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An Xbox Live-like Service For Open/Indie Gaming?

Posted by simoniker on from the with-added-fourteen-year-olds-swearing-at-you dept.

Byrne Reese writes "Amidst all the crazy ideas in online video entertainment in the past year, there is a small company called Arena Unlimited that is taking an interesting approach to gaming economies. As near as I can tell, they're trying to open up a multitude of online gameplay services (e.g., opponent matching, free market item trading) to the masses (i.e., open source and independent PC game developers). (I shudder to think what would happen if one could actually introduce a legitimate and real free market economy into The Sims.) It's no Xbox Live, and their list of supported games is pretty small, but if they can do all that they say they may one day support, then sign me up."

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  1. Planning for Slashdot by mlmitton · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I love any company that can plan to be Slashdotted, complete with a google link to their home page at the ready.

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  2. Real free market economy into The Sims by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a safe bet the economic impact will be boring.

  3. It has to be said... by sarastro_us · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does it run on linux so it'll work on my hacked Xbox?

  4. Short list is an understatement by Quarters · · Score: 4, Funny
    "...and their list of supported games is pretty small."

    So small, in fact, that you didn't need to pluralize the word "games" in that sentence.

  5. Re:Hey... by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see Volvos
    Inside of Volvos
    Inside of Volvos
    Inside of Volvos
    Inside of. . .

    Yuppies on LSD - Dave Hitt

    KFG

  6. Real world game finder.. by jefdiesel · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real money is in real world games..
    I'd pay if someone could tell me where the nearest topless women's volleyball game was, or even drop in floor hockey on a tuesday night..

    This whole 'internet' fad is bound to fade soon, I mean look at CB radio's, and we'll be back at home with no friendsters, and duke nukem forever still six months away!

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  7. the sims? by wisdom_brewing · · Score: 4, Funny

    I shudder to think what would happen if one could actually introduce a legitimate and real free market economy into... life?

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  8. Re:Just how is this new and wonderful? by Reverend528 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, I recently let some of my friends convince me to try out Linux, and it seems like nothing more than a bad clone of DOS. If the kooky Open Source community is just going to sit around cloning MS software, they should at least clone the revolutionary stuff like MSPaint or regedit.

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