Google Games

[msufan]

Flignats posted this on SA's twitter acct, and I thought I'd include it here as well:

Google Secretly Invested $100+ Million In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Google Games

It doesn't look like they're in the gaming-for-cash business though, unless I'm missing something.

[CreepyD]

Zynga make all those crappy Facebook games.
Maybe google can improve them, they turn everything they do into gold.
I think it would be exciting if they did go into cash gaming eventually.

[Flignats]

Nah, they aren't into cash gaming, but, Google entering the gaming space has a big impact in a lot of areas. Also, Zynga, being social, gathers a ton of information on users, which is worth a lot. Google is in that information business and surely wants to get its hands on the data. But, it's only a small leap into the skill gaming space - and rightfully so, MSN, AOL, Yahoo, they all have skill gaming partnerships driving revenue.

[msufan]

Nah, they aren't into cash gaming, but, Google entering the gaming space has a big impact in a lot of areas. Also, Zynga, being social, gathers a ton of information on users, which is worth a lot. Google is in that information business and surely wants to get its hands on the data. But, it's only a small leap into the skill gaming space - and rightfully so, MSN, AOL, Yahoo, they all have skill gaming partnerships driving revenue.

unfortunately all through the same places... can you IMAGINE a new "games.google.com" site for cash games? WOW!! That would be incredible.

[Flignats]

Well, you have to see their side of things too, skill gaming is not their core business (google, yahoo, msn, ect). A lot goes into a skill gaming community, maybe they would just purchase a pre-existing one or elect to use a third party like the others.