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Games As The New Pub

Posted by Zonk on from the hard-to-get-drunk-in-2L dept.

The Guardian Gamesblog has a column up talking about a panel held at the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival last week. A discussion was held with several folks from the online world development business, where they discussed games as new social playgrounds or pubs. From the article: "In Korea, the gamers play online games together. It's a social replacement. It's a way for non-social people to socialise. They've even started developing games for bored girlfriends of the guys who're playing Starcraft with their mates."

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  1. hmmm... by skatephat420 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now if I could only get my girlfriend to play games...

    1. Re:hmmm... by generic-man · · Score: 4, Funny

      Noooooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo

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  2. Games for girlfriends?! by deathwombat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gamers have girlfriends now?! Why doesn't anyone tell me these things?!!!

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  3. Is that what we're calling it now? by cliffiecee · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've even started developing games for bored girlfriends of the guys who're playing Starcraft with their mates."

    a.k.a. "Cheating"

  4. Oh really by AutopsyReport · · Score: 2, Funny
    Games are the new pub

    I agree. I always get nervous at the thought of approaching that tall, blonde broad over there. You know, the one busy collecting treasures. Maybe I can induce her interest by offering her a token of my kindness -- perhaps a couple gold coins.

    Well, I guess you could draw parallels between games and pubs -- gold will always court a woman :)

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  5. Girlfriend games by Zwets · · Score: 2, Funny
    They've even started developing games for bored girlfriends of the guys who're playing Starcraft with their mates.

    Oh, I know that one. It's played with one ethernet cable and it's called "Plug out, plug in!"

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  6. Oh. I've known that for years. by Crash+Culligan · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is nothing new. Take your average MUD/MUSH/MUCK/MOO/WHATEVER. Look around it, and you'll find some people playing/involved in plots. Unless it's a really big event, though, you'll find more of them in "bar scenes" or out-of-character areas having conversation.

    Although I have to thank the high-end MMORPG operators and gamemasters for creating sparkly, attractive, and perhaps even slightly ADD-inflicting environments. They've attracted enough people that playing online can be considered "a technologically sophisticated social norm" instead of a "creepy internet addiction."

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