19.07.08
Video games getting more social
- E3, Games, Gaming Scene, Online -
By Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES - Videogame makers are riding the social networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
The world’s big three console makers — Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony — are providing frameworks for players to connect with hardware and software on which online communities of gamers can have fun and flourish.
“Gamers aren’t just in it for the high scores anymore,” Sony Computer Entertainment of North America president Jack Tretton said, as videogame industry giants unveiled new offerings at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
