Raptr, the social gaming network for “everyone,” launched its public beta yesterday. The system prides itself on avoiding the hardcore and inaccessible “gamer” stigma, aiming to appease everyone, from the “one game of Solitaire after dinner” users to “60 games of Counter-Strike later and I’m out of Bawls” players. Those familiar with Xfire (read: everyone) will find a recognizable companion in this new social experience, as its CEO and founder is Xfire’s co-founder, Dennis Fong.

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For the past few years, Amazon has allowed people to purchase and download software directly from their website. Even so, it’s gone widely unnoticed as the only software they’ve been doing this with is TurboTax, though they do offer a similar service for other forms of entertainment, such as ebooks, movies and music. Now it appears they’re looking to expand further, based on a job posting on Gamasutra, which states that they’re looking for a Software Development Engineer, specifically to build the foundation for a game distribution system.
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