Online Gaming Services: PlayStation Home, Facebook, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, N-Gage, Satellaview, Onlive, Battle.Net, Mplayer.com

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 93. Chapters: PlayStation Home, Facebook, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, N-Gage, Satellaview, OnLive, Battle.net, MPlayer.com, Xfire, Games for Windows - Live, ImagiNation Network, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, BigPond, XBAND, Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable, MSN Games, GameTap, Sega Channel, WiiConnect24, Kingdom Hearts Mobile, Total Entertainment Network, Qore, StreamMyGame, E-Amusement, SegaSoft, GameLine, PlayOnline, Bridge Base Inc., Room for PlayStation Portable, Gaikai, Yahoo! Games, DWANGO, GameSpy Arcade, Boneyards, BarrysWorld, Quazal, Overwolf, GameRanger, Mig33, Green Man Gaming, DGamer, PlayCable, Game Center, World Opponent Network, Community Television Interactive, QQ Games, Teleplay Modem, Metaboli, GOIM, Relic Online, GameStorm, PoppaZoppa, Mentez, Famicom Modem, Dreamarena, Central Station, GPGnet. Excerpt: PlayStation Home (also marketed and referred to as Home) is a virtual 3D social gaming network developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network (PSN). It is available directly from the PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar under PlayStation Network. Membership is free, and only requires a PSN account. Home has been in development since early 2005 and started an open public beta test on December 11, 2008. Home allows users to create a custom avatar, which can be groomed realistically. Users can decorate their avatar's personal apartment with default, bought, or won items. Users can travel throughout the Home world and Home constantly updated by Sony and partners. Each part of the world is known as a space. Public spaces are made for display, entertainment, advertising, or for meeting people. Home features many single and multi-player mini-games. Users can shop for or win new items to further customise their avatar or apartments. Home's primary forms of ad...