Social Gaming - 20 Social Networks and Online Communities for Gamers

I recently had a conversation around developing next generation interaction for leisure industry clients, and the discussion turned to the development of social networks around media and gaming in particular. I did a bit of research to see what's out there and here's a summary of what's hot in the world of social interaction around online and offline gaming.

1. Boonty - Social Casual Gaming. Creators of Cafe.com
2. Conduit Labs - Social networking through gaming
3. Doof.com - Integrating casual gaming with social networks
4. Eurogamer - Largest independent gaming website and forum in Europe
5. Cafe.com - Casual gaming site with enhanced social networking capabilities
6. Gamervision - Gamer Community By Gamers, For Gamers
7. GAX - The Gamers Social Network
8. GuildCafe - Network for online gamers
9. Koinup - Join up your lives in different virtual worlds
10. Mytopia - First online social gaming community
11. Wiitube - Nintendo Wii community with videos and news
12. Nonoba.com - Multi-player online games forum
13. PlayerHousing - Show off your virtual self and meet others who share your interests in games and virtual worlds
14. Rupture - Connecting gamers around the world
15. SGN (Social Gaming Network) - Games and a social gaming platform that leverages people’s social connections
16. Sparter - Gamer to Gamer Marketplace
17. UGAME - Social Network for Gamers (still in closed Beta)
18. WarcraftSocial.com - Social network for Warcraft players
19. Steam - PC Gaming Community
20. Zynga - Network of gaming applications built off of classic games like Poker, Battleship, and Attack! that live on social networks like Facebook and Bebo