Center account custom home screen which displays your Game Center nickname, number of friends, games played and goals accomplished. So from now on iPhone developers can integrate Game center into their applications and bring more interactivity among gamers rather than just playing with the programmed chunk.

Game Center is set for release this fall according to the recent reports. iPhone Game development is set for a revamp and as the craze for community gaming hits the peak by Q4 the Game Center app is going to be a major player in mobile Gaming industry.