Sony launches first Facebook social game "Poxnora"

Beijing time March 10 Evening news, according to foreign media today, Sony Online entertainment for social networking site Facebook launched the War Chess Network Game "Poxnora", which is Sony for the first time for PCs and Sony games outside the platform to release the game.　　Sony also announced that more games will be developed for the Facebook platform in the future. "Poxnora" is a desktop, Jave class, a strong fantasy color of the War Board network game. The game is not only chess, but also has a ranking. Because the game is written in the Java language, the initial installation may require the installation of a Java support library.　　Before landing on the Facebook platform, "Poxnora" was already running on Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms.　　Sony acquired the Poxnora in January 2009, and the game's influence and popularity are rising, with more than 2.5 million registered accounts. "The Facebook platform gives gamers a powerful new way to interact with social groups," said John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley. By launching "Poxnora" on Facebook, we have been able to bring the gaming business expertise that Sony has accumulated over the past more than 10 years into the realm of online gaming. "Sony became the first PC online game developer to move to Facebook, marking a major shift in the online gaming industry. Whether the game developers such as Blizzard will follow Sony's footsteps and join the ranks will become an important concern for the industry. (Yi Fei)