Developer PlayXpert announced that it signed over 20 new partners in the past quarter, including Intel, Stratic, MMOABC, and Blue Orb, to develop in-game community management tools for PC an MMO gamers.

Based in Sandpoint, Idaho, PlayXpert's previous partners include Sony Online Entertainment and online voice services provider Vivox. The company’s customizable platform enables gamers, game developers, and the modding community to build in-game widgets.

The PlayXpert installation, which is available to download for free, includes the PlayXpert Friends Widget, Vivox Voice Widget, Wikia Widget, Web Browser Widget, PC Diagnostics Widget, and a Tunes Widget. The company also released a Widget Gallery allowing users to download ancillary widgets, including a Google Gadget Widget, Notepad Widget, Command Line Widget, TeamSpeak Widget, and an Armory Widget for WoW players.

MMO portal Stratics intends to distribute a "Signature Build" of PlayXpert with the Stratics branding for its community, delivering MMO news and other content through the PlayXpert client. MMOABC, an MMO social network from New Gen Media,

Said PlayXpert CEO Charles Manning: "Today’s announcement demonstrates the value of PlayXpert widgets and the power of an ecosystem of companies who build them to cater to the player’s in-game experiences. With twenty new partners in the past few weeks, the momentum behind our semi-transparent overlay system and our open and extensible widget engine is growing.