What are some of the best role-playing video games available today?
Probably "World of Warcraft" would be the most popularas it's got 8 million subscribers, however there are several. For example, in Asia there are games like "Lineage" that have millions and millions of subscribers. In fact, the first recorded incident of murder over a game occurred as a result of one of those Asian online games. Sometimes what they'll do is come up with a magical sword, and you can't get the sword any other way but by accomplishing some incredibly difficult feat. I gather these two guys were playing, and they were playing together, sort of melding their skills to get this magic sword. They played for months, finally, they won the magic sword. They got the magic sword, downloaded it onto the disk, and bang, it was theirs. A friend comes by and says, "You got the magic sword?" "Yes" "Let me borrow it for one night." "OK, but I've got to get it back tomorrow." "I just need it for one night." He takes it, and puts it up for bid on an online auction. The guy finds out about it, goes over and kills him. Now that's involvement, and certainly not where we want the industry to go, but it tells you the level and the depth that people can become involved.
