I'm going to throw this up here, not really sure what to make of it.
Massively wrote:Google has joined the MMO scene. The company revealed its new massively multiplayer online alternate reality game, Ingress, yesterday. Players of this new game will be able to capture and defend virtual control points known as portals, but they have to actually get themselves to the proper meatspace location in order to do so. According to the game's trailer, which you can check out just below the cut, scientists have unleashed havoc on the world in the form of a mysterious energy source that gathers around certain locations -- and it's up to players to choose a faction and try to set things straight.
Ingress is currently in closed beta and only available to Android users at the moment. There are plans for an iOS version to come. You can sign up for a beta invite and get more details at the official site.
NBC News wrote:A Google project hinted at in a number of cryptic messages around the Internet has been revealed as a massively multiplayer online game that uses the real world as its map. Players can attack and defend virtual control points at landmarks — but the catch is they have to actually be there.
Other apps and games have used physical presence as a gameplay element, but "Ingress" is likely to be the largest-scale use yet.
Links:
http://www.ingress.com/
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/16 ... by-google/
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingam ... -1C7102754
You can sign up for the closed beta at its website, if you've got an Android device anyway.