日前，社交网站LiveJournal（拥有2100万用户）与俄罗斯社交游戏发行商i-Jet Media公司合作推出了一个新项目—–社交游戏网站LiveJournal Games。

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游戏邦获悉，这个新网站目前仅有《Sim Hospital》、《Farm Frenzy Neighbors》、《Crazy Cars 》和《City Gangs》这四款游戏的测试版本上线，其中多数是经过i-Jet本土化处理的游戏，其中的《Sim Hospital》目前玩家数量已超过3000人。

这些游戏免为免费体验，但用户只有注册了LiveJournal帐号才能玩这些游戏。据游戏邦了解，i-Jet目前已发行了来自全球40余家开发商的70多款游戏，所以不难判断这个新社交游戏网站未来还会增加更多游戏内容。

据美国LiveJournal公司总经理Anjelika Petrochenko所称，有许多LiveJournal用户是游戏玩家，这项合作可以让这些用户直接在LiveJournal网站上体验游戏，这次推出的测试版本游戏还只是一个开端，希望未来还能为用户提供更丰富的社交游戏体验。

实际上，i-Jet公司CEO及联合创始人Alex Kostarev已经宣布未来还将向该网站推出更多与火车、机场运输主题有关的游戏，并表示相信他们的社交游戏将会受到LiveJournal用户的欢迎，因为这类用户希望获得差异化的社交体验，i-Jet的目标是推出更多富有个性的原创游戏。

LiveJournal的前首席执行官Sean Ryan，最近离开了新闻集团，加入了Facebook团队负责处理与社交游戏开发商的合作关系。不知我们是否可以由此猜测，LiveJournal这次的新动作是有意提醒Sean Ryan——LiveJournal也加入社交游戏平台大战了？（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

LiveJournal launches social games channel with … four games

LiveJournal, the 21-million-user strong social journal website, has launched a social games portal. The company has teamed up with i-Jet Media, a Russian social games publisher, to bring four games to the public beta test LiveJournal Games. The games include Sim Hospital, Farm Frenzy Neighbors, Crazy Cars and City Gangs, most of which appear to be localizations of previous i-Jet Media games. So far, games like Sim Hospital are already enjoying over 3 thousand players.

Of course, all of the games are free to play, but require a LiveJournal account to join. After looking at i-Jet Media’s catalog of over 70 published social games from 40 developers globally, you can safely assume this list of four games will grow in the future. “Many of our users are gamers, so we’re pleased that our users will now be able to enjoy their favorite social gaming activities without leaving LiveJournal,” US LiveJournal general manager Anjelika Petrochenko said. “This beta version of games is just a starting point for LiveJournal. We look forward to expanding upon this initial offering with a growing suite of social games to suit our users’ eclectic interests.”

In fact, some future games have already been announced like the aptly-named Trains and Airport. (Boy, I can’t wait to find out how those games work.) Alex Kostarev, CEO and Co-founder of i-Jet Media, said, “We believe our unique take on social gaming will be very well received by LiveJournal users, who have a reputation for wanting differentiated social media experiences. Our mission is to bring compelling games that offer original twists on popular themes.”

Sean Ryan，a former LiveJournal CEO, left News Corp. recently to join Facebook in its attempt to strengthen partnerships with social game developers. Could this move be a reaction to that?

That’s uncertain, but regardless of the quality of its games LiveJournal might want to consider giving Ryan a ring.（source:blog.games）