Comments on: Social Gaming Gets Funded [updated 10.28.08] http://www.waffler.org/gaming/social-gaming-gets-funded/ Video games: news, theory & analysis Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Microkid http://www.waffler.org/gaming/social-gaming-gets-funded/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Microkid Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:20:44 +0000 http://www.waffler.org/?p=225#comment-247 Looks like the halo of the whole social network thing. VC's appearently found a new hole to dump their endless amounts of money. In concept, there's not much difference with this and common online multiplayer gaming, except for the platform and, what this is all about, its reach. The quality of the games is obviously bad. The companies are probably only interested in the before mentioned reach, so I doubt they'll put the money in improving the game quality. I can see the social function in wanting to be the biggest fish in your friend network though. Looks like the halo of the whole social network thing. VC’s appearently found a new hole to dump their endless amounts of money. In concept, there’s not much difference with this and common online multiplayer gaming, except for the platform and, what this is all about, its reach.

The quality of the games is obviously bad. The companies are probably only interested in the before mentioned reach, so I doubt they’ll put the money in improving the game quality.

I can see the social function in wanting to be the biggest fish in your friend network though.

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