It's the phenomena of social game. Online games that allow you to interact with others.
Social games are web-based games played on social networking websites. Here are some statistics about social gamers:
- 65% of social gamers are women
- 64% of social gamers play everyday
- Facebook is the most popular social network to play social games
- 62% of social gamers play with real friends, 56% play with friends they have made online, 37% play with strangers
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Zynga, Playfish, and Playdom are the biggest social gaming networking sites. Zynga created Farmville and Mafia Wars played on Facebook. Farmville has 61 million users, making it the most used social game available today.
And these games are only growing more popular. Today was the Social Gaming Summit of 2010, where panelists had the opportunity to talk about the future and growth of social gaming. Rick Thompson, co-founder of Playdom, predicted that 90% of internet users will be social gaming in the near future.
To play social games today, check out the Social Gaming Network.
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Social Games are definitely expanding. They are branching away from the original thought of World of Warcraft and joining the rest of the world. Facebook and Twitter are adding applications to allows their members to play games while chatting with their friends!
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