You may be able to play online trading card games inside Everquest II down the line, according to Sony Online Entertainment.

SOE spokesman Chris Kramer said the concept was one of the driving forces behind the purchase of Denver's Worlds Apartment game studio.

One of the things Sony Online Entertainment is interested in doing is combining online trading card games with their existing massively multiplayer online games, like Everquest II or Star Wars: Galaxies. "There may be a point in time in the future where not only is there an Everquest 2 card game, but people playing in the (computer game version) of Everquest 2 could go into a tavern, sit-down and play the cardgame inside the computer game," Kramer said. Kramer said no specific plans have been made yet, but that all of the development teams working on Sony Online Entertainment's current games and future games are looking at way to implement Worlds Apart's technology into their games. "I wouldn't say this is the next big thing in massively multiplayer online games, but for us we are constantly looking for ways to offer online entertainment for our customers," Kramer said.

Brian Crecente

Denver gaming firm bought by Sony [Rocky Mountain News]

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