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unusual facts about Online gaming


Online gaming

Online game, a game played over some form of computer network.


Traffic classification

Peer-to-peer file sharing applications are often designed to use any and all available bandwidth which impacts QoS-sensitive applications (like online gaming) that use comparatively small amounts of bandwidth.


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2007 World Series of Poker Europe

On July 5, 2007, Harrah's announced its alliance with England-based Betfair, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world.

Benjamin Joffe

Among his investments are Cmune, an online gaming company based in China and makers of Uberstrike, a popular first-person shooter with over 10 million players; Gengo (formerly MyGengo) a "Mechanical Turk for translations".

Boylesports

Boylesports were the Official Online Gaming Partner of Premier League club Aston Villa F.C. for the 2008/09 season.

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

Furthermore, the product description for this book also says: "In this enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former Dungeons & Dragons addict Ethan Gilsdorf embarks on a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in our online gaming future. He asks, Who are these gamers and fantasy fans? What explains the irresistible appeal of such "escapist" adventures?

FUN! Online Games Magazine

This bi-monthly publication focuses on the online gaming world, with feature articles on games such as Webkinz World, Free Realms, Build-A-Bear Online, Neopets, Club Penguin, Toontown Online, Shining Stars, TY Beanie Babies, Pokémon, Wizard 101, Pixie Hollow, and more.

Gambling in Taiwan

In 2003, the Criminal Investigation Bureau announced it was referring 300 Taiwanese customers of the United Kingdom-based online gaming site, Sportingbet, for prosecution.

GameAccount

Since its launch in 2002 it has become the world's largest skill gaming network, with over 2,000,000 players through the online gaming companies William Hill, Gala Coral Eurobet, Paddy Power and Sportingbet plc.

In October 2006, after the USA Government introduced the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 to prohibit online gaming in the USA, GameAccount Network closed all accounts opened by USA residents despite providing only games of pure skill for free in tournament formats.

GGZ

GGZ Gaming Zone, a Free Software online gaming project which among others develops games for the KDE and GNOME desktops.

J. Todd Coleman

May 2010, named the 15th most influential person in online gaming by Beckett Massive Gamer Magazine, a Beckett Media publication.

May 2009, named the 6th most influential person in online gaming by Beckett Massive Gamer Magazine, a Beckett Media publication.

Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers

It is published across several online gaming websites across the Internet, including Newgrounds.

Network performance

Cloud gaming is a type of online gaming where the entire game is hosted on a game server in a data center, and the user is only running a thin client locally that forwards game controller upstream to the game server.

Nikki Cox

In 2006, she became the spokesmodel for the online gaming website, Sportsbook.com.

Oakhurst, California

Many industry firsts were achieved in Oakhurst including the development of the first 3D adventure game (King's Quest, 1984) and one of the first online gaming networks (The Sierra Network, 1989).

Publishers Clearing House

Recently the company has invested in online properties, acquiring search company Blingo Inc. in 2006, online gaming company Funtank in 2010 and mobile marketing company Liquid Wireless in 2012.

Strat

Strategy ("strat" is a commonly used abbreviation in online gaming)

Templar Studios

In 2000, Templar begin working with LEGO on a new concept in online gaming for LEGO's Bionicle toy line.