Who Develops Social Games?
December 28, 2011 |
The term “Social Games” or “Social Network Games” is used to specify those particular games which can only be played via different social networking sites. For example, video games like Max Payne, F1, and FIFA etc are some of the games which millions of people across globe play in PC. These games are known as PC based games. But games like FarmVille, CityVille, Cafe World, Words with Friends, Mafia War etc cannot be played in a PC just by inserting the disk or downloading the game in your computer. These latter ones are developed specially for social networking platforms. If a person has accounts in Facebook and Google+, he or she can enjoy playing these social games online.
To put it a simple way, you need internet connection and accounts in popular social networks to have the fun of playing social games. As all these social network games are multiplayer, you can include your friends and play together. “Can” is not the proper word, you need to interact with other players to increase your level in the game or complete your goals. More neighbours you have as your helping hands in these social games, faster your speed will be.
Now, let’s come to the platform factor. These social games are online i.e. you can play it from anywhere. Anywhere means anywhere where you can access internet. So it can be your mobile or iPhone or iPod or even the latest smartphones or tablet – just log in to your account in that particular social network site and lose yourself in the world of social networking games. As this is browser based gaming system, you will not lose your game level or points while using a new device. And this is probably one of the major reasons which have made these social games the biggest hits of 2011.
This mesmerizing evolution of social games seems to have turned the whole world upside down as every next person you see is playing any of these new games. Below I am giving you few social networking game statistics from where you will be able to realize the massive popularity of Facebook games –
- 56 million Daily players across globe
- 290 million monthly players across globe
- 20% players spend cash for availing premium features
- 927 million hours as collective game-time
- Total turnout is around $1.25 billion
- By 2015 the annual revenue is expected to be around $318 million.