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It was only a matter of time to see some game developer leverage the power of the internet. That's what Rockstar Games is doing with the GTA IV release. The rise of gaming platforms connecting to the internet creates many cool options for game developers. Grand Theft Auto is pulling your GTA IV stats from your platform machine and posting them to a central website. Now, XBox and Playstation players can compare how "bad" they are - Legends will be made! This is a small first step of what is possible. What if we create a character for a web-based game. In order to generate some traction and fan support the game could be an ad or micro-payment based. Then we could create advanced platform games that will allow the player to use his/her web character. We could create geo-location games for the mobile phone and imports character data. Everything could be connected and the internet could serve as the nucleus of gaming franchises. Obviously this is not a simple undertaking. Rockstar is doing a good thing by keeping it simple and identifying the potential problems. That knowledge will ready them to create an even more encompassing game environment where gamers can create criminal kingpins whose exploits span platforms, mobile and the internet - Now that is Legendary. That is my little "video game fan boy" spiel for the next few months. Anyone else have ideas on where gaming could go?