Online games battle for top spot
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The battle for dominance in online gaming looks set to take on a epic scope in 2008, say experts.
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The millions who play Internet-based adventure games like World of Warcraft don't just log on to fight orcs and demons. The games also help them hang out with old friends and meet new ones. They're social networking services - Facebook with broadswords.
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How a simple online game can balloon from being on a computer server of a local high school into one of the top 50 gaming sites online is proof, pure and clear, of a highly democratic Internet. -The Washington Post
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Online gambling has hit the jackpot. After years of escalating growth, it's poised for its biggest year. That reflects a growing obsession with poker, advances in broadband and wireless technology, and the temptation to strike it rich from a PC.
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Video game makers are straying from virtual blood-and-guts battles to letting people play at being rock music stars.
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Professional video-game players are converging on San Francisco for a world championship event, and while none of their faces have yet wound up on a Wheaties box, some make tens of thousands of dollars a year in winnings.
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The presidential race is being played out in several new video and online games.
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Electronic Arts is releasing an ad-supported online version of its popular Battlefield Heroes.
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Video game makers are intent on winning the hearts and cash of those that prefer trivia, puzzles, mysteries, music or virtual zaniness to animated warfare.
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Online-based company's successful year makes it a solid contender.
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System latency can mean losses for stock traders and virtual death for online gamers. The developer of the EVE Online game hopes high-performance computing tools can save the day for its players.
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The online game A&E is using to promote reruns of the Sopranos is part of a trend toward marketing contests that require hunting around in the real world.
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Zynga Game Network, is one of a new cluster of Internet ventures capitalizing on the rapidly growing social networks, like Facebook and MySpace.
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A 'spoof' online game site tests the adage that no publicity is bad publicity
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A photography exhibitions in London documents what online identities gamers create for themselves.
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The battle to dominate the red-hot wireless gaming market is on.
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The China-specific online video gaming host is set to become a multigame operation.