Apple is rumoured to be ditching its Game Center app as part of a series of "refinements" in the forthcoming iOS 8.

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According to 9 to 5 Mac , sources indicate that instead of having a standalone Game Center app, the scoring and ranking functionality will instead be found solely inside games that have integrated the social gaming feature.It's just one of the many features rumoured for iOS 8. Apple is also considering simplifying the drop-down Notification Center, implementing inter-app communication, usability changes to the Voice Memos app, and enabling CarPlay over wi-fi connections. Of course, all of these changes are simply rumours until Apple makes an official announcement, so keep that in mind.Game Center previously received a makeover with the iOS 7 update, removing its green felt theme in Apple's quest to squash skeuomorphism from its software.We previously reported that iOS 8 would feature a much-needed upgrade to Apple Maps , as well as the inclusion of the new fitness-oriented app Healthbook. We wrote that the last update, iOS 7 , was a notable step forward for the platform.Are you a user of Game Center? Would you miss it if it were to be removed for good? Let us know in the comments.

Katie Williams is a freelance writer and games journalist. She tweets at @desensitisation and hopes that one day, a bird will tweet back.