Patent ID: 8734243

Claim:
A system configured to facilitate play of an online game through a plurality of online game platforms, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising: a user account module configured to manage user accounts associated with individual users, the user accounts including a first user account associated with a first user and a second user account associated with a second user, wherein the first user account comprises: sets of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a plurality of online game platform accounts of the first user on a corresponding plurality of online game platforms, the sets of online game platform authentication information including a first set of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a first online game platform account of the first user on a first online game platform and a second set of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a second online game platform account of the first user on a second online game platform; and virtual space user information for the first user in the online game; and wherein the second user account comprises: sets of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a plurality of online game platform accounts of the second user on a corresponding plurality online game platforms, the sets of online game platform authentication information including a third set of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a first online game platform account of the second user on a first online game platform and a fourth set of online game platform authentication information corresponding to a second online game platform account of the second user on a second online game platform; and virtual space user information for the second user in the online game; and an authentication module configured to receive authentication requests submitted by the users through online game platforms, and to authenticate the users in response to the authentication requests, wherein the authentication module is configured such that: responsive to receiving a first authentication request submitted by the first user through the online game platform, the authentication module identifies the first user based on the inclusion of the first set of online game platform authentication information in the first authentication request, and logs the first user into the online game, and responsive to receiving a second authentication request submitted by the second user through the second online game platform, the authentication module identifies the second user based on the inclusions of the fourth set of online game platform authentication information in the second authentication request, and logs the second user into the online game, such that the first user and the second user may participate in the online game together.