Google has recently invested heavily in social game maker Zynga, makers of the madly popular Farmville, and are working on their own platform. It’s said they’re also trying to hook up with EA, Playfish (now owned by EA) and Playdom, though Playdom recently was purchased by Disney.
MyIGN aspires to gives readers an "identity" that allows them to see what their friends are doing across different gaming platforms and connects them with the games, other community members, and IGN editors. Presently, IGN covers some 60,000 games, which in theory gives them ample ability to cater to the tastes of individual gamers.
The site is sponsored by AT&T so you can rest assured that you’ll be bombarded by their Death Star-like logo and ads for new mobile phones and service.
Let the social-gaming-platform wars begin!
Who do you think will survive, not make the grade or dominate?
