你是否已经玩腻了跟电脑对垒的FIFA足球呢？还是常常因找不到朋友跟你一起去Gears of War过关斩将而困扰？果真如此，这里有一款出自两个巴黎人之手的社区游戏网站“兄弟连”（Gamersband)可能适合你。

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Gamersband是一个以地理定位为主要特色的社区游戏网站，在这里你可以找到一起合作、战斗、交流的同盟。但该网站目前在信息过滤等技术性问题上仍然存疑，比如说如何避免网站充斥着一些恋癖日本SEX玩具让人恶心的老纨绔，以及那些只想诱惑你去点击色情网站乔装成女性玩家的死变态。

该网站的服务非常人性化，这主要体现在它可以让你找到离你最近的其他玩家。玩家可以在特定的“区域”中发起游戏任务和挑战，邀请其他玩家到该区共同参与。因为大家都在同一个片区，如果有人赢了分数，其他玩家也可以互通有无，共同分享这一消息。这个游戏还有一套奖励机制，比如说颁发“纽约圣斗士”之类的称号给玩家。

至于游戏运营方面，Gamersband已经意识到这款游戏可能对紧盯特定玩家、区域、游戏任务的广告商会有不少价值。Capcom不也举办了由指定玩家当裁判员的全国游戏锦标赛吗？那Gamersband也可以在全国范围内开展相关活动。

Find Gamers In Your Neighborhood With Gamersband: A Location-Based Social Network

If you’ve ever been tired of playing FIFA Soccer against the computer or wanted a comrade to help you rip through Gears of War, you know that it’s not always easy to find a friend to play with.

With that problem in mind, two Parisians invented Gamersband, a location-based social network that allows players to cooperate, compete and play with people in their area.  The question is whether they can will gain enough adoption and develop enough filters so that the network isn’t filled with creepy old dudes who like Japanese dating simulators and fake female profiles asking you to “visit my website as9dfj.oi.ru”.

The service is well thought out and in addition to the more obvious functionality of being able to find players close to you, gamers can create challenges related to a ‘zone’, and then ask people to compete within that zone.  Since they’re all in the same area, the idea is that if someone makes the winning score, all the players can visit one another to verify the claim.  This kind of game mechanic serves the function of awarding titles like “The Street Fighter King of New York” to gamers.  See the screenshot below for an example of a zone based challenge.

On the business side, Gamersband is noting that the service will be valuable to advertisers who can target players based on their location and games played.  Imagine knowing that Capcom is holding zone-based tournaments across the country, and designating certain players as judges and referees?  We could have a nation-wide tournament.(source:social times)