Mmorpg Games News

Among the computer gaming community, many are saying that boxes and CDs or DVDs, may be a thing of the past very soon. Most in the industry believe that all computer games are moving toward digital distribution. Children born today — even those who are already alive — may never buy a DVD, a CD, or a game in a box. Who would say such a thing? No less than the president of Sony, Phil Harrison.

Harrison also believes that huge-budget, single-player games are on the way out. He doesn’t think that indicates a lack of ambition to do really incredible games with high quality, high execution and high innovation, just that they won’t be one player, narrative-driven, beginning-middle-end type games.

Chances are boxed games may continue to exist for a long time. This however doesn’t mean that the mainstream gaming world isn’t flowing elsewhere. The recent explosion in online gaming testifies to that. The trend is currently toward games that are more social, and even games that involve stories, such as role playing games, and open-ended adventures.
Furthermore, free gaming – in various forms – is really catching on. Games installed on sites like Facebook and MySpace have become overwhelmingly popular. Unlike earlier generation video games, they are inherently social. For many online games, you don’t need to round up your friends to start playing—indeed, if you have a profile on Facebook, chances are you have already gathered enough friends to play.

These games, though, are the tip of the iceberg for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. There are many types of MMOs, and they range from casual gaming, such as the Scrabulous game installed on Facebook, to intense, absorbing virtual worlds the likes of Atlantica Online or Runes of Magic. These games that are technically free, and involve optional micro-transactions to increase gameplay enjoyment.

There are also several different Online Poker games, that generally come in one of two flavors. Free ones, such as the games built in to Facebook, that are for fun only, and the kind that are considered a legitimate form of gambling. Some online poker players have become so good at playing that they make their living at it! Online poker is good news not only for those who live in remote areas, but for those who are lousy actors — no one will notice your tell if they can’t see or hear you!

Another immensely popular form of online gaming is the massively multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG. MMORPGs are often free to play, and feature vast worlds for you to explore — full of both player characters and computer generated characters. Many follow the traditional swords and sorcery genre, with Lords of the Rings like activities such as seeking treasures and battling Orcs, but many have become more innovative in terms of subject matter — for example, there are games based on popular TV shows and even warped, satirical versions of fairy tales.

Online gaming is the wayof the future, and is definitely here to stay. Once you discover this world — if you haven’t already — you may never buy another game in a box again, regardless of your age.