Source: Ars Technica
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Verizon hopes to make it big with gamers when its new
PlayLinc service comes out of beta later this month. PlayLinc was designed by Super Computer International, in which Verizon now owns a stake, and the client allows gamers to chat (using VoIP or AOL instant messaging), browse for game servers, manage teams, and launch games. But the real surprise is that the client also allows gamers to configure and launch their own servers for popular games—free of charge.
This dynamic server launching is available for only a limited set of games, but the choices are some of the most popular on the market. The current lineup includes Counter-Strike, Half-Life 2, Quake 4, Day of Defeat, and UT 2004, and more will be added in the coming months. The servers can be made private or public, depending on whether you want to shoot at people you know or people you don't know.
