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Over the years, gaming developed in such a fast paced manner. Modern games developed in almost the blink of an eye. The most popular games now are those played online. Since the very first console game, it seemed addiction spread like a virus. Atari and Nintendo were among the first to be on the playing field. Later on, Nintendo released the SUPER NES, Gameboy and Nintendo 64. A couple of Sega branded consoles also came out of the market. But when Sony came into play, the competition became tough because of the very 1st PlayStation.
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Online gaming is playing games with multiple users on a local area network or the Internet. With breakthroughs in computing and networking technologies, online gaming has become a popular activity for a lot of individuals, across different age groups. In order to play, clients connect to a server via the Internet or LAN. It is also possible to host a game through local area network. The kind of games you can try is dependent on how fast your Internet or LAN connection is. Majority of these online games support live chats between players, and up-to-date leaderboards.
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Breakthroughs in computing and networking technology provided us the opportunity to play online. Although the Web debuted as a publicly available service on the Internet only in 1991, people were already able to play games over some form of computer network as early as the 1970s. The earliest network games like Empire and Spasim which are both shooter-style games were first played on PLATO networks. Even the earliest online games had features like inter-player messaging, persistent game characters, and team play for at least thirty simultaneous players.
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Aside from being entertaining, online games have several other good features. For one, they can provide a good social platform where players can interact, either competing against each other or working as a team. Most of them support live chat and forums allowing players to share tips and hints. Online gaming also teach players the concept of teamwork as most games require multiple players working together to complete a goal or for mutual protection.
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Playing video games has become a favorite past time for a lot of people. The recent sales, demographic and usage data report published by Entertainment Software Association (ESA) revealed that in 2011, 72% of American households play computer and video games. Many believe that one of the reasons why the video gaming industry has grown so much is because of the introduction and increasing popularity of online games.
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