Microsoft may have announced their intention to integrate your PC, mobile phone, Xbox 360, and subdermal temple transciever into one massive gaming/messaging transfer station, but AOL didn't get where it is today by dropping out of saturated markets. The AOL game dashboard, called PlayLink, will integrate AIM with game forums, messages, matching, downloads, and other add-ons necessary for the continuing existence of the modern gamer. No partnerships with publishers have been announced yet, but PlayLink should be rolled out in a couple months, according to Director of Industry Relations Carter Lipscomb.

Valve, Microsoft, and now AOL. How many all-in-one game portals will the average PC have in 2007?

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