What is an online game and how does it differ from an offline game?
The electronic games industry is broadly divided into offline games and online games. Online games are those in which at least one component must be played through the Internet. The main part of the game software operates on network servers to which end users have no access, and user data are stored on the servers. Although some offline games have network features that allow users to play on a peer-to-peer basis on a local area network or through a publisher’s server, usage data are not stored on any servers.
