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Game servers
allows gamers more control over their online
gaming experience than they would find in a MMORPG
or even an Online RPG. With a game server, you can
host the game you want and only allow the people
you want to play. Besides hosting LAN parties or
guild battles, a game server can also be used to
host your own online game. Below is a list a of
game server resources, game server browsers, and
even game networks.
Battle.net
One of the
first and most known game networks with such
all-time classics as Starcraft, the Diablo
franchise, and the Warcraft franchise.
Little
Golem
Game
server/network that lets you play turn-based board
games on the Internet.
Antiworld
NWN PvP
server. The aim of the game is to capture the
enemy team's flag and return it to your team base,
gaining experience and points for your team every
time you do so successfully. Be careful though,
Retrieving the flag isn't easy, when you hold it
you suffer reductions in power, speed, hide skill
and ability. You are in a team for a reason - use
your team mates! One of the things that can spoil
NWN team PvP servers is being constantly killed by
higher level characters than you, it can really
spoil your fun. In Antiworld CTF there is a system
so people cannot attack characters outside their
level range, and if they do punishments are
instantaneous and painful.
Kali.net
Popular game
server browser service that has been around for
years.
aGSM
Free game
server utility that shows you both Local Area
Network and Internet game server info so you can
easily find which games to join.
Hosting
A Game Server
Excellent
article that informs you on how to run your own
server for online gaming.
Firewall
Help
Article the
helps you operate a game server through a
firewall.
QStat
QStat is a command-line program that gathers
real-time statistics from Internet game servers.
Steam
The game service that powers Half-Life 2.
Yahoo
Game Server Browser
Allows you to find online game servers for games
you are interested in such as Counter-Strike and
Battlefield 1942.
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