You'll also find for profit game sites that you must pay a fee to use. The fees collected from players supports the server financially and buys and hot, new software. If you own a retail version of some games, registration fees to use the server are sometimes not required. When you first go to a gaming Web site, you will find a list of games available on the site to play. Simply click to choose a game.
Some sites have a sort of virtual waiting room where players can gather and compare skills.
This lets new players connect with other, less experienced players and then go to the gaming area. The registration is lifetime, meaning you can download all versions of the game without ever being asked to pay again. This Game site has the added attraction of software that lets you actually voice chat over the net with your opponent. Taunt your opponent as you destroy them or tell them what a good player they are if they are beating you. Curt Barrett is an online game fanatic and Web surfer who writes from North East Ohio.