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Another Web-Based Game Targeting Casual Gamers Launches

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the irs-is-on-hold-to-tax-your-users dept.

News.com is reporting that Mytopia, another casual-gaming network, has launched into public-beta. More than just a regular game with virtual rewards, Mytopia encourages exchanging points for real-world prizes like iTunes or Amazon certificates. "Since Mytopia is centered on "classic games," the offering--Sudoku, chess, backgammon, hearts, spades, dominoes, bingo, and poker--is a bit of a yawn, though the company has said new games will be added on a monthly basis. On the flip side, the familiarity of those games may be a draw to players who don't want to learn a whole new set of rules. Indeed, Mytopia is targeting a thoroughly non-"gamer" demographic."

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  1. eh, I dunno by ILuvRamen · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I don't think they're going to beat out games.com. First of all they have the domain games.com. Second, they have EVERYTHING. They even have Monopoly! And third, I think games.com has some sort of win cash by playing games. Never really looked into it but it sounded cool. I don't think this new one is going to beat them out if they simply try to beat them at their own game, no pun intended :-P

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  2. Is this really a good name? by erroneus · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I mean really... one thing that playing games over an extended period of time seems to cause (especially in the case of first person shooters) is a problem with my eyes... I seem to have problems tracking distances and movements for a short period of adjustment as I retrain my eyes to work in a 3D environment rather than a 2D representation of 3D.

    Isn't "Myopia" a type of optical malady also known as near-sightedness? Granted that "Mytopia" and "Myopia" are two different words, but they are similar enough that the mind will draw a connection between the two whether "liminally" or "subliminally." (Yes, I know there is no word liminally... I just like playing with words and it does effectively get the point across.)

  3. Classic won't cost you, or get you sued. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since Mytopia is centered on "classic games," For "classic" read "public domain."
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  4. Re:So You Pay To Get Ads? by eebra82 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Otherwise...is this a slashvertisement? That depends on where you want to draw the line on news and advertisements. For example, if Intel launches a new CPU architecture, wouldn't that be very much like this news item?

    Having said that, this news looks like pure spam on a page like Slashdot. None of its featured games are new or spectacular in any way and the concept is dated back to at least 2001.
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  5. Re:iTunes / Amazon.com gift certificate.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Pressure? eBay will roll over and give Amazon power to delist it themselves!

  6. Bow before Neopets by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 2, Insightful

    OK, this upstart will achieve NOTHING unless he somehow gets an idea of how to dethrone the inexplicably popular NEOPETS from its throne of bones. I "played" Neopets for more than a month back in '04, when I was out of a job and homebound, and it singlehandedly made me want to get out of the house and get into the real world (no small feat). And Neopets remains popular despite the fact that one of its main pet types is sacreligious to one of the world's most respected religions. All aboard to Krawk Island! Avast and set sail to Meridell!

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  7. Re:iTunes / Amazon.com gift certificate.... by Nazlfrag · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I was under the assumption that the VeRO program allowed companies direct access, as discussed here a little while ago. There's a paper about it here which quotes:

    Once membership has attached, VeRO members have available to them the VeRO Reporting Tool, which is software designed to automate the process of alleging infringements to eBay. Upon receipt of a NOCI, eBay removes the allegedly infringing listing apparently with little or no review of the validity of the complaint. and a little later:

    One person claimed to use VeRO to remove over 500 listings in a day. My question I guess is this - how much oversight is actually there between the automated filing of a NOCI and the takedown, or is this also automated?
  8. Re:Yeah iTunes gift cards are cool... by DiEx-15 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Thus proving once again - the internet is for p0rn!