http:\/\/www.GameRanger.com<\/a>
\n\u00a0>
\nTrivia: The most consistently played game through each and every year\u00a0
\nof the last decade was Age of Empires II. Thousands of gamers continue\u00a0
\nto play it even today.<\/p>\nTrivia: Back in 1999, 70% of users played online using dial-up modems.\u00a0
\nTheir typical gaming computer had 128MB of RAM and an 8GB hard disk.<\/p>\n
Lifetimes of Other Related Services:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 – ImagiNation Network: 1991-1998
\n\u00a0 – DWANGO: 1994-1998
\n\u00a0 – Kali: 1995-2005 (on life-support)
\n\u00a0 – TEN: 1996-1999
\n\u00a0 – MPlayer: 1996-2000
\n\u00a0 – HEAT.NET: 1996-2000
\n\u00a0 – WON.net: 1998-2004
\n\u00a0 – Zone.com: 1997-2006
\n\u00a0 – GameSpy Arcade: 2000 onwards (no longer updated as of 2006)
\n\u00a0 – Xbox Live: 2002 onwards (Xbox Live 360: 2005 onwards)
\n\u00a0 – Xfire: 2003 onwards
\n\u00a0 – Steam: 2003 onwards (Steam Community: 2007 onwards)
\n\u00a0 – Games for Windows Live: 2007 onwards
\n\u00a0 – Battle.net is really just a collective term for multiple separate\u00a0
\ngame services only supporting individual Blizzard games. The earlier\u00a0
\nservices have not been updated with features of later services.
\nAbout GameRanger<\/p>\n
GameRanger is the longest running multiplayer online gaming service,\u00a0
\nhaving originally opened to Mac gaming in 1999. In November 2008,\u00a0
\nGameRanger expanded to PC gaming with full lobby support for over 500\u00a0
\ngames — significantly more than any other multiplayer service — and\u00a0
\nis rapidly becoming the preferred choice of gamers for playing their\u00a0
\nfriends online. GameRanger Technologies is located in Perth, Western\u00a0
\nAustralia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Perth, Western Australia — July 10, 2009 — On Sunday July 12,\u00a0 GameRanger, the multiplayer matchmaking service for PC and Mac, will\u00a0 celebrate its 10th birthday. GameRanger would like to invite everyone\u00a0 to join in, bring their friends, and play online with some of their\u00a0 favorite games this Sunday. GameRanger launched in 1999 providing matchmaking<\/p>\n
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