The internet has connected fans in a way that allows for the scene to spread virally, and games have evolved to a point where its highly entertaining to merely watch them be played, often times more so than playing the game itself.
Plopped on a shoreline noted for its diversity from the honky-tonk boardwalk scene to stately mansions Pier Village and the connected development stand out for their uniformity: street after street of identical four-story condos in tan.