Moving onto the GamePad, Nintendo explained that you will be able to pause mid-game and use the built-in internet browser without reseting the game.
The browser-based game category is getting bigger and bigger, and City of Steam joins already popular MMOs like Drakensang Online sometime in 2013.
In terms of specific verticals, Ng sees big opportunity for gaming, since browser-based game developers would be happy to get their apps in front of users on the desktop rather than having to go through the browser.
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That should unleash some healthy competition: Within a few years it may not be uncommon to buy a set-top digital box that can not only decode cable transmissions, but is also a web browser, a game machine and a DVD player.
Created in 1999, Neopets was the progenitor of what would later become an extremely popular game genre: the multi-player browser-based pet simulation game.
Additionally, users can boot a variety of applications including a web browser when playing a game on PS4.
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Of course, you could just as easily (and much more cheaply) fire it up in an emulator and play the game in your browser.
Mobile would seem to be the more obvious place to thrive for the title, as it lends itself to a touchscreen perfectly, but I would imagine there are plenty of bored souls at work and school who will have no problem playing the game in their browser as something to occupy their time.
It is noteworthy that the game requires an Internet browser capable of supporting HTML5, and that it can be played either directly or on tablet devices, and that it also supports access through the anonymizing TOR bundle.
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Within its first six weeks, ChefVille has become a mainstay for 45 million monthly players and FarmVille 2 introduced stunning 3-D farming for the first time in a web browser becoming the most popular social game within three days of network launch.
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In the search market, on-line content management, browser technology and internet ad placement the game has fully gone to competitor Google.
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Namco joins a number of other game-makers trying to make multi-platform games, now that social games are spreading from browser to mobile, including everyone from the more traditional Electronic Arts to casual game-maker Bigpoint.
DoCoMo showcased an eye-controlled game, alongside picture galleries, a web browser and a reader app.
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Convenient features that users can access without stopping game play such as the HOME menu, Internet Browser, Notifications, etc.
Around 12pm EST, I attempted to access my account via the SWTOR web site (not even via the game, mind you, but in a web browser).
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Archer said his studio designed "Offensive Combat" for a fast-growing segment of core gamers who want a fine-tuned, shooter game that can be played anywhere, anytime via their Web browser, and not limited by the need for a major software install or dedicated hardware.
Atari was the first video game, Visicalc the first desktop spreadsheet, and Mosaic the first Internet browser.
Their concept: Make a photorealistic golf game, make it social, make it free and run it through a Web browser.
Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds game, has crossed over from iPhone to Android phones, tablets and the Chrome browser.
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Kings and Legends is a free-to-play browser-based tactical TCG with MMORPG elements and a focus on PVP combat published by Just A Game .
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The game is available currently for Windows and Mac with an option to download or play in your browser.
Now the outfit's back, this time with a game: Contre Jour is coming to the web, and while it runs in any modern browser, you'll need IE 10 and a Windows 8 machine to play a third of the levels (it shouldn't make a difference if you have a touchscreen or a multitouch trackpad).
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Excluding online or browser based gaming, the console market in the Middle East is by far the more dominant gaming platform with PC game sales representing less than 15% of overall sales.
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Just sign up for free at www.onlive.co.uk, and get priority access, starting 22nd September with almost any PC or Mac via a small browser download, on the iPad or Android tablet via the free app, or on any HDTV via the OnLive Game System.
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