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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Aleks Krotoski

We want to play together...

What single-player games do you dream of playing with your mates? GamesRadar's listed five they'd like to see - Legend of Zelda, Half Life 2 (er, Counterstrike), Resident Evil, GTA (in the works...) and Pokemon - but to me it seems they've missed loads (Fable, Metal Gear Solid and Katamary Damacy to name a few).

There are so many models for playing MMOs already in place; the most accessible (and successful?) arguably utilised in Guild Wars, where masses of international players meet in hubs and then diffuse into shards to complete their own objectives. But surely there are other models that haven't yet been tried out.

But would you want to play your favourite single-player titles with virtual strangers? Is there enough in your game to warrant a long-term relationship with the avatar?

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