Game Design Degrees

Online gaming has become a huge business and for good reason, the games are becoming more and more realistic as the quality of the graphics and action is improving radically as the days, weeks, and months pass.  These are the hottest online games at the end of 2009 going into 2010.

1. World of Warcraft – In this massive multiplayer online game, players get to fight quests and go to dungeons. The story revolves around players challenging characters from the Warcraft universe. There are two races fighting here: Horde and Alliance.
2. Habbo Hotel – Socializing at a hotel has never been this fun. Players can make friends during the game. Not only those, players can join a Habbo club and buy furniture, among other things. Those who want to play can create many different accounts, for free although with limited access.
3. RuneScape – Although similar to other Western RPG games in the 90s, Runescape has its own distinction. Players level-up by using 24 of the game’s skills. The diverse world of Runescape, together with the easy access for players, has made it one of the most successful online games of all time.
4. Club Penguin – Another children’s game is Club Penguin, a place where kids can learn to enhance their creativity. Penguin avatars will greet everyone as they play to their heart’s desire. They can join fun activities and make friends, while making sure that they are moderated by authorized representatives.
5. Webkinz – One of the most popular kids game, Webkinz allows players to create virtual pets. They are cute animals living in Webkinz World. Kids can take care of their pets, earn Kinzcash, and answer trivia.
6. Gaia Online – In this complex world of Gaia, players can go to different places like deserts, villages, and ranches among others. Depending on the character they choose, they will live like professionals, with monsters to fight and rewards to receive.
7. Guild Wars – Two groups are main nemesis in this game: the civilized Luxon and the barbaric Kurzik. Your campaigns and success will determine who will win in the end. You fight for your fate to accomplish the goal of winning and living.
8. Puzzle Pirates – For those who would rather play violence-free online games, Puzzle Pirates is just the thing. Kids can develop certain personalities like leadership, cooperation, and socialization. They get to play with other humans, instead of computers where they won’t really learn anything.
9. Lineage I/II – Players looking for a fun-filled action game would find this game perfect. You can be a knight, wizard, elf, or a noble. With their skills, you will slay monsters and travel to different locations to expand your territories.
10. Second Life – In Second Life, you can become anyone you have ever dreamed. If it’s wealth and status you want, create that goal and be the envy of everyone around. This online world you can have is really versatile. Whether you want to be a loner, a socialite, or a hot model, you can accomplish that here in Second Life.
11. Eve Online – Set thousands of years into the future, Eve Online is a game where players go to a great journey to the stars. This is everything an action addict would look for. Adventure, danger, money, and fame all in one online game.
12. Aion – In this powerful game of Aion, everyone gets the chance to play in this amazing virtual world. With breathtaking sceneries and characters having great powers, you can fight evil and redeem yourself and become the strongest of them all.
13. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar – Fans of the Lord of the Ring books and franchise will love this game. Players will encounter several characters they know about in the book. They will journey through the Middle-earth and attack Saurons minions till the end.
14. Final Fantasy XI – As one of the most popular online games in the world, Final Fantasy never fails to entertain everyone who tries the game out. Magic and swords are the main weapons here. That enables the good guys to keep the peace in their planet, and kill any monsters who dare try to conquer them.
15. Champions Online – For those who love comic books, this MMORPG is for you. Superheroes are the lead characters here, and they suppress the villains who want to rule the world.
16. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – Order and Destruction: these are the two opposing sides that make up the game. The four battle modes of Warhammer makes it less redundant and keeps the players coming back for more.
17. Fallen Earth – After most of the people are killed in a plague, the remaining humans fight to get the limited resources that are available. Set in the Grand Canyon, Fallen Earth is unique in a way that it uses real earth settings, while humans are fighting their own race for their survival.
18. Age Of Conan – Whether you wish to play alone or with other players, Age of Conan gives you this freedom. You live in an island at the start of the game, but as you progress, you get to go to different places and live whichever way you choose.
19. Vanguard – Like other MMO games, Vanguard has lots of adventures and killings which appeal to many of us. But players can create and powerful and unique items that will serve them well in the future. They have to choose a specialization like Blacksmithing, whatever they think is best.
20. EverQuest 2 – The graphics of this online game has set the standards for other online games as well. There are 16 races to choose from and 48 classes that will diversify the virtual world you play in. You will slay hundreds of monsters, and venture into the unknown.

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